Blast Monitoring for Mining Operations
Upgrading 3G Industrial Communications to LTE
Deep Earth Logic is one of the nation’s largest blast monitoring companies. Established in 2012 and based in North Carolina, the company monitors the impact of controlled blasting in quarries across the US. Organizations like them need to deliver fast and reliable data transmissions to their clients and the regulatory agencies that oversee them.
Company Challenge
COMMUNICATING SEISMOGRAPH DATA
Quarry operators routinely perform controlled blasting in order to replenish their supply of gravel, fill and gradient used in the construction of roads, parking lots, and cement. Legislation requires that such blasting be monitored to protect people, property and the environment. Quarries often outsource the blasting and ongoing blast monitoring to external firms. A seismograph is used to ensure that both ground vibration and air-over pressure are within specified ranges.
Past Monitoring Solutions
RAVEN XT AND LS300 GATEWAYS
When Deep Earth approached the USAT team back in 2012, we created a 2G solution with Sierra Wireless and Instantel that utilized the AirLink® Raven XT. We incorporated their seismograph along with our gateways and antennas, within NEMA boxes their clients could mount along designated areas at quarries and mines. In 2016, with their needs expanding, customer base growing, and advances in 3G technologies, we re-engineered their solution to utilize the AirLink® LS300.
Current Monitoring Solutions
RUGGED RV50X GATEWAYS AND RM-WLF ANTENNAS
Today, with even greater advances in cellular technology, USAT Regional Managers, like Daniel Johnson, deliver clients like Deep Earth the AirLink RV50X® to serve their remote monitoring needs. This purpose-built ruggedized low-power router, in combination with a highly durable MGRM-WLF antenna, enabled wide area connectivity and real-time event monitoring at each of Deep Earth’s client job sites across all of North Carolina.
Field-Tested Results
FASTER MORE RELIABLE REPORTING
The RV50X and WGRM-WLF were designed for harsh environments and industrial uses (construction, mining, demolition) like those of Deep Earth Logic. The simplicity of the solution makes it ideal for remote and blast monitoring applications that require reliability and durability. The Deep Earth team trusts USAT to keep them abreast of the newest technologies - helping them deliver client data securely and rapidly year after year in the face of ever advancing technologies.
Give your remote monitoring equipment an upgrade with USAT's connectivity solutions today.
Contact USAT
If you need a solution for your remote monitoring operations quickly, USAT has equipment in stock and installation teams ready for immediate deployment. Our technicians are prepared to custom build NEMA enclosures or rapidly install cellular routers into your earth moving vehicles across Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and some regions of Texas and Colorado.
USAT has broadband, secure, WiFi hot-spots and high-powered antenna assemblies designed to function under harsh conditions and in remote areas. We offer top-tier equipment from providers like Sierra Wireless and Mobile Mark.
For More Information:
- Give Us a Call: (919) 942-4214
- Send Us an Email: info@usatcorp.com
- Request a Quote: Click Here
Recommended Devices for Blast Monitoring Applications
Similar Articles and Case Studies
4G Construction Trailers
The construction industry relies on dependable network connectivity at worksites - USAT's connected construction trailer makes this possible.
Instant Jobsite Connectivity
After implementing USAT's TRaCK Box instantly deployable network solution, construction companies are getting jobsite communications live in record time.
Share this Post
