2021 Distributed Acoustic Sensing: Scientific Frontiers and Community Needs
Virtual, Eastern Daylight Time Friday, August 13th, 2021, 11am–3pm

Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) has attributes that make it a transformative technology in geosciences and engineering. The increased interest in DAS arises from its potential to be used in continuous arrays that are kilometers in length while providing spatial resolution of meters and frequency response from millihertz to kilohertz. This 4-hour workshop started with an overview of DAS, focused on the science results emerging from DAS utilization through talks and popup presentations, and used limited breakout sessions to explore the community’s needs and vision for the utilization of this new technology. A recording of the workshop is now available on YouTube.

We planned to highlight a range of DAS topics including:

• Low-frequency DAS and geomechanics observations
• Environmental seismology
• Infrastructure, engineering, near surface applications
• Cryosphere & hydrology applications
• Time-lapse imaging and monitoring
• Deployment techniques and data management in the field

Participants will:

• Be able to identify applications of DAS and needed technical developments (both engineering and scientific)
• Be able to describe major challenges and next steps for supporting DAS science and applications in the long term
• Become part of a developing network of potential DAS users, get connected to the DAS Research Coordination Network, and learn about future opportunities for hands-on DAS experience
• Engage in conversations about the role of DAS between the geodesy, seismology, and engineering communities

Please take a moment to review our Code of Conduct.

Key Dates:

• Talk Submission Deadline - June 25, 2021
• Registration - August 1, 2021 - Through GAGE/SAGE Workshop
• Workshop - August 13, 2021

Organizers:

• Leads - Eileen Martin (Virginia Tech), Rachel Hatch (University of Nevada, Reno), Ariel Lellouch (Stanford), Dante Fratta (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Kasey Aderhold (IRIS)
• Supporting - Scott Tyler (University of Nevada, Reno), Herbert Wang (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Robert Woodward (IRIS), and the DAS RCN

If you have questions and would like to get in touch with the organizers, please email das-workshop@iris.edu. For more information about the full workshop, please go to the 2021 GAGE/SAGE Workshop website. 

For more information on the DAS Research Coordination Network, please go to the DAS RCN website. If you are interested in future DAS events or opportunities, please subscribe to the DAS RCN mailing list.