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ACCURATE GNSS DATA COLLECTION

Accurate GNSS Data Collection for Precise Drilling Locations

Whether mining below ground or above, collecng accurate and relevant data is a core element of mining work. Inaccuracies in measurements can lead to re-work, project delays, cost overruns and – most frightening – wrong drilling locaons. Acquiring precise locaon data can be both complicated and expensive. There are many GNSS receivers and data collectors available in the marketplace, but many are difficult to use, cannot achieve low-level accuracy, or are cost-prohibive. Even if the hardware is intuive, oen the soware is not. Add in rapidly-changing weather condions and extreme environments with water, wind and dust, and the day's work gets even more complicated. Juniper Systems set out to solve all these problems with one affordable GNSS receiver that delivers low-level accuracy, is intuive to use, works with mulple data collectors, and stands up to extreme condions. The new Geode™ GNS3 Receiver is scalable, simple to use, and provides a variety of accuracy levels – including sub-meter (50cm), sub-foot (30cm) and decimeter (10cm). Designed with versality in mind, the Geode GNS3 collects real-me GNSS data without the huge price tag or complexity of other precision receivers.

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Geode GNS3 Receiver

Compared to Juniper Systems' previous GNSS receivers, the significantly-upgraded Geode GNS3 is available in either single or mulfrequency models. The internal antenna delivers precision, mul-GNSS/mulfrequency with integrated ground plane. The mul-frequency model is capable of

accuracies to 8cm with the Atlas L-band H10 correcon service.

Scalable Accuracy

Collect precision, mul-frequency, mulconstellaon GNSS data with more than 800 channels and through a variety of signals, including GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo and others. SBAS correcons are supported with 3channel parallel tracking in North America, Europe, India and Japan, reducing ionospheric error in GPS data. Addional correcon services using RTK/CORS NTRIP GNSS are supported to achieve even greater accuracy. Where SBAS and network correcons are not available, a supported Atlas Worldwide subscripon will provide L-Band correcon. With mulple accuracy levels and a tolerance for signal interrupon, data can be collected anywhere in the world. For every job, select the accuracy opons for the data needed, at the sub-metre (50cm),

Open Interface

The Geode GNS3 works with a wide range of data collectors, handheld computers, tablets and smartphones, and is especially useful for bring-your-own-device (BYOD) work situaons. It's compable with Juniper Systems' handheld computers, including the new Mesa Pro 10-inch Rugged Tablet, Mesa® 3 Rugged Tablet (7-inch), and Cedar™ CT8X2 Rugged Tablet. Many other data collectors can also be paired with the Geode GNS3, including devices running on Microso® Windows PC or Android™ 7 (and above) operang systems, and a broad range of Apple® iPhone® and iPad® devices. Easily connect to any of these using Juniper Systems' GeodeConnect™ soware, designed to configure the device and set up communicaons with the receiver.

Juniper Rugged™

Like all products from Juniper Systems, rugged features are inherent to the Geode GNS3 design. Tested against U.S. standard MIL-STD-810G, it withstands drops, shock, vibraon and temperature extremes. The enclosure is rated IP68, sealed against moisture and dust ingress.

The Geode GNS3 is perfect for a multude of applicaons, such as construcon, survey planning, water ulity locaon, agricultural mapping and planning operaons, seed research plots, and rural populaon and census studies. It's also the logical soluon for remote mapping projects where correcon services are not available, such as in strip mining, archaeology, environmental sciences or wildlife management. Take the affordable Geode GNS3 with you mounted on a pole, in a pack, or held in your hand to easily collect real-me, precision GNSS data in harsh environments.

Learn more: hps://junipersys.com/products/geode

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