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Infrastructure Tree Risks

Steven Braakman
Expert Infra

Steven Braakman

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Steven Braakman
Expert Infra

Steven Braakman
Expert Infra

Design infrastructure with fewer surprises

See risks along your route, before you build. Make better design choices. Avoid costly mistakes.

Complex environments. Hidden risks.

The demand for new infrastructure is growing rapidly — from electricity grids to hydrogen pipelines.

But space is limited.
And every route comes with constraints.

  • Existing infrastructure
  • Trees and root zones
  • Road surfaces and paving
  • Soil conditions and contamination
  • Regulations and protected areas

Especially trees and paving have a major impact on feasibility and cost.

The challenge:
This information is often fragmented or becomes available too late.

The result:

  • Suboptimal route design
  • Project delays
  • Higher execution costs
  • Conflicts with municipalities and stakeholders

Without early insight, risks become expensive.

From route options to risk insight.

Terramira makes trees, paving and related risks visible along potential infrastructure routes.

Not just where obstacles are.
But what they mean for your design, costs and execution.

So you can choose the best route — with confidence.

Infrastructure Tree Risks Infra & Urban Area
!Overhang · road clearance !Crown lean · rail corridor !Too close · power line ~Monitor · growth rate high ~Crown spread · railway
High risk
Medium risk
Low / safe
Aerial view · tree risk layer
Active risk signals
Road overhang detected
Crown extends 3.2m over carriageway · immediate clearance required
High · road
Crown lean · railway
Tree leaning toward track · storm-fall risk · safety zone breached
High · railway
Power line encroachment
Canopy within 1.5m of 10kV line · flashover and outage risk
High · energy net
Fast-growing canopy
3 trees · high growth rate · projected breach within 18 months
Medium · monitor
Corridors monitored
Road
Railway
Power line
Tree canopy
3 high-risk trees
5 monitor · medium
3 corridors covered
Road · Rail · Grid
Asset types
all corridor types covered
Individual
Tree detection
per-tree classification
Quarterly
Update cycle
growth rate modelled

From geodata to design decisions

We combine multiple data sources and translate them into decision-ready intelligence.

1

We identify:
- Tree crowns and trunk locations
- Root zones and risk areas
- Types of paving and surfaces

2

Including:
- Protected tree zones
- Monumental tree status
- Applicable norms and constraints

3

We highlight:
- High-risk zones
- Cost-intensive areas
- Design constraints

4

Via:
- API
- GIS datasets
- Integrations in design tools

Ready to use in your analysis.

Better routes. Lower risk.

Better design decisions

Compare route options with full insight.

Lower execution costs

Avoid expensive obstacles like paving removal or protected trees.

Reduced failure costs

Identify risks early in the design phase.

Faster project planning

No need for time-consuming field inventories.

Stronger stakeholder alignment

Prevent conflicts with municipalities and regulators.

Regulatory compliance

Support permitting processes with accurate, contextual data.

For organizations designing infrastructure

Engineering firms
Design and optimize infrastructure routes

Contractors
Assess feasibility and execution risks

Grid operators & utilities
Plan networks for energy, heat and gas

Infrastructure companies
Develop large-scale projects in complex environments

Frequently Asked Questions

By using geospatial data that identifies trees, paving and constraints before detailed design starts, enabling early comparison of route options.

Tree root systems and protected zones can restrict construction, require redesign or increase costs due to mitigation measures.

Different paving materials (e.g. asphalt vs. bricks) have significantly different removal and restoration costs, impacting total project budgets.

Yes. The intelligence is delivered as geodata and APIs that integrate directly into GIS and engineering workflows.

It reduces the need for early-stage fieldwork and helps focus detailed surveys where they are most needed.

Design with confidence.

See risks before they impact your project.

Steven Braakman
Expert Infra