FIBER OPTIC SENSING KNOWLEDGE LIBRARY

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Access FOTAS application notes, product brochures and technology guides covering Distributed Acoustic Sensing, Distributed Temperature Sensing and integrated fiber optic monitoring solutions.

TECHNICAL DOCUMENT LIBRARY

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Download technical documents covering security, fire detection, condition monitoring, energy infrastructure, transportation, industrial facilities and distributed fiber optic sensing applications.

APPLICATION-SPECIFIC TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS

Application Notes

APPLICATION NOTE

Airports and Seaports

Fiber optic sensing applications for large transportation perimeters and critical operational areas.

APPLICATION NOTE

Car Parks

Distributed temperature sensing for fire and heat monitoring across enclosed and multi-storey car parks.

APPLICATION NOTE

Conveyor Belts

Continuous linear heat detection and thermal monitoring for conveyor systems and associated equipment.

APPLICATION NOTE

Data Centres and Telecommunications

Fiber optic sensing for thermal monitoring, fire detection and security across data and telecommunications infrastructure.

APPLICATION NOTE

Manufacturing and Industrial

Distributed sensing applications for industrial machinery, electrical systems and production environments.

APPLICATION NOTE

Mining

Fiber optic monitoring for conveyors, underground areas, electrical assets and remote mining infrastructure.

APPLICATION NOTE

Oil and Gas Pipelines

Distributed acoustic and temperature sensing for pipeline security, leak monitoring and asset protection.

APPLICATION NOTE

Perimeter and Border Security

DAS-based monitoring for fences, buried approach zones, borders and extended secure perimeters.

APPLICATION NOTE

Other Pipeline Applications

Distributed sensing for utility pipelines, district energy systems and non-oil-and-gas pipeline networks.

APPLICATION NOTE

Power Cable Monitoring

Distributed temperature and acoustic monitoring for underground, tunnelled and above-ground power cable systems.

APPLICATION NOTE

Solar PV Farms

Fiber optic monitoring for photovoltaic infrastructure, electrical routes, substations and site security.

APPLICATION NOTE

Transformers, Substations and Batteries

Distributed temperature monitoring for electrical connections, transformers, substations and battery systems.

APPLICATION NOTE

Tunnels

Linear heat detection and distributed sensing applications for road, railway, metro and utility tunnels.

APPLICATION NOTE

Warehousing, Storage and Logistics

Continuous temperature and fire monitoring for warehouses, high-bay storage and logistics facilities.

PRODUCT AND SOLUTION INFORMATION

Product Brochures

PRODUCT BROCHURE

FOTAS DAS

Distributed Acoustic Sensing solutions for security, infrastructure and long-distance disturbance monitoring.

PRODUCT BROCHURE

FOTAS APEX

Distributed Temperature Sensing solutions for linear heat detection and fire monitoring applications.

PRODUCT BROCHURE

FOTAS INTEGRITY

Distributed temperature monitoring solutions for asset integrity and condition monitoring applications.

FIBER OPTIC SENSING KNOWLEDGE

Technology Guides

TECHNOLOGY GUIDE

DAS vs Traditional PIDS

A comparison of Distributed Acoustic Sensing and conventional perimeter intrusion detection technologies.

TECHNOLOGY GUIDE

How DAS and DTS Work

An introduction to the optical principles, measurement methods and applications of DAS and DTS.

TECHNOLOGY GUIDE

Selecting the Right Fiber Optic Sensing Technology

A guide to choosing DTS, DAS or an integrated sensing solution based on the monitored risk.

TECHNOLOGY GUIDE

Selecting the Right Fire and Temperature Monitoring Technology

A guide to evaluating fire detection and temperature monitoring technologies for different applications.

TECHNICAL AND APPLICATION SUPPORT

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