Mine security improved by GPS positioning of assets
Mining operations come with a set of dangers and threats, especially in inhospitable underground environment.
To ensure workers safe and healthy work conditions, technology is of great help, particularly when it comes to locating assets in this galleries maze.
But since those technologies have been designed to address specific use cases, multiple costly deployments complexify the monitoring and miss the point.
To keep mining operators from investing in costly new equipment, Syntony designed a solution to extend GPS coverage to underground mines: SubWAVE™. Fully compatible with already deployed GPS receivers in open pits, SubWAVE™ addresses every underground location use cases at once.
Available with several modes of accuracy dedicated to specific usage, the solution provides a seamless extension of the natural GPS coverage, enabling homogenic outdoor/indoor monitoring, at optimized cost.
Partnering with mines system integrator
Aware of mining industry specifities, Syntony is partnered with RamJack Technology Solutions to deliver SubWAVE technology to mines. This approach allows Syntony to focus on its GNSS expertise, and provide the best GPS coverage extension. RamJack’s expertise in the mining domain, is a key advantage to perfectly integrate SubWAVE in the existing environment, with consideration of mining’s particular challenges.
GPS security with minimum hardware changes
To ensure a reliable GPS location, Syntony provides a perfect emulation of the “real” GPS with SubWAVE. This emitting solution works with professional devices such as TETRA or P25 receivers and with standard GPS chipset found in common equipment as smartphones. It offers a seamless transition of positioning between the outside and the underground network.
Case studies
- Mining Automation
- Indoor/outdoor Track
- Ventilation
Teleremote operations are constantly promoted in mining, and they need reliable accuracy. With SubWAVE, Syntony consequently increases precision needed by operators to pilot distant machines. Fully compatible with existing systems and infrastructures, SubWAVE covers every zone in the galleries, leaving no blind zone.
SubWAVE emulates GPS signal in real-time, offering a perfect synchronization with outdoor GPS signal. This feature provides a seamless transition of assets tracking when they switch from an environment to the other. Applications like ore or dump tracking can be monitored with one technology, improving productivity.
Since workers could not be located accurately in real-time, vital systems had to run 24/7, generating important costs. With SubWAVE and the ability to locate workers, venting systems can be activated on demand, offering up to 25% operating costs saving.
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