PSI PROJECT

Summary:

Submarine cables are essential to international connectivity and data exchange, which implies their protection is becoming crucial. Submarine cables are an essential part of the ocean’s infrastructure, allowing information to be transmitted. Connection disruptions by damaged cables can affect trade, communication, scientific research, and many other critical applications such as emergency response capabilities, national security, international communications, and the world economy. Furthermore, the transmission of scientific data necessary for comprehending and resolving the issues surrounding climate change and environmental preservation depends on these cables. Underwater cable protection involves more than just preventing damage from natural disasters and human activity. It involves identifying potential threats early on and putting solutions in place to maintain the integrity and dependability of the cables. PSI project aims to help to detect and prevent structural damage in addition to identify the cause using Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) and big data methodologies.

General objective:

PSI project´s main goal is to create and put into place a sophisticated, all-inclusive monitoring and data processing system that will allow for the protection and predictive maintenance of vital infrastructures in maritime and land-sea interface environments. By using cutting-edge DAS technologies, the project replaces expensive marine campaigns and traditional data acquisition techniques with a real-time observational model that sends data to central data facilities.