Systems and methods for determining fiber cable geographic locations

A system, comprising:

• a first sensor device, the first sensor device including a distributed optical fiber sensing device, an optical reflectometry device and a sensor device network interface to communicatively connect the sensor device to a network, the first sensor device associated with a first fiber cable;
• a first vibration platform, the first vibration platform including a vibration device, a geographic location facility and a vibration platform network interface to communicatively connect the vibration platform to the network;
• a measurement platform, the measurement platform including:
• a measurement platform interface accessible over the network and configured to:
• receive location data from the first vibration platform,
• receive cable distance data from the first sensor device, and
• receive requests for geographic coordinate data based on cable distance measurements,
• a data structure, and
• a measurement platform network interface to communicatively connect the measurement platform to the network;
• wherein:
• the first vibration platform provides first location data over the network to the measurement platform using the measurement platform interface, the first location data provided in connection with a first vibration event, the first vibration event associated with vibration experienced by the first fiber, the first location data including first geographic coordinate data,
• the first sensor device provides first cable distance data over the network to the measurement platform using the measurement platform interface, the first cable distance data provided in connection with the first vibration event, the first cable distance data including a first cable distance value,
• the measurement platform correlates the first location data and the first cable distance data to create first correlated data, the first correlated data including the first geographic coordinate data and the first cable distance value, the correlating using a timestamp of the first location data and a timestamp of the first cable distance data, and
• the measurement platform stores the first correlated data in the data structure.

The system of claim 7, further comprising:

• a second sensor device, the second sensor device associated with a second fiber cable, the second sensor device different than the first sensor device,
• wherein:
• the second sensor device provides second cable distance data to the measurement platform over the network using the measurement platform interface, the second cable distance data provided in connection with the first vibration event, the first vibration event associated with vibration experienced by the second fiber, the second cable distance data including a second cable distance value,
• the measurement platform correlates the first location data and the second cable distance data to create second correlated data, the second correlated data including the first geographic coordinate data and the second cable distance value, the correlating using the timestamp of the first location data and a timestamp of the second cable distance data, and
• the measurement platform stores the second correlated data in the data structure.

The system of claim 7, further comprising:

• a second vibration platform, the second vibration platform different than the first vibration platform,
• wherein:
• the first sensor device is associated with a second fiber cable,
• the second vibration platform provides second location data to the measurement platform over the network using the measurement platform interface, the second location data provided in connection with a second vibration event associated with the second fiber cable, the second location data including second geographic coordinate data,
• the first sensor device provides third cable distance data to the measurement platform over the network using the measurement platform interface, the third cable distance data provided in connection with the second vibration event, the third cable distance data including a third cable distance value,
• the measurement platform correlates the second location data and the third cable distance data to create third correlated data, the third correlated data including the second geographic coordinate data and the third cable distance value, the correlating using a timestamp of the second location data and a timestamp of the third cable distance data, and
• the measurement platform stores the third correlated data in the data structure.

The system of claim 7, further comprising:

• a third vibration platform that is different than the first vibration platform;
• a third sensor device associated with a third fiber cable and being different than the first sensor device;
• wherein:
• the third vibration platform provides third location data to the measurement platform over the network using the measurement platform interface, the third location data provided in connection with a third vibration event associated with the third fiber cable, the third location data including third geographic coordinate data,
• the third sensor device provides fourth cable distance data to the measurement platform over the network using the measurement platform interface, the fourth cable distance data provided in connection with the third vibration event, the fourth cable distance data including a fourth cable distance value,
• the measurement platform correlates the third location data and the fourth cable distance data to create fourth correlated data, the fourth correlated data including the third geographic coordinate data and the fourth cable distance value, the correlating using a timestamp of the third location data and a timestamp of the fourth cable distance data, and
• the measurement platform stores the fourth correlated data in the data structure.

A device, comprising:

• a distributed optical fiber sensing device;
• an optical reflectometry device;
• a network interface that is configured to send and receive communications with a network;
• and
• a controller in communication with the network interface, the optical reflectometry device and the distributed optical fiber sensing device, the controller being configured to:
• receive a request through the network interface over the network, the request indicating for the device to begin a continuous measurement mode, the continuous measurement mode causing the optical reflectometry device and distributed optical fiber sensor device to periodically perform distance measurement of a first fiber cable using optical signals,
• receive a first distance measurement of the first fiber cable that consistent with a maximum length of the fiber cable,
• receive a second distance measurement of the first fiber cable that is less than a maximum length of the fiber cable, and
• send a message through the network interface and over the network, the message including the second distance measurement and a timestamp including a time the second distance measurement was received.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive, from a sensor device over a network, cable distance data identifying at least one cable distance along a fiber cable to a corresponding at least one vibration experienced by the fiber cable,
• wherein the at least one vibration is generated by a vibration platform along a deployed route of the fiber cable;
• receive, from the vibration platform over a network, location data identifying at least one location associated with the at least one vibration, the location data including geographic coordinate data associated with the at least one vibration;
• correlate the cable distance data and the location data to generate correlated data, the correlated data including the geographic coordinate data;
• store the correlated data in a data structure associated with the device;
• receive, from the sensor device, data identifying a cable distance along the fiber cable to an alarm condition associated with the fiber cable;
• determine geographic coordinate data of a location of the alarm condition based on the correlated data and the data identifying the cable distance along the fiber cable to the alarm condition;
• and
• perform one or more actions based on the geographic coordinate data of the alarm condition.