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How LoRa Tree Enhances Underground Communications

COUNTRY: Canada SECTOR: Underground Mining PROJECT TYPE: LoRa Tree Network Topology MAIN PRODUCT: K20 Edge Repeater Advantages Cost effective: With the deployment of Worldsesnsing’s the LoRa Tree networks, MDT will be able to provide a cost effective, robust solution to stream data from sensors installed deep into the mine drives Simplicity: This new technology simplifies the network design because repeaters do not require internet connections. Users...

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Watch the Webinar: Underground Monitoring Solution

How to achieve long-range data transmission to monitor your underground infrastructure safely and reliably WATCH NOW Discover the new Underground Monitoring Solution. Join the live discussion with experts from Worldsensing, Mine Design Technologies and the NORCAT Underground Training Centre. Zero in on the key challenges in underground monitoring related to data collection, intricate topology, harsh environments and safety. Learn from our...

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Webinar: Underground Monitoring Solution

How to achieve long-range data transmission to monitor your underground infrastructure safely and reliably REGISTER NOW! Discover the new Underground Monitoring Solution. Join the live discussion with experts from Worldsensing, Mine Design Technologies and the NORCAT Underground Training Centre. Zero in on the key challenges in underground monitoring related to data collection, intricate topology, harsh environments and safety. Learn from our...

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Geosense and MDT Solutions Partnership Announcement

Geosense and MDT Solutions are excited to announce that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement. With headquarters based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, MDT, and its designated partners, have been supplying innovative geotechnical instrumentation and sensors to the mining and civil engineering industries across the globe for more than two decades. This partnership brings Geosense range of sensors, with focus on...

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Making Civil Engineering Safer By Taking a Leaf Out of Mining’s Book: Part 2 – Dataloggers and Civil Wireless Monitoring

In Part 1 of this discussion, we spoke about the benefits of using multi-point borehole extensometers as a structural integrity monitoring tool in a civil engineering environment. Of course, installing MPBXs is of no benefit on its own. They need to be monitored and provide useful data to be of any real value and make a meaningful contribution to safety. Once installed,...

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Making Civil Engineering Safer By Taking a Leaf Out of Mining’s Book: Part 1 – Using Extensometers for Civil Structural Monitoring

As you well know, tunnels and other civil structures are subject to factors like shifting and subsidence, putting them at risk of sudden catastrophic failure in extreme circumstances and making them prone to long-term damage as they age. Obviously, continuous geotechnical monitoring of civil structures is one of the keys to ensuring safety, but unfortunately attempts to achieve this in the...

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The Best Way to Collect Data from Geotechnical Instruments

Mine and civil engineers often make use of a variety of geotechnical instruments to monitor the status and movement within geological features and man-made structures, mostly as part of their safety management programs. The data from these installed instruments is collected one of three ways: Manual Data Collection – A staff member moves through the site and connects a datalogger to each instrument in...

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Keep Your Mine Safe with Wireless Tailings Dam Monitoring

The failure of a tailings dam is one of the most catastrophic events that can happen at a mine. Not only will it threaten the lives and health of mine workers; cause vast amounts of damage to the mine property, vehicles and other equipment; and massively disrupt production for a long time, but if it’s not contained, a tailings dam...

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Collect Data Wirelessly and On the Go with the SMART Link-BLT Wireless Module [infographic]

The recently-released SMART Link-BLT wireless module makes data collection simpler than ever before. When paired with a tablet running the MDT SMART app, manual readings can be easily taken from instruments that that are not connected to a mesh sensor or other type of network. Wireless Multi-Instrument Compatibility. Simply connect a SMART Link-BLT wireless module to any MDT SMART instrument,...

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3 Reasons Why Battery Powered Wireless Monitoring Makes Sense in Underground Mines

A mine-wide monitoring network comprised of various geotechnical, hydrological, and other monitoring instruments is one of the keys to effective safety and productivity management in any underground mine. Battery powered wireless monitoring networks offer several advantages, including: 1. Cost-effectiveness. Because battery powered wireless nodes are self-powering, there is no need to create a power grid to run the sensor network or hard wire...

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