Reutech Mining believes that slope stability “doesn’t require more solutions, but that it requires smarter solutions. This fundamental belief is reflected in our latest software release – ScatterX.
ScatterX is the reason that there is nothing quite like the Movement and Surveying Radar (MSR).
“Because we engineered both the hardware and the software, everything is designed to work together seamlessly. It brings together cutting edge radar hardware and innovative software to offer a game changing slope monitoring radar capable of performing both strategic monitoring tasks as well as tactical monitoring tasks.”
ScatterX improves the MSR offering in three key areas, namely resolution, scan speed, and atmospheric correction.
High Resolution Data in 3D – ScatterX relies on advanced proprietary processing techniques that dramatically improve the amount of information recoverable from inside a single beam. Whereas previously a single data point in range was reported for each scan point, up to 30 points within a single beam are now reported on and displayed.
Faster Scan Speeds over Broad Areas – The ability to extract multiple points at each elevation position means less elevation positions need to be visited, allowing the radar to scan up to three times faster, without compromising processing time. A new multi-threaded software architecture combined with optimised data file compression structures provides updated radar data immediately after every scan.
The picture shows high resolution true 3D MSR synthetic map generated at 3,200 m
Improved Atmospherics without a Known Stable – The MSR no longer requires known-stable regions as it relies on advanced atmospheric correction algorithms to compensate for the effect of the atmosphere on radar data. The increase in resolution combined with shorter scan times allow for better correction of atmospheric effects, yielding a cleaner and more accurate representation of slope surface displacement.
ScatterX is capable of running on all MSR systems currently deployed, which means that even Reutech Mining’s very first systems will remain at the cutting edge of radar technology through the ability to perform both strategic and tactical slope monitoring, in one. ScatterX ultimately reinforces the company’s belief that the slope stability industry doesn’t require more solutions, but that it requires smarter solutions.