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Software

  • DAS4Whales

    Python library for marine bioacoustics with DAS.

    Library · Python

    DASIssue 1

  • DASCore

    Python library for DFOS data: I/O, processing, and visualization.

    Library · Python

    Issue 1

  • DASexplorer

    Desktop app for visualizing, analyzing, and annotating DAS data.

    App

    DASIssue 1

  • DASPull

    Python tool for downloading public DAS datasets from many repositories.

    Tool · Python

    DASIssue 1

  • DASPy

    Python package for DAS data processing, aimed at seismology workflows.

    Library · Python

    DASIssue 1

  • FoBench

    Python toolbox for reading, exploring, and processing fiber-optic sensing files.

    Library · Python

    Issue 1

  • SeisBench

    Seismology machine-learning toolbox; now supports DAS datasets and models.

    Library · Python

    DASIssue 1

  • xdas

    Python framework for DAS data, built for large archives.

    Library · Python

    DASIssue 1

Events

  • Optical Seismology

    13–16 October 2026

    SSA topical meeting on optical seismology.

    Conference · Kona, USA

    Issue 1

  • CTEMPs office hours

    4 November 2026

    DAS/DTS experiment support.

    Office hours · Online

    DASDTSIssue 1

  • OFS-30

    30 November – 4 December 2026

    Optical Fiber Sensors conference.

    Conference · Raleigh, USA

    Issue 1

  • AGU26

    7–11 December 2026

    AGU Annual Meeting, with two fiber sessions.

    Conference · San Francisco, USA

    Session S001Session S016Issue 1

  • EGU27

    4–9 April 2027

    EGU General Assembly.

    Conference · Vienna, Austria · Abstracts due 12 January 2027

    Issue 1

  • SSA 2027

    20–24 April 2027

    Seismological Society of America annual meeting.

    Conference · Seattle, USA

    Issue 1

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