Community Needs of Open Research Data PractIces iN FibEr-Optic Sensing - Leading by Example

Recent years have seen a seismic monitoring revolution with fiber optic sensing technologies. Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) utilizes light pulses and backscattered signals to measure strains along fiber optic cables with exceptional spatial precision. The Seismology and Wave Physics group at ETH has pioneered DAS experiments worldwide, covering urban seismic activity, glaciers, avalanches, and volcanic events. DAS generates vast data volumes, necessitating storage, processing, and sharing solutions. As more institutions explore DAS, standards must be established for interdisciplinary collaboration, encompassing FAIR Open Research Data (ORD) and Open Science (OS) principles. This ETH ORD project aims to implement ORD and OS practices across the entire scientific lifespan of geophysical projects, working closely with the community to set an example.