
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 utility vegetation management system.



How It Works
Our process begins with high-resolution, multispectral satellite imagery to analyze foliage density and tree health. However, satellite images alone can lead to false positives, cluttering maps with "problems" where there’s plenty of vertical separation from power lines. That’s why we integrate satellite imaging with LiDAR, which reveals where foliage is at the same height as your lines. By combining these tools with proprietary artificial intelligence, we can spot issues faster and at a fraction of the cost.
This cutting-edge approach makes integrated vegetation management accessible to utilities of all sizes, including municipalities and small rural cooperatives. Additionally, because utilities, railways, and forestry services vary greatly in their approach to grid hardening, storm hardening, tree preservation, and property access, we customize our assessments to meet your unique needs. After this initial customization, we can deliver 95% accuracy in identifying vegetation threats.
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 prioritize problems, while a Street View image of each threat allows you to anticipate equipment needs and deploy the right resources.
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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. This functionality supports consulting forestry teams, vegetation control services, and railway vegetation management efforts alike. Plus, time-stamped documentation provides explicit evidence to mitigate liability and demonstrate compliance with local codes.
With Sheltera, smart vegetation management becomes a vital tool for improving grid and storm hardening efforts, reducing downtime, and keeping communities safe.


