BlackBox Control - Real-Time Location Tracking and Mining Telemetry Monitoring Technology

BlackBox Control supplies real-time location tracking technology to the mining and transport industries. The company's reporting technology provides location data on people and assets, ensuring the effective management of mining operations.

If you have ever wanted to watch your equipment in action from the comfort of your office, or wished that you could monitor how much work your asset fleet has done in a day, then BlackBox technology can help you. Once installed in your vehicles and assets you will receive a report at the nominated intervals that allows you to keep your finger on the pulse of your business.

BlackBox gives you complete visibility of an asset's use and it puts you in control. The company's enterprise Control Centre software is used to produce reports and monitor your selected business rules and you can view an asset's location and activity using Google Maps or your own mapping system.

Proactive alerts, proximity reporting, real-time data and mine-site monitoring system

Key mining-related features of BlackBox Control's systems include:

• Live information - keep tabs on your assets in real time
• Monitoring entry to locations - immediate report trigger for areas of interest
• Status input options - vehicle fuelling, maintenance, engine management of oil pressure, temperature, driver ID, job status
• Proximity reporting - see which asset is in the yard, workshop or mine
• Proactive alerts - an in-built event manager lets you establish business so this system is automated
• Mining reports - BlackBox has multiple customised mining reports, which include reference to asset hours worked, incident alerts, safety alerts and more
• Flexible and adaptable - the asset hardware can be changed as required

Monitor loads and control asset operations

Having worked across a wide range of asset types, which includes haul packs, scrapers, water trucks, excavators, rollers, loaders and road-going vehicles, the Australian-based company is experienced in the mining sector.

Whether you need to monitor loads from on-board mass systems, asset operation from on-board management systems or integrate with hour meters and other telematics needs, BlackBox has the knowledge and products to meet your requirements.

Mine site safety requirements have been increased across Australia, and BlackBox has an impressive array of tooling to work with. Fitting operator screens with speed displays, monitoring seatbelts and tyre pressures, notifying drivers of unsafe behaviours and timely delivery of RAG reports are just a few of the services on offer.

Generate and manage mining project location and tracking data

Location data and specified activities can be displayed on your choice of maps. Monitoring the speed of your haulage drivers and counting cycles through the hopper are just a couple of examples of the customisable service offered by BlackBox.

You can use the standard BlackBox features, easily access the data, produce reports and even copy or send data into your existing management applications. The system is easy to use and usually very little training is required.

Customisable tracking and telemetry reports

BlackBox solutions can be tailored around your preferred communications option, including Telstra Next G cellular, GSM, satellite, long and short-range radio options. You could even mix and match to meet challenging mine-site conditions and it's possible to specify high-accuracy GPS results.

Other customisable options include incident notification, driver ID, seatbelt use, speed compliance, fatigue management, and job reporting applications.

Browser module compatible with Google Maps

In addition to the enterprise Control Centre software application, a browser module is also available for corporate deployment. This includes the following features:

• Google Maps - the popular Google Maps platform provides detailed road and rail maps, satellite imagery and Street View images, maps can be personalised with your own data
• Customisable - store points of interest such as workshops and fuel bowsers (markers and regions), these can be personalised with your own site mapping detail
• User-friendly - easy to use method of accessing recent asset activity
• Reporter module
• Local administrator control - logins can be set up and managed by local IT administrator if desired