La empresa de tecnología de localización minera GeoMoby ha obtenido A$3 millones ($2,03 millones) para financiar el mayor despliegue de su tecnología en la industria minera mundial.
El dinero se destinará a ampliar su equipo de ventas y desarrollo comercial, así como a ampliar un sólido equipo de personal centrado en el desarrollo de tecnología.
Los fondos provienen en gran medida de múltiples inversores europeos, dijo GeoMoby. La ampliación de capital también contó con el apoyo de los accionistas existentes.
GeoMoby – the name of the company and product – uses wireless, cable-free and reusable beacons to geofence sites, track assets and check on workforces, providing a layer of safety and efficiency never seen before, the company says. The technology allows surface-to-underground communication through smart devices, meaning, for the first time, photographs and video can be sent to the surface from remote tunnels in deep underground sites.
GeoMoby apunta a contratos a largo plazo con empresas mineras subterráneas con sede en Australia Occidental, pero su tecnología también puede aplicarse a operaciones mineras a cielo abierto y sitios de construcción en Australia y en todo el mundo, afirma.
Founder and CEO, Chris Baudia, said: “Australian mining companies want to keep their workers – often in remote areas – safe, and this technology is the best, most reliable way to do that right now in the world. This latest funding now enables us to provide Australian miners with a gold standard location service and we are working hard to educate the mining sector about our cost-effective technology.
“We are now Australia’s most advanced location intelligence platform with a specialisation in live tracking and geofencing technologies for the mining and construction industries. We provide a 360° view platform that helps our clients to visualise their assets – trucks, light vehicles, machines – and the most important one, people. This is done in real-time whether it be in a multi-storey building, a remote area or even deep down an underground tunnel.”
