Truly Global Coverage
We’ve got you covered with the Ground Control Short Burst Data (SBD) product series. Utilizing the power of an Iridium modem and the Iridium satellite network, we ensure that your data, your assets and of course lives are in safe hands 24/7 anywhere on the earth.
When you send or receive small packets of data (hundreds of bytes) in difficult geographic areas, Iridium SBD may solve your problem. It uses the Iridium satellite network, which has truly global coverage, and provides a vital means of communication for M2M applications.
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Flexible Connection Solution
Whether it’s getting data from a wind turbine in the middle of the ocean using the tiny RockBLOCK 9603, or ensuring your crew are safe in a critical aviation situation with the rugged RockAIR, Ground Control products provide the vital connectivity that you need.
Our SBD product series are ideal for remote weather stations, ocean drifters and buoys, monitoring of oil pipelines, controlling and reporting on equipment in the middle of nowhere. For basic telemetry and command/control applications where mobile signals don’t go – they’re ideal.
• Truly global operation, using the Iridium satellite network
• Ideal for M2M Applications
• Small form factor, low power requirements
• Can provide/suggest SBD equipment, or can provide airtime for existing equipment
• Happy to discuss your requirements
• Iridium SBD specialists.
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For IoT / M2M Applications
The RockBLOCK Plus is effectively the same device as the 9602 encased in a fully waterproof, ruggedized enclosure. It's being used in hostile environments all over the world, from areas at risk of wildfires to rainforests to oil rigs.
For Tracking and Messaging Applications
RockSTAR, our first product, has undergone dozens of upgrades over the years and remains a completely dependable handheld tracking device. RockSTAR has saved many lives and provides a lifeline of support for those in operating in inhospitable environments.
Documentation
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October 12, 2022How RockBLOCK helps deliver medical care via drone
Cancer patients on the Isle of Wight, located just off the south coast of the UK, sometimes experience issues in receiving their chemotherapy treatment. Transporting the chemotherapy via drone – using the RockBlock technology – reduces the transport time to 30 minutes.
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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 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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November 26, 2019Ground Control Delivers SBD Data to AWS Platforms
Whatever the function, Iridium short burst data (SBD) is a tried, tested, and cost-effective method of getting IoT data back to you via satellite from anywhere on Earth.
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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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December 15, 2014GSM Module Adds Least-Cost Data Routing
A new GSM module developed for the recently launched RockFLEET vessel tracking system introduces least cost routing functionality via terrestrial networks, giving users the opportunity to transmit position data via Iridium globally and switch to terrestrial networks when in range.
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November 12, 2019Global Satellite Communication for Qwiic Projects from SparkFun
The SparkFun Qwiic Iridium 9603N has been developed in order to provide a method for Short Burst Data (SBD) global communication for Qwiic projects via the Iridium Satellite Network.
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May 11, 2019KTH Sweden Underwater Sensing Buoy
The Royal Institute of Technology of Sweden developed the LoTUS (long-term underwater sensing) buoy, a system for collecting oceanographic data from perhaps the most remote place on the planet – the polar region seafloor.
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January 10, 2015M2M Communication for Smaller Vessels
‘Big data’ has become part of the maritime lexicon in recent years. It’s hailed as the answer to achieving operational efficiencies, and is part of the reason that the demand for bandwidth at sea continues to grow.
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November 12, 2019Maker Buoy Populated Board
Ground Control Partner Maker Buoy has developed a new populated board to get people up and running using the RockBLOCK 9602/9603 quickly for offshore buoy telemetry applications.
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January 7, 2020OSIL use RockBLOCK to Assist Data Collection for Tidal Energy Opportunities
Working with Bangor University (Wales) on the SEACAMS2 project, Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has provided a network of three telemetered data buoys which are each equipped with a RockBLOCK.
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October 15, 2013RockBLOCK and High-Altitude Balloons
It’s hard to explain why, but high-altitude ballooning is fascinating – and a little addictive. We’ve been following the antics of UK-based Andrew Ashe, who along with Mikal Hart (author of the fantastic IridiumSBD library for Arduino) has successfully tracked their balloon and been able to recover its payload thanks to RockBLOCK.
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January 10, 2014Start Making the Most of M2M
Short burst data (SBD) satellite transceivers, as defined by Iridium, are perfect for integration into complete wireless solutions and can be used for a wide range of applications in numerous markets.
Is SBD right for your project?
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