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We cover a wide range of customers, should you require a highly bespoke managed service, or simply an off-the-shelf product.
Cloudloop is our online platform to manage your devices and airtime.
Find out moreWe cover a wide range of customers, should you require a highly bespoke managed service, or simply an off-the-shelf product.
From high altitude weather balloons to data buoys, rain gauges to turbidity sensors, the amount of data being captured by meteorological sensors is extensive, and the reasons for capture are similarly broad.
From predicting weather patterns to measuring glacier thickness; testing the quality of drinking water to plotting the best trajectory for a shipping fleet; all share the same challenge of transmitting data from remote locations back to base. If cellular connectivity is available, it’s often spotty, and a backup is essential to ensure uninterrupted data flow.
Ground Control specialises in providing connectivity in hard to reach places, with satellite and cellular connection services built into ruggedized equipment that can tolerate extreme conditions.
Why work with Ground Control for climate and weather data acquisition? As well as building our own equipment, we partner with Iridium and Inmarsat for satellite connectivity, and OEMs including Cobham and Hughes. This coupled with our domain expertise means we can offer you objective advice on the best solution for your specific needs.
If your sensors are relatively stationary, you have a substantial amount of choice about how to transmit data from the field to your base of operations; both high and low earth orbit satellites will meet your requirements, so the choice comes down to latency, volume of data, existing infrastructure etc. BGAN M2M is a great choice, operating on L-Band frequency, which is as reliable as satellite gets (that’s very reliable, for the absence of doubt!).
If your sensors are on the move, low earth orbit satellites are a great choice, as they have pole to pole connectivity; in this case, choose a product like the RockREMOTE which combines both cellular and satellite connectivity in a single ruggedized unit, and is Iridium Certus enabled – also leveraging L-Band frequency.
Speak to one of our expert team and we’ll be happy to guide you through the options, to find the best solution for your needs and budget.
The RockREMOTE or Hughes 9502 is a great choice if your daily data volume is likely to be kilobytes, and your transmission frequency is likely to be measured in minutes. The RockBLOCK works better for smaller packets of data and less frequent transmission times, and its very small size makes it ideal for building into your existing infrastructure, such as a data buoy or weather balloon.
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