Applications / Operations Intelligence
Emission & Plume Detection
Detects visible emissions, plumes, vapour, dust and abnormal flare behaviour, differentiates them from steam where feasible, and logs every event.
See it in action
A plume that was steam, and one that was not
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What it detects
Visible emissions are a compliance record as much as a process signal. Fogsphere logs them continuously, and separates routine venting from the events that matter.
Visible emissions and plume detection
Detects visible emissions and plumes, and differentiates them from steam behaviour where the view makes that feasible.
Vapour detection where optically detectable
Flags vapour releases that are optically detectable, at tank areas, connections and process units.
Flare monitoring
Monitors flare presence or absence, and flags abnormal size, colour and excessive smoke.
Abnormal flare behaviour
Surfaces flare behaviour that departs from its normal pattern, as a leading process-safety signal.
Steam and smoke anomaly
Detects steam and smoke anomalies around energy-intensive processes, coating areas and paint shops.
Dust and particulate clouds
Detects dust clouds at conveyor transfers, bulk terminals and materials-handling points.
Abnormal thermal patterns
Flags abnormal heat signatures and hot surfaces via thermal cameras where they are fitted.
Sensor fusion with gas detectors
Correlates the visual event with fixed and portable gas detectors, so a reading arrives with a picture attached.
Emissions-related housekeeping evidence
Logs emissions events alongside waste, storage and containment condition for environmental reporting.
Idling and energy waste
Detects vehicle idling, doors left open and lighting waste as the visible part of an energy and emissions picture.
Where it applies
Optical emission monitoring is described in the chemical, oil and gas and power papers as a process-safety signal, and in the manufacturing and city papers as an environmental one.
How it works
Edge inference on the cameras you already have
Plume and emission classification runs on the edge device next to cameras already covering stacks, flares, vents and process units. Thermal and optical views are used together where both exist.
Zones, thresholds and schedules you configure
Draw the stack, flare tip, vent or transfer point, set the normal appearance the detection is measured against, and set the weather and lighting conditions under which the rule applies.
Every event carries its own evidence
Each detection is logged with a timestamp, the camera and zone it came from, and a short clip. The record can be reviewed, exported or attached to an environmental report without trawling through hours of footage.
Feeds the systems already in place
Events surface in Fogsphere Manager and route outward to the DCS, environmental reporting pack, permit system, control-room wallboard or messaging channel operators already watch.
Risk & control objective
The control objective is a continuous record of what the site released and when. Regulatory reporting is built on periodic observation and calculated factors; neither captures the 03:00 event nobody was standing outside for.
The value is in the differentiation. Most plumes are routine, and an alert that fires on every steam release is an alert operators stop reading. Separating normal venting from abnormal behaviour is what makes the signal usable.
The same detections work as a leading process-safety indicator. Abnormal flare colour, an unexpected vapour release, a hot surface where none should be — each sits upstream of the event a fixed detector eventually reports.
Related solutions
Log every visible release, and tell steam from smoke
We will show you plume classification, flare monitoring and gas-detector correlation on your own camera estate.