Mining

GPS Positioning All The Time, Throughout The Mine

High-precision Global Positioning Systems (GPS) have provided countless benefits for positioning and managing equipment in open-pit mining. Haul trucks, shovels, drills, dozers, mobile conveyors, and other mission critical machines are optimized by the use of real-time positioning applications enabled by GPS. However, for applications that require non-stop availability of real-time positioning data, GPS alone falls short.

Introducing Terralite XPS

Novariant’s new Terralite XPS System provides the ultimate availability solution, by continuously operating when and where GPS can’t. Incorporating state-of-the-art positioning and radio frequency technology, the system combines portable, free-standing “Terralites” with a new category of tri-frequency GPS+XPS capable receivers.

Tri-Frequency (L1/L2/XPS) Coverage

With a network of Terralites broadcasting a new, independent positioning signal called “XPS,” mine operators can compute accurate 3 dimensional positions in locations that standard GPS alone can’t reach, such as in pits where satellite signals are blocked by steep highwalls. Standard positioning outputs support the most popular GPS-enabled applications already running in the mine – so with Terralite XPS, the only big change is your up-time. Learn more...