At the 21st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE) to be held in Vienna, fibrisTerre is organizing a pre-conference afternoon workshop session on June 14 — DFOS in Action: Proven Value in Geotechnical Infrastructure Projects —
It brings together six speakers to share hard-won lessons from major field deployments.
Expect real results covering deformation processes, long-term settlement, pore-water pressure, foundation integrity, and more.
It’s a rare opportunity to dig into all aspects of DFOS with practitioners and peers. We’d love to see you there.
The speakers:
Christoph Monsberger – ACI Monitoring, Graz
Nicky de Battista – Epsimon Ltd, UK
Anna Stork – Atkins Réalis, UK
Jim Whiteley – Atkins Réalis, UK
R. Andrew Yeskoo, Ph.D., P.E. – Geocomp, USA
Carlo Rabaiotti, Fibradyke, Switzerland
Panel moderator: Nils Nöther, fibrisTerre
fibrisTerre has stand 29, right by a catering station, so come and say: ‘Hello.’ We are on hand to discuss your experience, your projects, or just to satisfy your curiosity about distributed fiber optic sensing.
And fibrisTerre will present a short paper, “Application of Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing in Large Geotechnical Structures:
Insights and Challenges of Deformation and Displacement Monitoring”
Members of the Geotechnical community in Germany gather at Technische Universität Braunschweig on January 19 for the Institut für Geomechanik und Geotechnik (IGG) ‘‘Messen in der Geotechnik 2026.’ Following the opening remarks by Marius Milatz and Joerg Gattermann, speakers from across Germany and beyond will discuss tunnel, cable car, radioactive waste repository, harbor wall, and other fascinating projects, as well as the tools used to measure them.
This is fibrisTerre’s first trade stand appearance of the year, and we are excited to meet and reconnect with other participants.
Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing for Geotechnical and Energy Infrastructure
fibrisTerre is a dynamic, Berlin-based tech company, leading in design and application of fiber-optic sensing equipment for infrastructure monitoring projects around the world.
Your Tasks and Responsibilities:We are looking forward to your application! Please send to:
Nils Nöther
jobs@fibristerre.de
+49 30 6290 1320
fibrisTerre Systems GmbH
Torellstr. 7
10243 Berlin | Germany
Continuous Distributed fiber optic strain and temperature DFOS measurements are running, 147 m below ground in Freiberg’s mine Reiche Zeche.
Thank you to TU Bergakademie Freiberg and Technische Universität Clausthal for the excellent collaboration in the MOVIE project. The project (funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research), aims to develop a digital twin of part of an underground mine.
A paper authored by Michael Martin, Nils Nöther and Jens-André Paffenholz may be found here
Mine monitoring projects demand:
- precise and early detection of geotechnical events
- safety criticality assessment
- surveillance of long linear structures
- operation in challenging environments
- measurement and location accuracy and reliability.
All users have cloud-based access to the continuous data.
Movable defence barriers help control water flow during floods. Knowing where displacement occurs before failure by measuring strain as the water gushes past enables a smarter design. Weight and structure can be optimised to ensure effective flow control.
The project is managed by Delft University of Technology.
Time flies! It’s already two years since the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) Geo-resilience conference we attended in Cardiff.
This year, the theme is Earthworks. fibrisTerre will be there, with a stand. So, come and say ‘Hello!’
Abstract submissions for the conference have been submitted under the following primary themes:
*Design of modern earthworks
*Behaviour of engineered geo-materials
*Specification of earthworks and contract documentation
*Compaction and testing methods
*Treatment and stabilisation of earthworks
*Monitoring of earthworks and risk management
*Advances in plant and earthworks construction technology
*The impact of earthworks on society
*Case histories and the use of earthwork trials
*Building resilient and sustainable earthworks
fibrisTerre is delighted to sponsor the International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure of the Society for Civil Structural Health Monitoring (SCSHM, formerly ISHMII)
In Graz, Austria, from Sept. 1 – Sept. 5 2025 .
The event provides a platform for international scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, researchers, experts of public agencies, infrastructure owners, and technical associations to discuss recent advances in structural health monitoring (SHM) of intelligent infrastructure and to explore the potential for international cooperation.
Topics include: innovative ideas on the state-of-the-art, state-of-the-practice and future trends of smart sensors, advanced sensor networks, signal processing and real-time data management, structural health diagnosis and prognosis, and life-cycle performance assessment for structural health monitoring of all types of civil infrastructure, including bridges, water dams, tunnels, retaining walls, road and railway networks, high rise buildings etc.
Congratulations to the well-deserving winners of the Ground Engineering Magazine Awards in June.
fibrisTerre wasn’t among them. So why are we happy?
Four reasons:
1. We celebrated a great collaboration with Network Rail and Senceive, tackling the challenge of rapidly detecting and locating rockfall along transport routes.
Huge thanks to the project team: Derek Butcher, Massimo Facchini, Bridie Grimes, Dom Kisz, Nils Nöther and James Taylor for their unwavering engagement!
2. We made and renewed valuable connections — even if we didn’t manage to see everyone we hoped to (900 attendees is a big crowd!).
3. We showcased the power of distributed fiber optic sensing and its relevance across industries.
4. We have an incredible team in Berlin, and elsewhere. Thank you for making fibrisTerre what it is.
Here’s to continuing the journey — and to future wins of all kinds.
Thank you to Network Rail for funding and leading the project, Geobrugg for finding the site, and Toggenburger Unternehmungen for access to their facilities.
fibrisTerre took part in the 5 × 5 TEAM STAFFEL in its hometown of Berlin.
The team achieved a commendable average running speed of 0.00278 km/second.
So, we didn’t quite achieve the measurement speed of our instruments.
Congratulations to our running and support teams!
A quick glimpse of the day:
fibrisTerre is delighted to be a Sponsor of the 11 th International Course on Geotechnical and Structural Monitoring in Poppi starting June 23.
The lessons will cover the design of a monitoring program, monitoring sensors and system installation, data acquisition and management, and the process of translating data into actionable information.
The event also includes group work on various topics (e.g., dams, linear infrastructures, natural hazards) and a visit to the experimental and permanent monitoring site for the Poggio Baldi landslide, one of the largest rock and debris landslides in the Emilia-Romagna Apennines.
