GroundProbe’s Software Engineer – Machine Learning, Alice Nguyen Machine Learning – Where it all started? When considering Machine Learning (ML) many think of elaborate technologies running on high-computing machines. Surprisingly, ML dates back to 1943 when the first mathematical model of a neural network was developed by Walter and Warren to mimic human thought processes. […]
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GroundProbe’s Head of Geotechnical, Peter Saunders What is precision? In the field of Geotechnical slope stability monitoring, we tend to use the word ‘precision’ a lot. How precise is the instrument? Do we need it to be so precise? When and why do we need high precision instruments? Firstly, it’s worth taking a moment to […]
READ MOREThe Power of Collaboration
GroundProbe’s VP Technology, Fernanda Carrea GroundProbe has always been serious about collaboration. What began as a university-industry partnership in 1993 through to today – collaboration is still the engine to our new product development agility and speed to market. Through the power of collaboration, we have been able to provide our customers with constant innovative […]
READ MOREEmbedding Sustainability and Resilience into GroundProbe’s Supply Chain
GroundProbe’s Head of Supply Chain & Quality Systems, Neil Cordon At GroundProbe, we are driven to ensure our equipment is manufactured and shipped to be available for safety urgent situations at short notice. Our goal is to provide our customers with decision confidence at the most critical operational moments, as well as on a routine […]
READ MORESlope Stability Radar Alarm Threshold Validation at Telfer Gold Mine
GroundProbe’s Global Practice Lead – Geotechnical Advisory, Albert Cabrejo, and Head of Geotechnical, Peter Saunders GroundProbe’s Slope Stability Radar (SSR) is the primary monitoring tool at the Telfer gold-copper mine, located in the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia. The SSR manages slope instability risk to personnel and equipment in the steep, brittle, rock environment […]
READ MOREPutting Quality First Through Testing and Service Assurance
GroundProbe’s Senior Software Tester, Aarthi Selvam GroundProbe’s software testing regime ensures bugs are found and resolved quickly, essential for our safety-critical products. As a global technology leader, we pride ourselves on creating state-of-the-art technologies and software that deliver precise and reliable information. To ensure our solutions remain industry-leading, we are continually innovating and improving our […]
READ MOREEmploying Slope Stability Radar Technology for Effective Geotechnical Risk Management in Civil Applications
GroundProbe’s Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Americas, Andrei Torres Landslides are more widespread than any other geological event in the world. In the last 20 years, they have caused 18,000 deaths worldwide. Up until recently, identifying an instability process with enough time to ensure the safety of human life and amenity has been incredibly challenging, in […]
READ MOREFailures in Open-Pit Mines and Uncertainty when Predicting Collapses
GroundProbe’s Group Geotechnical Sales Specialist, Albert Cabrejo With the introduction of the Slope Stability Radar (SSR) by GroundProbe in 2001, the mining industry acquired the ability to gather monitoring data of collapses in real-time. The Inverse Velocity (IV) Method, by Professor Fukuzono has been used in the mining industry along with slope monitoring radars for […]
READ MOREHow a Customer-Centric Approach is Key to GroundProbe’s Success
GroundProbe’s Commercial & Global Account Analyst, Noelia Eguillor When many people think of GroundProbe, they think about the most trusted, most reliable Slope Stability Radar technology in the mining industry. But having the most proven technology – one that has never failed to detect a collapse – is not just luck. It’s the result of […]
READ MORE‘Engineers Australia’ Article – Excerpt – ‘This Australian Technology Helps to Avoid Dangerous Ta...
Originally written and published by Charlotte Barkla from Engineers Australia on 22 October 2020. GroundProbe’s Head of Product Development, Fernanda Carrea, interviewed by Engineers Australia on GroundProbe’s recent Australian Engineering Excellence Award (AEEA) win for the SSR-Omni. In response to major catastrophic tailings dam collapses in recent years, an Australian team has developed a […]
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