MineAx "Bird Dog" Tracking for Underground Mines

MSHA, West Virginia and Pennsylvania Approved

Tunnel Radio MSHA Approved TrackingMineAx™ “Bird Dog” tracking provides the ability to locate people and equipment underground. MineAx supports multiple modes of data transport including wireless readers via leaky feeder, Ethernet and hardwire. This provides for maximum flexibility in design as well as installation. In wireless mode, the tag readers can be located anywhere within the leaky feeder radio system coverage area thus providing customized coverage for each unique installation. Both local and client server computer user interfaces allow tracking of individual workers and equipment throughout a mine facility.

System capabilities:

Slide01 Learn more about Tunnel Radio’s MSHA Approved MineAx Systems, Click the image above or see our SlideShare Presentation With the Tunnel Radio MSHA APPROVED RFID Tracking System you get ALL of the following features:

  • Triple Reader monitors three zones concurrently
  • High power RFID tag units – 100 times more powerful than competitive systems
  • Continuous coverage as required in the MSHA PPL
  • Readers are wirelessly linked to radio network
  • Excellent tag to reader range
  • Personnel location viewable overlaid on mine map
  • Only one cable for both communication and tracking systems
  • Secure tag to server communications
  • Battery only, or AC powered
  • Reader back-up battery life – 3 days
  • Detailed history reports
  • Compatible with the TR UltraComm UHF / VHF leaky feeder backbone

MineAx management and tracking underground layout:
MineAx diagram

View a MineAx brochure [PDF]

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