Truly global connectivity for Environmental monitoring
Ground Control helps deliver Environmental initiatives and projects that work anywhere, reliably.
Through our proprietary hardware, trusted hardware partners, and satellite and cellular connectivity options, we ensure data can be sent and received in near real-time, at all times.
From automated landslide monitoring, to preventing illegal deforestation, to smart flood monitoring and alerting, we’re well equipped to support your critical communications needs.
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We work with Environmental software providers and OEMs, to satellite-enable solutions for Government and Environmental agencies, worldwide.
With virtually real-time updates, pole-to-pole coverage, and 99.9% uptime, Ground Control’s robust, lightweight devices and satellite connectivity is ideal for any project with assets in remote areas, or those experiencing spotty terrestrial coverage.
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Plug-and-Play Satellite Transmitters
Transceivers are compatible with Arduino, Windows, Mac and Linux computers, including Raspberry PI, and many other platforms with serial or USB ports. They are also relatively low cost, with airtime that can be purchased on a pay-as-you-go basis, or contracted - great flexibility for developers while testing.
BGAN M2M
The exceptional low power consumption (1W idle) of the Hughes 9502 makes it possible to provide end-to-end IP connectivity to sites that are off the grid. Moreover, the EXPLORER 540 combines BGAN M2M with cellular connectivity in the same terminal, giving users the opportunity to choose the best carrier for any location. With real-time control and about 1200 millisecond latency, EXPLORER 540 terminals are well suited to Utility smart grid, seismic warning sensors and weather applications, over a global area.
Two-way Messaging & Tracking
Alternatively, the RockFLEET Tracker, is designed for installation on assets such as yachts and vehicles and has an optional LTE Narrowband unit. This allows the use of terrestrial mobile phone networks when possible, automatically switching to the global Iridium satellite network when these are unavailable, for a truly cost-effective solution.
Why work with Ground Control for your satellite connectivity needs?
Fully featured APIs
Value-added partners
Competitive pricing
Global support
Design and build
Satellite-enabled Environmental solutions
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July 19, 2023
Ocean-based carbon removal to combat climate change
How Running Tide is leveraging satellite IoT – specifically, the RockBLOCK 9603 – to move carbon from the fast carbon cycle to the slow carbon cycle, helping to combat climate change.
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July 18, 2023RockBLOCK Plus empowers monitoring of distressed vessels
Discover how Barnacle Systems revolutionizes the monitoring of abandoned and wrecked vessels with their BRNKL Rapid Deploy units, equipped with the reliable RockBLOCK Plus satellite connectivity.
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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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August 11, 2021Environmental Monitoring and Reporting with Obscape
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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May 23, 2022Delivering Coverage and Reliability for ASC’s Tsunami Early Warning System
As a critical communications network, there was never any question that ASC’s early warning system would need to utilize 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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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.
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July 21, 2021Space-Bound Instrument Packages
Edorado High School sends instrumentation packages, called Eagles, to the edge of space and transmits back temperature, pressure, and GPS data, as well as live video. In all, twenty different data channels are telemetered back to ‘Mission Control’ in the classroom.
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August 3, 2021Off-Grid Fire-Prevention Systems
RockBLOCK is a versatile, compact, low-power and dependable way of sending and receiving data from remote homes. It uses the Iridium satellite network, giving truly global coverage and is a vital part of fire prevention systems.
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August 7, 2018CU Boulder / NOAA AirCore
Introduced in a paper published eight years ago in the American Meteorological Society, the AirCore has proven itself a robust atmospheric sampling device used with balloons and other airborne assets.
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