RGR-Velox (Reactive Geohazard Radar) is a reactive monitoring and alarming system for tailings dam breaches, large slope failures, landslides and avalanches. It is designed to detect, track and alarm on moving geohazards in real-time, keeping people, assets and communities safe by giving warning of a breach or collapse.
It is GroundProbe's first product release in reactive monitoring, with the company now offering both predictive and reactive monitoring technologies. Its existing predictive monitoring solutions, such as slope stability radars and lasers, can detect and warn people and communities of impending mine collapses, dam failures, rockfalls and landslides.
The RGR-Velox is a reactive monitoring solution that tracks and alarms on already moving geohazards post-collapse, giving early warning to take action or evacuate through alarm outputs such as lights, sirens, pagers or phones. Military-grade hardware is combined with GroundProbe's safety-critical software, alarming and systems.
David Noon, CEO of GroundProbe, said that the company has a customer-oriented approach to innovation and technology which has led to the development of this reactive monitoring solution. He commented: "We continually strive to design and develop new solutions to best meet our customers' needs. This technology was a true collaboration between many facets of our organisation, a valued customer and a key partner. By having our customers actively participate in our product development process, we are able to co-create value and produce the most beneficial solution offering."
Fernanda Carrea, VP technology at GroundProbe, stated the RGR-Velox scans an entire area instantly, much like taking a radar photograph, to capture actionable information as it happens and provide new details of the scene every 0.25 seconds.
"Perhaps most impressive is the device's ability to differentiate and locate small moving objects with precise accuracy, even when moving at just 0.05 metres per second. Its alarming capabilities are completely customisable, ensuring users are empowered to design alarms tailored entirely to their specific site challenges and conditions."
Noon added that this latest piece of technology reinforces GroundProbe's number one value and commitment to safety. He concluded: "At GroundProbe, we aim to keep people, assets and communities safe through better risk management and the RGR-Velox is the ultimate assistant in reactive safety monitoring."
