Terra Sound offers a distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) platform that uses fiber optic cables to monitor critical infrastructure for vibrations. Its intelligent software analyzes these vibrations to detect and precisely locate threats like excavation, trespassing, and environmental disturbances, enabling real-time alerts for swift mitigation.
Funding
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Problem
Critical infrastructure is vulnerable to a wide range of unpredictable events, including unauthorized access, environmental hazards, and operational errors. Existing monitoring systems often lack the granularity and real-time detection capabilities needed to proactively prevent damage, service disruptions, and security breaches.
Solution
Terra Sound provides a distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) platform that leverages fiber optic cables to monitor critical infrastructure for vibrations. The system's intelligent software analyzes these vibrations to establish a baseline "pattern of life" for a given site. When anomalous events occur, such as excavation, trespassing, or environmental disturbances, the platform precisely locates and classifies the incident. This enables real-time alerts to be sent to operational teams, allowing for swift, informed action to mitigate potential damage, prevent outages, and enhance security.
Target Audience
Terra Sound targets operators of critical infrastructure, including utilities, transportation authorities, and government agencies, who require advanced physical security and operational monitoring solutions.
Features
- Utilizes fiber optic cables as linear acoustic sensors to detect vibrations across a monitored area.
- Employs machine learning algorithms to analyze vibration data, classify events, and establish site-specific baseline patterns.
- Provides real-time, geolocated alerts for a range of threats including unauthorized digging, fence climbing, environmental impacts (e.g., landslides, fires), and operational errors.
- Offers continuous, 24/7 monitoring capabilities for in-ground assets, perimeters, and transportation corridors.
- Integrates with existing fiber optic infrastructure or can be deployed with new installations.
- Features an API for seamless integration with external security and operational systems.
- Supports smart city applications by generating real-time traffic data and identifying road degradation.