About Keystone - USA

Keystone - USA, strategically located in Louisiana, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, is a leading expert in GIS mapping and life-cycle management of utility infrastructures. We specialize in optimizing utility operations and enhancing our clients vision for the infrastructure of the future. With the latest technological developments, our dedicated team is committed to providing innovative solutions tailored to your utility infrastructure's needs.

Visible Inspections are The First Defense Against Failures

Unauthorized attachments can cause imbalance increasing the risk of failure.

Deteriorating assets can be identified prior to catastrophic failure

Non-compliance with regulations can be identified and reported rapidly

Inaccuracies Lead to More Safety Risks, Lost Revenue, and Fines; but it doesn’t have to be this way.

The efficiency of our workflow allows us to increase throughput while making it economically feasible for Utility Companies to semi-annually assess their entire infrastructure.

You deserve to have a precise auditing of your power infrastructure that operates efficiently, ensures safety, and prevents revenue loss.

What Does an Outdated Evaluation Method Cost You?

Traditional power pole evaluation methods are often inaccurate, leading to safety hazards, regulatory fines, and increased operational costs.

Traditional methods take longer and use more resources - which means higher costs

Non-compliance with regulations can result in fines

Inefficient and Repetitive Workflows

Missed Deadlines

Delayed Data delays Resolutions

Inaccuracies Lead to More Safety Risks and Lost Revenue

Reliable Evaluations, Enhanced Safety, Reduced Costs

Our commitment to innovation and streamlined processes ensures that utility pole auditing over expansive areas is efficient, time saving and reduces the need for on-site engineers during data collection and documentation.

Improve Field Data Accuracy: Capture all critical information for proper attachment installations and informed decision-making.

Enhance Worker Safety: Reduce liability and expedite project timelines by bolstering safety protocols.

Streamline Make-Ready Applications: Simplify make-ready processes with efficient one-touch application solutions.

Optimize Communication: Foster better interactions between utility companies and third-party attachers.

Accurate Attachment Counts: Avoid revenue loss and overbilling by ensuring precise counts of third-party attachments, leading to clearer accounting.

Our proven methodologies and cutting-edge technologies ensure that your power poles are assessed accurately and efficiently, giving you peace of mind and saving you time and money.

Your Partner In Utility Pole Auditing

Keystone-USA: Revitalizing America’s Infrastructure One Pole At a Time.

At Keystone-USA, we excel in delivering cutting-edge software for large-scale utility pole audits and surveys across the United States. Whether you're managing joint use infrastructure or conducting asset inventories, our solutions are engineered to get your team up and running quickly while meeting every deadline with precision. Our commitment to innovation and streamlined processes ensures that utility pole auditing over expansive areas is efficient, time saving and reduces the need for on-site engineers during data collection and documentation.

Keystone USA is dedicated to empowering communities by prioritizing the recruitment of military veterans transitioning to civilian life and sourcing talent from high schools and community colleges in underserved areas. We are committed to offering academic and employment opportunities to individuals in these communities.

Keystone-USA not only focuses on community empowerment but also provides cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions to enhance safety, reliability, performance, and revenue for our clients.

Services

GIS Mapping

We offer life-cycle management solutions to ensure the longevity and reliability of utility infrastructures. Our services cover the entire infrastructure lifespan, from design and installation to maintenance and upgrades, guaranteeing seamless operations and maximum performance.

Our services aim to revolutionize utility infrastructure management by implementing cutting-edge GIS mapping technologies. We focus on streamlining operations, improving efficiency, and ensuring sustainable utility systems. Each service is designed to meet the unique challenges of utility infrastructures and enhance overall performance.

Double Wood Audit and Management: A Complete Turn Key Solution

Double Wood Utility poles are a life cycle management issue that Utility companies are not staffed to handle.
Contract out this work and let us efficiently resolve this stagnant issue plaguing your utility grid.
If fines are being issued within your state for lack of inaction, we can also manage that effort.
Initiating: We can rapidly asses your utility grid for Double Wood and Ghost poles. We can issue notifications with the exact location of the issues.
On Going: We can monitor the time in between notification and resolution.
Closing: We can manage the removal of the double wood poles identified.

Lack of In Action regarding stagnant poles will lead to degradation of the primary poles foundation.
Degradation of the primary poles’ foundation will lead to a mismanagement of funds due to repair cost for an issue that can be resolved in advance.

Joint Use Pole Audit

Lack of regular supervision of your joint-use poles may result in unauthorized and/or hazardous attachments, posing risks to the infrastructure and potentially compromising the reliability and safety of the power grid for both the public and utility personnel.

Keystone USA Pole Audit team performs on-site inspections across utilities' complete networks to:

Identify unauthorized and/or unsafe attachments.
Digitize third-party attachments and power equipment for improved asset management tracking.
Reclaim lost revenue through retroactive billing and ensure the collection of ongoing joint-use licensing fees.

Our team and work flow guarantee accurate data collection and processing that is both safe and cost-effective. For large-scale utility pole audits, Keystone USA offers a comprehensive solution designed to boost efficiency and enhance your margins.

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Vegetation Assessment & Management: A Complete Turn Key Solution

Mismanagement of vegetation increases the risk of failure within the utility Infrastructure. Our Data collection services can rapidly cover miles of land and identify areas of over-growth. We can also manage removal of any vegetation.
Electric Services can be disrupted when tree limbs or plant growth interfere with overhead lines. This can cause power outages, resulting in added expenses, customer inconvenience, and fires.
Our user-friendly deliverables provide our clients with the precise information on location and what the issue entails
Vegetation management is an ongoing process within lifecycle management
We promptly inform the utility company of new vegetation growth interfering with the attachments and inhibiting the access to the pole.

Birth Mark Modernization

We offer a service of replacing old birth marks with a modern equivalent

Our weather resistant QR codes are superior because they are able to hold more data than the primitive birth mark methods

We can list a variety of pole attributes such as

Creation Date
Height
Pole Class
Pole Material
Phase Count
Authorized number of attachments
Pole Ownership
GPS data
Branding
and more!!

From joint use NJUN ticket audits, data export to SPANS, and other outside plant (OSP) engineering tasks, Keystone-USA provides tailored solutions to fit your needs.

The Keystone - USA Methodology

Keystone - USA employs specialized techniques to address communication gaps, safety issues, and the complexities of data collection:

The Keystone Approach: Our distinctive method involves two-person teams documenting each pole with high-resolution cameras. A key component is capturing height measurements using Keystone USA's proprietary technologies. Images are then uploaded to our software, allowing engineers to review data remotely.

Keystone USA Pro: Our Back Office Engineering Team evaluates the data to produce detailed reports. This system supports quick data conversion for various uses.

Our process is straightforward, efficient, and supported by over 25 years of industry experience. We are dedicated to delivering smarter solutions and exceeding client expectations.