Latest Developments in Satellite IoT & Tracking

The HAPP Project

July 13, 2018

Thanks to advancements in IT and DIY fabrication, missions reserved for national space agencies just a decade ago are becoming increasingly accessible to hobbyists. Cue the High Altitude Photography Platform (HAPP), created by Christopher Couch and James Mayes.

RockFLEET Approved by Queensland for VMS

July 12, 2018

The proven RockFLEET global tracking and messaging system, manufactured by Ground Control, has been selected as one of four approved devices in a mandated scheme to install a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to all commercial fishing boats in Queensland, Australia.

The Bespin Project

July 6, 2018

In the spring of 2017, an international team of students from Luleå University of Technology in Sweden gathered together to brainstorm a REXUS/BEXUS program idea. The European program supports scientific and technological experiments on research rockets and balloons, sending two of each into space every year.

RockBLOCKs Measuring Glacier Movement

June 27, 2018

Professor Kirk Martinez and his team from the University of Southampton, UK, are using moving rover units equipped with RockBLOCKs to measure how Icelandic glaciers respond to small-scale changes in temperature and precipitation throughout the year.

Balloon-Borne Imaging Telescope

March 8, 2018

Compensating for the many distorting kilometers of the Earth’s atmosphere is usually done by adaptive optics or by placing a telescope in orbit. But both solutions are notoriously expensive and difficult.

RockAIR Approved by United States Fire Service

January 31, 2018

The RockAIR brings satellite and cellular tracking together in a portable carry-on, carry-off form factor at a much lower cost than traditional dual-mode solutions.

Horizon Capital LLP Commits £20mn to M2M and IoT Buy and Build Strategy

August 25, 2017

Horizon Capital LLP, the leading investor in UK B2B services and technologies companies, have announced it has committed £20mn to a new buy and build strategy in the M2M and IoT market. This will start with the acquisition of Wireless Innovation, a UK-based M2M managed services connectivity provider.

New Tracking and IoT System Touches Down for Vehicle Fleet Owners

July 18, 2017

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

Transmitting Sensor Data Back from Extremely Remote Locations with Gill Instruments

June 27, 2017

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.

RockBLOCK Support for ThingSpeak Announced

March 25, 2017

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.

RockSTAR Supporting Catching of Poachers

March 7, 2017

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.

Capturing Scientific Data from the Arctic and Antarctic

November 17, 2016

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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