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UIGA

The professional community for utility inspection and geospatial leaders

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UIGA is where the utility inspection industry comes to learn, connect, and move forward together. Whether you're focused on asset inspection, storm response, vegetation management, or wildfire mitigation, this is the community where your peers are already working through the same challenges — and sharing what's working.

You'll get access to in-person events, online forums, thought leadership content, and a peer network spanning some of the largest utilities in North America and beyond. UIGA's Maturity Curve framework helps you benchmark where your organization stands — from legacy reactive maintenance all the way to prescriptive, AI-driven insights — and figure out how to get to the next level.

This isn't a conference you attend once and forget. It's an ongoing professional home for the people building the digital, automated grid of the future. If utility inspection is your niche, UIGA is your community.

Outcomes

  • Connect with peers at 60+ leading utilities worldwide
  • Benchmark your program using UIGA's Maturity Curve
  • Shape emerging standards in utility inspection tech
  • Gain leads and visibility through thought leadership

What's included?

  • In-Person Events

    Attend conferences and workshops designed specifically for utility inspection and geospatial professionals, with tabletop exhibition opportunities for solution providers.

  • Online Community & Forums

    Engage with 2,500+ professionals through online forums, groups, and social media interactions focused on asset inspection, vegetation management, and more.

  • Thought Leadership Channels

    Access and contribute to whitepapers, studies, webinars, blogs, and the UIGA Innovation Spotlight Podcast to share expertise and reach new audiences.

  • UIGA Innovation Exchange (UIX)

    Diamond and Platinum members join exclusive calls to collaborate on innovation, share intelligence, and engage directly with top utility decision-makers.

Who is this for?

  • Utility asset managers and engineers
  • Vegetation and wildfire mitigation professionals
  • UAS/drone operators and aviation leads
  • Geospatial and technology solution providers

About the creator

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Ken Maness

Co-Founder of Utility Inspection & Geospatial Alliance (UIGA)

Ken Maness is one of the founders of the Utility Inspection & Geospatial Alliance (UIGA), a professional association focused on advancing innovation across the utility sector. He created UIGA to provide a collaborative forum for utility leaders, solu...