Overstory

Overstory is an Amsterdam-founded company that sells an AI risk intelligence platform to electric utilities. It began as a vegetation intelligence tool. Machine learning models read satellite imagery and give tree-level insight into where vegetation is likely to grow into or fall onto transmission and distribution lines, so utilities can rank spans by risk instead of trimming on fixed cycles. The platform has since added wildfire modules, which map where ignitions could start and spread, and storm modules, which show which parts of the network are most exposed to incoming weather. Tradeoff analysis lets planners compare interventions, budgets, and timelines against expected risk reduction, and work direction turns those priorities into programme plans and field action. Overstory says it connects data from sensors, cameras, weather stations, and work orders. It has announced partnerships with IQGeo for geospatial software and with Fulcrum for field work. Its customers are large utilities. The site shows PG&E, Exelon, OG&E, BC Hydro, COPEL, and Hydro Ottawa, and Red Eléctrica appears in a published case study. The company says it serves 6 of the 10 largest utilities in North America. Pricing is not published, and deals are arranged through demos and sales conversations. The main limitations are that the product is narrowly built for utility networks and that there are almost no independent user reviews, so the outcome figures available come from vendor case studies.