fibrisTerre collaborated with Network Rail and Senceive in the U.K. to provide event detection and location for a robust, comprehensive automated rockfall warning solution.
fibrisTerre’s distributed fiber optic sensing system, integrated into a catch fence, provides rapid detection and location of rockfall events, and can monitor over many kilometers. Initial tests were completed in Switzerland.
The benefits of detecting and locating rockfall remotely, in real time, allow for rapid mitigation. For example, knowing the exact location of the event, response crews can be dispatched precisely where they are needed, ensuring a swift and efficient response.
The system is shortlisted in the Award for Equipment Innovation category.
