This use-case-based guideline aims to help mines build the business value proposition and the appropriate design and implementation plans for location tracking. It also provides an overview of current solutions and the opportunities they offer.
Location tracking has many applications in mining and there are many location tracking solutions that are highly effective in other environments and industries. For example, location tracking is often a requirement for use cases such as short interval control, ventilation on demand, and haulage planning. However, many of these solutions’ present challenges in underground environments due to difficulty achieving the required precision and accuracy (e.g., due to the lack of GPS in underground environments, difficulty using LTE tracking).
Overall, this guideline aims to:
This project is led by the Underground Mining Working Group
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