Becker Mining South Africa has enhanced its Missing Person Locator system – a powerful module integrated into its comprehensive SmartFlow™ digital mine visualisation and management platform and designed to raise the level of emergency preparedness and personnel safety in mining operations worldwide.
The Missing Person Locator module represents a significant advance in real-time tracking technology, enabling rapid location and response to underground emergencies. With capabilities extending from surface to underground environments, the system empowers mining operations with precision tracking, historical traceability, and automated evacuation protocols.
Safety is a priority for Becker Mining and this technology provides mining companies with actionable intelligence during critical situations. Combining cutting-edge wireless technologies with a user-friendly interface, the enhanced locator module is based on the understanding that in such situations every second counts.
Key features
- Real-time tracking & location: Tracks personnel and mobile equipment with support for man-down detection and full evacuation management.
- Multi-network integration: Compatible with VHF, UHF, Wi-Fi, LTE, and other wireless systems, ensuring continuous coverage across vast and complex mining environments.
- 3D viewer interface: Provides intuitive, real-time visualisations of personnel location and movement through advanced graphics motion technology.
- Surface mapping: Uses GPS and integrates with Google Maps and satellite imagery for seamless surface tracking, including mine-specific overlays.
- Access control integration: Syncs with HR systems to manage and monitor workforce movement securely.
- Historical traceability: Maintains logs and supports customised reporting for incident investigation and safety audits.
One of the standout aspects of the software is that it integrates with Becker’s Leaky Feeder Technology, allowing LTE, Bluetooth, RF Tagging, and remote diagnostics to operate in underground workings. This connectivity, combined with Wi-Fi and GPS for surface operations, makes it one of the most comprehensive tracking systems available today.
Seamless system integration
As part of the SmartFlow™ suite, the Missing Person Locator module interconnects with other operational systems such as environmental monitoring, power reticulation, conveyor systems, and telemetry with industry standard open communication protocols. This ensures a holistic view of mining operations to support safety.
Becker Mining Systems has deployed this innovation globally across operations in South Africa, Chile, Australia, and North America, setting a new standard for underground safety technology.
For more information visit: www.becker-mining.com