Ekahau has deployed its RTLS system in several underground tunnel and mining sites worldwide.
Wi-Fi Networks Can Help Pinpoint Miners Trapped Underground
"We have deployed similar emergency management systems in hospitals for locating patients, doctors and critical equipment during disasters. For the underground mines we use the exact same technology, which uses standard Wi-Fi networks."
Ekahau Inc. today announced that its Real Time Location System solution (RTLS) is ready for installations in underground mining and tunnel work sites to track the accurate location and movement of miners in real time. The Ekahau system, said a release from the company, can leverage any brand of existing Wi-Fi networks inside a mine to locate persons and emergency equipment, without the need for any proprietary hardware or system installations.
Ekahau has deployed its RTLS system in several underground tunnel and mining sites worldwide.
"We have installed Ekahau RTLS in a tunnel work site in Le
Ekahau has deployed its RTLS system in several underground tunnel and mining sites worldwide.