Founded by born and bred Darwinite Dr Mark Englund, FiberSense is a new technology paradigm for digitising cities. Based on vibration sensing, the capability uses a cutting edge Australian technology to monitor and analyse moving object and event data in real time. Insights produced from this data allowing Council to plan better for the future of the community.
The City of Palmerston, in partnership with the Northern Territory Government, will see the delivery of a FiberSense network within the Palmerston CBD, Bakewell and Tiger Brennan Drive. This $2 million project will make Palmerston the first city in the world to receive a large-scale deployment of the ground-breaking data monitoring software.
"We are ready to bring Palmerston into the forefront of the digital economy with the introduction of FiberSense," City of Palmerston Mayor Athina Pascoe-Bell said.
The low impact fiber optic cable network has been designed to detect vibrations in real time to understand vehicle and people movements over wide areas. The use of this technology has a range of benefits such as identifying water leaks and monitoring excavations to connecting with traffic light systems and assisting emergency service vehicles.
"This optic fibre will benefit Territorians in many ways including detecting earthquakes, identifying water leaks and can even connect to traffic light systems and assist emergency vehicles." said the Northern Territory Minister for Digital And Corporate Development, Paul Kirby
With no special equipment required, the network does not include any surveillance cameras or identifying features in its data collection. The network is quick and easy to install, with the project scheduled to be up and running within three months.