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  • Sheltera | The World's Smartest Vegetation Management Software

    Combining Satellite and LiDAR imagery with AI Unrivalled Sophistication About Sheltera Intelligent Resilience With the onslaught of extreme weather, electric utilities are making headline news for all the wrong reasons. You're facing unprecedented tree-related outages. Your operational budgets are soaring. Your linemen and women are being stretched to the limit. And your liability exposure for wildfires and tropical storms is mounting. That's why we created Sheltera. By combining the best of satellite imagery, LiDAR imagery, artificial intelligence/machine learning, and customization, we focus your vegetation management precisely where and when it's needed. Unparalleled accuracy and results at your fingertips Faster and more frequent Thanks to proprietary AI, we can survey your entire grid in weeks or days – not months. And we can update your map territory-wide as needed. HOW IT WORKS Focusing your resources By grading vegetation threats on a five-point scale, we enable you to send crews directly to the right places. And 95% of the time, the threats we detect are confirmed on the ground. WHAT WE DELIVER Empower your crews Not only does our mobile app give your crews the location of problem trees, we give them GPS directions, a Street View image, and the ability to estimate, photograph, annotate, and report. EXPERIENCE THE APP “Sheltera has been great: flexible in their offerings, with a personal approach.” – GIS Manager, North Carolina The reviews are in… New Insights & Fresh Outlooks CASE STUDY ​ Memphis L ight, Gas & Water Not only did our “heat map” identify trouble spots, we also improved line location accuracy. ​ READ MORE BLOG ​ CEO Rob Kabera says: “You can’t appreciate light until you’ve been in darkness.” ​ READ MORE VLOG ​ Discover Sheltera in 30 Seconds ​ ​ ​ WATCH NOW

  • Terms of Use | Sheltera | Vegetation Management Technology

    Terms of Use Last Updated: 12/19/23 Welcome to Sheltera! By accessing our website and mobile application, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. Please read them carefully. 1. Account Creation Eligibility: To create an account, you must be at least 18 years old and provide accurate and complete information. Responsibility: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information and for all activities that occur under your account. 2. Content Creation and Upload User Content: You may create and/or upload content, including but not limited to text, images, and videos. Rights and Permissions: By uploading content, you grant Sheltera a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, and distribute your content in connection with our services. Prohibited Content: You agree not to upload any content that is illegal, offensive, or violates the rights of others. 3. In-App Purchases Sheltera does not offer in-app purchases at this time. 4. Feedback and Suggestions Use of Feedback: Any feedback or suggestions you provide to Sheltera may be implemented at our discretion. You acknowledge that you will not receive any compensation for any feedback provided. 5. Contact and Support Questions and Concerns: If you have any questions or concerns regarding these Terms & Conditions, please contact us at support@sheltera.ai . 6. Modifications to Terms Sheltera reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. We will provide notice of any significant changes to these terms. 7. Termination Sheltera reserves the right to terminate your access to our services for any violation of these Terms of Use. 8. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability Sheltera provides its services "as is" without any warranties, express or implied. We do not guarantee that our services will be uninterrupted or error-free. Sheltera will not be liable for any damages arising from the use of our services. 9. Governing Law These Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws of Georgia. By using Sheltera, you agree to these terms. Thank you for being part of our community!

  • Invest in Sheltera | The World's Smartest Vegetation Management

    Investor Relations Read our investor overview 90% of power outages are caused by downed trees. Tree trimming (“vegetation management”) is the biggest single maintenance cost for electric utilities. Reducing these costs is an annual $30 billion market opportunity. Thanks to proprietary algorithms and patent-pending technologies, nobody addresses the issue as effectively as Sheltera. Smarter algorithms enable much lower costs, empowering Sheltera to address more of the market, including smaller municipalities and rural cooperatives. Download Here

  • News | Sheltera | The World's Smartest Vegetation Management

    Here's the latest in Sheltera innovations, achievements, and customer stories EDITORIAL - 3 MINUTE READ ​ News week ​ To shore up the electrical grid, using AI to probe its flaws... READ MORE EDITORIAL - 8 MINUTE READ ​ S tanford-D oerr School of Sustainability ​ Sheltera's founder Robert Kabera honored for "highly significant and long-lasting contributions. READ MORE EDITORIAL - 3 MINUTE READ ​ Clean Energy Business Network ​ "Out of Darkness: H ope for a Brighter Future," a profile of Robert Kabera, founder of Sheltera. READ MORE INVERVIEW - 3 MINUTE READ ​ Allma - AI at Work ​ How Sheltera founder Robert Kabera uses AI to keep electricity flowing. READ MORE VIDEO - 10 MINUTE WATCH ​ Forces of Nature with BMW ​ An emotionally compelling mini-documentary about why we created Sheltera. WATCH NOW

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  • About Sheltera | USA's Best Vegetation Management Solutions

    The World's Smartest Vegetation Management About Sheltera For Sheltera CEO and founder Rob Kabera, grid resilience is personal. Growing up in Rwanda, he had first-hand experience with power outages and the disruptions they cause. He understands the dangers that linemen and women face to keep the lights on for the rest of us. And he committed himself to developing the world’s most comprehensive, most accurate, most intelligent vegetation management system. How It Works How It Works Our process starts with high-resolution, multispectral satellite imagery to analyze foliage density and tree health. But satellite images alone will clutter your map with false positives – identifying “problems” where the canopy has plenty of vertical separation from your lines. That’s why we integrate satellite imaging with LiDAR that reveals where foliage is at the same height as your lines. Using proprietary artificial intelligenc e, we can spot issues much faster and at a dramatically lower cost. This puts smart vegetation management within the reach of every utility, including municipalities and small rural cooperatives. Finally, because utilities vary greatly in their approach to threats, tree preservation, and access to private property, our assessment is customized to your specific needs . In this way, after initial customization, we can deliver 95% accuracy. What We Deliver What We Deliver At your office, Sheltera provides your management with a Heat Map of problem tree clusters and a dashboard for job bidding and resource mobilization. Our Threat Code system helps you prioritize problems. And a Street View image of each threat helps you anticipate equipment needs, sending the right resources. In the field, our integrated mobile app enables crews to navigate to job sites via GPS, create work orders, estimate and bid for jobs, capture before/after photos, and document completed work. Finally, time-stamped documentation can serve as explicit evidence to mitigate liability and demonstrate local code compliance.

  • The Benefits of Sheltera | Utility Vegetation Management Software

    What makes Sheltera the smartest? Dramatic risk reduction. You know that 90% of power outages are caused by downed trees. A superior focus on where and when to trim trees makes a huge difference in customer service. Enhanced safety for your crew. Your people risk their lives enough as it is. We can help you cut down on extreme-weather service calls. Over 95% accuracy. Our artificial intelligence/machine learning integrates satellite imagery together with LiDAR and customization, reducing false alarms to near-zero. On average, 19 of 20 issues we flag are confirmed on the ground. Ten times as fast. Our proprietary artificial intelligence/machine learning model quickly sifts through your service territory, enabling us to focus on the most important areas of interest. So we can report in days or weeks where others require months. And we can refresh the survey territory-wide at your request. 74% cost reduction. We’ve put smart vegetation management within the reach of every utility, including municipalities and small rural cooperatives. Customized to your specific needs. No two utilities are alike in their approach to threat assessment, tree preservation, and access to private property. Our extraordinary 95% accuracy is due in part to fine-tuning the threat criteria to precisely match your needs. Smarter resource management. No more time wasted driving slowly through your service area, looking for threats. Artificial intelligence finds threats for you. Auto Line Location Corrector. We can improve line location accuracy by 50% over previous GIS records. Smarter situational awareness. Part of our management dashboard, our Heat Map of problem tree clusters gives your decision-makers a vivid picture of where the biggest dangers are. Smarter tree trimming. Our Threat Code system focuses your efforts. Code 5 identifies the immediate concerns, responsible for 70 to 80% of tree-related power outages. Code 4 identifies issues to address within months. Smarter tree crew dispatch. Even before a truck rolls, we give you the location of a problem cluster and a Street View image of the issue. So you can dispatch crews with exactly the right equipment. Smarter field work . Our mobile app enables tree crews to head for exactly the right spot via GPS, then estimate, bid, execute, document, and report. EXPERIENCE THE APP > Wildfire & and tropical storm liability mitigation and local code compliance. The app provides time-stamped photos and documentation that can serve as useful evidence.

  • CCPA+GDPR Privacy Consent Plan | Sheltera | USA

    CCPA+GDPR PRIVACY CONSENT PLAN Effective Date: 12/19/23 Introduction Sheltera is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of our users. This Privacy Consent Plan outlines our practices in accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Data Collection and Use Types of Data Collected: Sheltera may collect personal information such as name, email address, and content created or uploaded by the user. Purpose of Data Collection: The data is used for account management, service improvement, and communication purposes. User Rights Right to Access: Users have the right to access their personal data that Sheltera holds. Right to Rectification: Users can request the correction of inaccurate personal data. Right to Erasure: Users can request the deletion of their personal data under certain conditions. Right to Data Portability: Users have the right to receive their data in a structured, commonly used format. Right to Object: Users can object to the processing of their data for specific purposes. Consent Obtaining Consent: Sheltera will obtain explicit consent from users for collecting and processing their personal data. Withdrawal of Consent: Users have the right to withdraw their consent at any time. Data Storage and Security Data Storage: Personal data will be stored in secure servers with appropriate safeguards. Data Retention: Data will be retained only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. Data Sharing and Transfers Data Sharing: Personal data will not be shared with third parties without user consent, except as required by law. International Transfers: If data is transferred outside the EU or California, Sheltera will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place. Compliance Monitoring and Training Regular Audits: Sheltera will conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with CCPA and GDPR. Staff Training: Employees will be trained on data protection practices and privacy laws. Updates to Privacy Consent Plan Sheltera reserves the right to update this plan. Users will be notified of significant changes. Contact Information For any inquiries regarding this Privacy Consent Plan, users can contact us at [Insert Contact Information]. Acknowledgement By using Sheltera's services, users acknowledge and consent to the practices outlined in this plan.

  • Contact Sheltera | Demo Our Vegetation Management Solutions!

    Key Information FAQs FAQs: Your Questions Answered Others claim 80% accuracy, at best. You say 95%. How is that even possible? It is a bold claim, to be sure. But it’s borne out by customer experience. On average, 19 out of 20 issues we discover turn out to be accurate. We do it in four steps. (1) High-resolution, multispectral satellite imagery reveals foliage density and tree health. (2) LiDAR imaging reveals where foliage exists at the same height as your power lines. (3) Proprietary artificial intelligence/machine learning brings it all together. (4) Because no two utilities are alike, we customize the results to your specific needs. Your competitors need six months to report threats. How can you do it in just weeks – or even days? Because our process is smarter. Our proprietary artificial intelligence/machine learning model quickly sifts through your service territory, excluding problem-free zones and focusing on the real issues. So instead of processing hundreds of Gigabytes of data, we only need a fraction, saving you time and money without losing out on accuracy. We’ve got a big service area. How can you help us set priorities? It’s easy. Our Heat Map helps you target your highest-risk locations. And our Threat Code system assigns a number for each problematic tree cluster we find. Code 1 identifies an issue to address in the next few years. Code 4 should be addressed within months. Code 5 identifies the immediate concerns, responsible for 90% of tree-related power outages. Wildfire and tropical storm liability is a big headache. How can you help? Our mobile app provides time-stamped photos and documentation that can serve as useful evidence, not only for liability issues but also for local code compliance. EXPERIENCE THE APP > What devices does your mobile app support? You name it: Android®, iOS® and Windows® operating systems. EXPERIENCE THE APP > Can you supply references? Certainly. Customers include both municipalities and rural electric cooperatives. In the meantime, check out our case studies HERE > ​ ​ What about data security and compliance? We are very serious about data governance. No customer information is saved on our servers. Our software can be installed completely offline or within your on-premises servers. Our software is NERC CIP and GSPR compliant. Files will be transferred from a secure Password Protected Dropbox link that only your team and our GIS staff can access. Contact Us Contact Us Send me a copy of this message Send Thanks for submitting!

  • Privacy Policy | Sheltera | Vegetation Management Technology

    Privacy Policy This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You. We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy has been created with the help of the Free Privacy Policy Generator . Interpretation and Definitions Interpretation The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural. Definitions For the purposes of this Privacy Policy: Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service. Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority. Application refers to Sheltera, the software program provided by the Company. Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Arebak LLC, Dayton, Ohio, United States.. Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses. Country refers to: Ohio, United States Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet. Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. Service refers to the Application or the Website or both. Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used. Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit). Website refers to Sheltera, accessible from www.sheltera.ai You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable. Collecting and Using Your Personal Data Types of Data Collected Personal Data While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to: Email address First name and last name Phone number Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City Usage Data Usage Data Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device. Information Collected while Using the Application While using Our Application, in order to provide features of Our Application, We may collect, with Your prior permission: Information regarding your location Pictures and other information from your Device's camera and photo library We use this information to provide features of Our Service, to improve and customize Our Service. The information may be uploaded to the Company's servers and/or a Service Provider's server or it may be simply stored on Your device. You can enable or disable access to this information at any time, through Your Device settings. Tracking Technologies and Cookies We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include: Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies. Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity). Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. Learn more about cookies on the THIS article. We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below: Necessary / Essential Cookies Type: Session Cookies Administered by: Us Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services. Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies Type: Persistent Cookies Administered by: Us Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website. Functionality Cookies Type: Persistent Cookies Administered by: Us Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website. For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy. Use of Your Personal Data The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes: To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service. To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user. For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service. To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation. To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information. To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us. For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred. For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience. ​ Retention of Your Personal Data The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods. Transfer of Your Personal Data Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer. The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information. Delete Your Personal Data You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You. Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service. You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us. Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so. Disclosure of Your Personal Data Business Transactions If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy. Law enforcement Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency). Other legal requirements The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: Comply with a legal obligation Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public Protect against legal liability Security of Your Personal Data The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security. Children's Privacy Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers. If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information. Links to Other Websites Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services. Changes to this Privacy Policy We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. Contact Us If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us: By email: sanmi.ajanaku@arebak.io By visiting this page on our website: sheltera.ai

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