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New Tracking and IoT System Touches Down for Vehicle Fleet Owners


Ground Control brings its innovative RockAIR tracking system back down to earth by officially making it available for land-based applications.

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July 18, 2017


Transmitting Sensor Data Back from Extremely Remote Locations with Gill Instruments


Ground Control offers users the ability to connect to all Gill meteorological sensors, taking key data on a regular basis and transmitting it over satellites at an affordable price.

Gill Meteorological Sensor

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June 27, 2017


RockBLOCK Support for ThingSpeak Announced


Rock Seven (now trading as Ground Control) has added compatibility with the ThingSpeak Open IoT (internet of things) platform for its RockBLOCK portfolio of plug-and-play two-way satellite communications systems.

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March 25, 2017


RockSTAR Supporting Catching of Poachers


In the Irkutsk region of Russia (Lake Baikal), there are a lot of national parks and reserves. These are very remote and difficult-to-reach locations where hunting is usually prohibited – but there are a lot of poachers. There are no mobile phone masts or means of terrestrial communication.

RockSTAR in snow

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March 7, 2017


Capturing Scientific Data from the Arctic and Antarctic


With the growing need to secure new data from remote and inhospitable areas of scientific interest, Ground Control saw an upsurge in its Iridium satellite communication products being used for environmental science applications in both the Arctic and Antarctic.

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November 17, 2016


Iceberg Monitoring with the RockSTAR


The Laboratory for Cryospheric Research is dedicated to the monitoring and understanding of the frozen earth, including glaciers, ice caps, ice shelves, snow, and sea ice.

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September 13, 2016


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