Recent Articles
Posted By: FOSA Staff
Wed May 18th, 2022
Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) can turn every meter of a fiber optics cable into a vibration or strain sensor....real-world use cases describe the technical reality of tracking vibration along a fiber optic cable,
Posted By: FOSA Staff
Wed Apr 20th, 2022
DAS can detect vibrations caused by water being forced through a pipeline rupture, or by ground displacement associated with small leaks in pipelines that would otherwise remain undetected
Posted By: FOSA Staff
Mon May 17th, 2021
Staffordshire County Council is working with Fotech to improve air quality through the use of fiber optic sensing technology. Fiber optic sensing technology is a unique way of detecting vehicle movements using standard telecom fibers that run next to the roadside.
Posted By: FOSA Staff
Wed Nov 18th, 2020
The smart city movement has grown in the last 10 years as a direct result of the world’s increasing urbanization. Indeed, by 2050 more than two-thirds of the earth's population will live in urban areas.
Posted By: FOSA Staff
Thu Mar 19th, 2020
Fiber optic based technology can provide cities with real-time positional insights about their road and public transport infrastructure....DAS is a photonic sensing technology that essentially ‘plugs in’ to existing fiber optic cable networks and transforms them into sophisticated acoustic sensors.
