LiveEO
6.5/10LiveEO uses satellite imagery and AI to monitor infrastructure. Treeline handles vegetation risk for power utilities and rail operators, and SurfaceScout watches oil and gas pipelines for third-party threats.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
LiveEO is a Berlin company founded in 2018. It analyses satellite images with AI to find risks along long infrastructure corridors. Its main infrastructure product is Treeline, which serves electric utilities and rail operators. Treeline flags grow-in, fall-in and hazard trees, including trees outside the right of way, and estimates tree vitality and species. It scores risk per span, feeder and system, and turns those findings into map-based work orders with QA checks, crew instructions and photo evidence from the field. The second product, SurfaceScout, is for oil and gas pipeline operators. It uses optical and radar change detection to spot construction, excavation and ground movement near pipelines. Findings are grouped into cases, and the product produces audit-ready coverage reports. LiveEO also sells TradeAware, a separate product for EU Deforestation Regulation compliance. Named customers include Deutsche Bahn, Network Rail, Terna, AEP, PSEG and E.ON. Results are delivered through web and mobile apps, ESRI ArcGIS, SAP or Clearion, geospatial exports, and an API. Pricing is quote-based. Treeline comes in two editions. Essential can be running in about an hour because it uses archive imagery and open-source asset data. High Fidelity adds measured 3D risk detection. LiveEO is now building Twinspector, its own 3D stereo satellite constellation with up to 35 cm resolution, partly funded by ESA. The main limitation is that almost all public evidence comes from LiveEO itself. Review sites show no independent user ratings, and no prices are published. A 2023 utility pilot also found that the species models needed local retraining and that steep slopes caused height errors.
Our Rating
Who LiveEO is best for
Best software for Energy CompaniesGood fit
Treeline covers power grids and SurfaceScout covers oil and gas pipeline third-party risk, with customers such as E.ON, Terna and Plains Midstream.
Treeline is built for vegetation management at electric utilities, and AEP, PSEG, Liberty Utilities and Westerville Electric are named customers.
It is aimed at grid-scale and network-wide monitoring, holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certification, and is sold to large operators such as Deutsche Bahn and Network Rail.
Prioritised risks become work orders with crew instructions, and field completion is verified with photos.
Less suited
Mobile apps let crews upload photos and update status, but offline support is not documented.
- Logistics5/10
Rail operators such as Deutsche Bahn, Network Rail and Kyushu Railway use Treeline to manage vegetation along their tracks.
Sales are quote-based and the product is designed for operators with large linear networks.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Covers entire networks from satellite data, including fall-in risks beyond the right of way that foot patrols and corridor-only surveys can miss.
- Moves from detection to action in one tool: risks are scored per span and become map-based work orders with QA and photo evidence.
- Treeline Essential can be live within about an hour using archive imagery, which makes it a quick start for utilities.
- Fits existing systems through ESRI ArcGIS, SAP, Clearion, geospatial exports and an API.
- Security credentials are stronger than many niche vendors: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 certified by DNV, encryption at rest and in transit, and SSO.
- Reference customers include large operators such as Deutsche Bahn, Network Rail, Terna, AEP and PSEG.
Cons
- No public pricing for any infrastructure product, so buyers must go through sales for a quote.
- Almost no independent user reviews: G2, Capterra and Gartner listings show no or too few ratings.
- Accuracy and outage-reduction figures such as 98% accuracy and 41 to 50% fewer outages come from LiveEO itself.
- A 2023 Liberty Utilities pilot found that species models needed local retraining and that steep slopes caused height errors, so field crews still had to confirm results.
- Offline mobile use is not documented.
- The company's own Twinspector constellation is still in development, so imagery currently comes from third-party satellites.
Key Features
LiveEO Pricing
SurfaceScout
- Web and mobile app
- Audit-ready coverage reports
- Case management with tasks, photos and notes
- Urgent issues flagged in 2 to 3 hours, full reports within 48 hours
- Satellite and SAR-based detection of third-party threats along pipelines
Treeline Essential
- Treeline AI Agent
- Work order management
- Treeline desktop and mobile apps
- Basic vegetation cover assessment
- Storm planning, wildfire mitigation, local weather and live fuel intelligence
- Can be deployed in about an hour using archive imagery and open-source asset data
- One year of the Wildfire Defense module at no cost (per the September 2026 launch announcement)
Treeline High Fidelity
- Everything in Essential
- Measured 3D grow-in and fall-in risk detection
- Risk prioritisation by span, feeder and system
- Hazard tree detection inside and outside the right of way
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Both products are quote-based. LiveEO calls Treeline Essential an affordable base package but gives no figures.
No general free trial is published. LiveEO's SAP partner listing mentions a free 30-day pilot covering 50 km of grid, but the terms may vary. At launch, Treeline Essential included one year of the Wildfire Defense module at no cost.
Insights can be delivered into ESRI ArcGIS, SAP, Clearion and other utility or workforce management systems through the API, and can also be exported as geofiles, CSVs or PDFs. LiveEO is listed as an Esri partner solution.
LiveEO has SOC 2 Type II, audited every year by a third party, and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification from DNV, announced in February 2026. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit, the platform supports single sign-on, and LiveEO offers in-region infrastructure.
LiveEO presents satellite monitoring as an alternative or complement that covers whole networks more often and at lower cost. Independent pilot reports show that field crews still confirm some findings, such as vitality decline.
LiveEO says urgent issues are flagged within 2 to 3 hours of detection and full reports arrive within 48 hours. Radar imagery lets it see through clouds and at night.
Yes. Both Treeline and SurfaceScout have mobile apps where crews can upload photos, add notes and update work status. Offline operation is not documented.
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