Fiber optic technology could provide valuable information about hazardous events such as earthquakes and flooding. — AFP Relaxnews
If you think that fiber-optic cables are only useful for providing high-speed Internet access or cable TV, then think again, because they could also provide valuable information about hazardous events such as earthquakes and flooding.
Most often installed via underground networks of cables, fiber-optic technology can be used to monitor ground vibrations. It may sound surprising, but this “hidden function” of fiber-optic technology could prove particularly useful because geophones – the seismic monitoring devices traditionally used by geologists – are often difficult to install in urban areas due to high maintenance costs and risks of theft and vandalism.
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