Reliable, pole-to-pole coverage
Ground Control support Government and Environmental agencies, and research initiatives with reliable, global connectivity.
Working with innovative partners who provide Environmental monitoring software and manufacture various sensors, we help satellite-enable solutions so they can send and receive data in real-time, at all times.
From enabling Tsunami early warning systems, to wildlife tracking, to supporting scientists’ understanding of the impact of climate change – we’ve got your connectivity needs covered.
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The RockBLOCK suite
Our RockBLOCK suite of transceivers can be used to send and receive short serial messages through the Iridium satellite network and back to Earth. Connected to sensors, they deliver plug-and-play satellite communication, meaning if you have a clear view of the sky, your solution / project stays connected.
Already supporting conservationists tracking lions in Namibia; meteorologists releasing high altitude weather balloons; oceanographers measuring waves, wind speeds and temperatures via data buoys and much more, the small robust RockBLOCK, satellite-enables applications so they work anywhere in the world.
“In the world of conservation you often find yourself in situations where you need to work with what you’ve got. Many times, that’s not much! We are very happy to achieve these results in such a short time and to see them produce results better than we could have hoped for.” – HackThePoacher.com, using the RockBLOCK.
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Why work with Ground Control on your environmental projects?
Fully featured APIs
Live tracking data
Global community
Value-added partners
Pole-to-pole coverage
Competitive pricing
Satellite-enabled Environmental solutions
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July 19, 2023The role RockBLOCK 9603 plays in the removal of carbon from open oceans
Running Tide is developing a global carbon removal system to integrate & amplify natural carbon removal pathways. Here’s how Satellite IoT – specifically the RockBLOCK 9603, powered by the Iridium network – helps.
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February 9, 2023BGAN M2M’s role in soil moisture monitoring to help combat climate change
As well as optimum vegetation and crop management through soil moisture monitoring, measuring soil moisture also helps to inform our understanding of how the natural environment responds to climate change. Here’s how the BGAN M2M service is supporting this initiative.
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July 17, 2023Keeping Canada’s waterways clean and safe with RockBLOCK Plus
2,700 wrecked boats present a hazard for Canada’s pristine marine environment. Incorporated into Barnacle Systems’ Rapid Deploy units, here’s the role satellite IoT plays in the clean-up operation.
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Environmental Monitoring and Reporting
A Government Agency responsible for coastal, stormwater and catchment management has assigned Ground Control customer Obscape to assist with reporting on areas such as – monitoring and reporting on catchment management, flood risk areas, storm drains and drainage ditches with the aid of the RockBLOCK.
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July 1, 2022Satellite-Enabled Tsunami Early Warning System
As a critical communications network, there was never any question that ASC’s early warning system would need to utilise satellite connectivity, both for the coverage requirements and network reliability. Commercial terrestrial power and communications networks tend to perform poorly in a disaster – either through overuse or damage to their infrastructure.
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August 5, 2021Automated Landslide Monitoring
Slide Sentinel is a fully automated landslide monitoring system using RTK. It regularly monitors landslide activity with high spatiotemporal resolution and centimetre-level accuracy for long-term deployments. Measuring this way aids in early warning information and limits the use of invasive and expensive drilling.
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August 4, 2021Preventing Illegal Deforestation
The world’s two largest rainforests, the Congo Basin and the Amazon, are under threat from illegal extraction activities. Unfortunately, authorities have long lacked the means and mechanisms to deal with these illegalities which destroy ecosystems and undermine both forest and indigenous people’s livelihoods.
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October 13, 2022How RockBLOCKs can transform IoT projects with global connectivity
Cellular connectivity only covers 15% of the globe. Learn how the RockBLOCK suite can help simplify IoT expansion with pole-to-pole connectivity.
Environmental solutions that work anywhere
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