Irth

We are proud to share that Shane Mattix, AIPMM CPM, Technical Product Manager at Irth Solutions, will be joining a panel at the Pipeline Safety Summit hosted by Live-EO. Shane will be participating in a discussion on "Seeing Too Little vs Seeing Too Much: The Monitoring Dilemma" — one of the most critical conversations in pipeline safety today. Finding the right balance between data gaps and information overload is a challenge every operator faces, and we look forward to Shane bringing his expertise to the table. There is still time to register and join the conversation online: https://hubs.la/Q04hn1QT0 #PipelineSafety #PipelineSafetySummit #DamagePrevention #Infrastructure #IrthSolutions

Irth’s audience continues to grow, we’re expanding how we share content too. If you work in damage prevention, 811 operations, locating, or excavation safety, I’d be delighted for you to follow our new dedicated LinkedIn page focused on the future of damage prevention and infrastructure risk management. 😃

AI didn’t suddenly become viable for critical infrastructure. Infrastructure finally became ready for AI.  For years, AI projects stalled in energy and utilities — not because the models didn’t work, but because the economics didn’t.  Every use case started from scratch:  • Collect data  • Label it  • Train a model  • Repeat when conditions changed  That model-by-model approach doesn’t scale. Foundation models change that.  Instead of building one-off solutions, you:  • Train once on the structure of a domain  • Fine-tune for multiple applications  The result:  • Faster development  • Lower cost  • Real scalability  If your AI roadmap still assumes every project starts at zero, you’re already behind the curve. Learn more from the full presentation: https://hubs.la/Q04gpbDb0  

If your team manages hundreds of thousands of 811 tickets, there aren’t enough hours in the day to manually review every photo attached to every ticket to ensure compliance. Accuracy isn’t optional when safety is on the line. This is what makes automated photo validation such a meaningful shift — not just for efficiency, but for safety. When a system can validate paint colors, flag duplicate photos, confirm GPS location against the dig site, and stop a locator from completing a response until the issue is corrected... you’ve moved from reactive auditing to proactive damage prevention. That’s the model we’ve been building toward with Irth Insights inside Utilisphere. Learn more from this session: https://hubs.la/Q04f8twx0

This was a conversation I really enjoyed and think it might be the first of many. The Irth Pocast sits down with Ron Peterson to discuss the critical topic of Damage Prevention and his letter to the industry.

Excited to share that I have joined Irth as SVP of Customer Experience. I will be leading our post-sales teams across Professional Services (EDO), Customer Success, and Technical Support, with a simple focus: help our customers get more value from Irth, strengthen retention, and build lasting partnerships. Irth operates in critical infrastructure, supporting Energy, Pipeline, and utilities companies in keeping communities safe. It’s meaningful mission, and I am excited to build on the strong foundation already in place. Grateful to those who have supported me along the way and looking forward to what’s ahead.

Day two of CGA is underway. If you’re here, stop by booth 1102 and connect with the team. Missed our session? Watch Launching AI that Works: How Irth Achieves the CGA’s 50-in-5 Goal featuring Kyle Murphy: 🎥 https://hubs.la/Q04dPrH50

We’re live from CGA – join now An underground utility is damaged every 2 minutes, 40 seconds. Most AI doesn’t fix that. This does. Launching AI that Works: How Irth Achieves the CGA’s 50-in-5 Goal Featuring Kyle Murphy 🎥 Watch live: https://hubs.la/Q04dPJvR0 🕒 Happening now (2:45–3:45 PM MT)

CGA 2026 is live. We’re onsite. If you're here and want to talk through ticket volume, operations, or where AI actually works—grab time with our team: https://hubs.la/Q04cNX0J0 We’re at Booth #1102 all week. Also happening today: One Ecosystem, Many Stakeholders 🕒 2:45–3:45 PM 📍 Broadmoor Theater Launching AI that Works: How Irth Achieves the CGA’s 50-in-5 Goal 🕒 2:45–3:45 PM 📍 Broadmoor Hall DE If you're serious about reducing risk and improving efficiency, don’t leave CGA without these conversations.