This project was to develop and demonstrate a multifunctional system for monitoring pipelines in the field using currently available sensing and communications systems, including the CANMET MIC sensor and chemical sensors to measure pH and CO2 concentrations. The system will use a fiber-optics backbone, with a capability for data acquisition / management and decision making. The ISPIR system will integrate pipeline monitoring, sensing and communications, using fiber configurations and procedures. It will also give strain, temperature and chemical readouts for operators/monitors to make decisions about the pipeline being investigated. So, in all, the system should be a complete sensing, measurement, and communications tool for the industry.
The Final Report, issued on April 23, 2004, was held for a two-year confidentiality period ending on April 22, 2006.