OpenTrack is an affordable, open-architecture Missing Persons Locator platform for underground mining. No vendor lock-in. No black boxes. Just a simple, engineered solution that looks out for your mine's people — and budget.
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OpenTrack is purpose-built for the demands of underground mining — affordable, practical, and ready to deploy.
Built with readily available Commercial Off-The-Shelf components. No proprietary hardware, no inflated pricing. A solution that respects your budget.
Access the platform from any browser, anywhere on your network. No additional software to install, no extra licences to purchase. Clean, simple, effective.
Reuses your mine's existing hard-wired network infrastructure. Minimal new hardware, minimal disruption. Get MPL capability deployed rapidly.
Fully documented, no hidden magic. You own and understand your system. Reduce the risk of ownership by eliminating vendor lock-in completely.
Straightforward configuration and management. Customisable to your specific mining layout and environment without specialist consultants.
Locally developed, locally supported. Your support team understands your industry, your regulations, and your challenges first-hand.
Why OpenTrack
Traditional MPL solutions often come bundled with proprietary hardware, expensive licences, and opaque technology stacks. OpenTrack takes a fundamentally different approach — transparent, documented, and built entirely from commercially available components.
Cap lamp agnostic — works with your existing cap lamp system, regardless of vendor.
CAS/PDS agnostic — operates independently of your Level 9 collision avoidance and proximity detection system.
Uses existing infrastructure — leverages your mine's hard-wired network. No costly parallel infrastructure required.
Fully documented — every component, every interface, every decision. Your team can maintain it without us.
No additional licensing — the web-based interface is accessible from any browser without per-seat fees.
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Is OpenTrack for you?
Your Level 9 CAS/PDS system does not support MPL out of the box, and the vendor upgrade path is expensive or impractical. OpenTrack provides standalone MPL capability without touching your existing CAS/PDS installation.
Upgrading or modifying your entire cap lamp fleet to support MPL is cost prohibitive. OpenTrack is cap lamp agnostic — it delivers MPL without requiring any changes to your lamp infrastructure.
You need a system you can understand, maintain, and extend on your own terms. OpenTrack's open architecture and full documentation puts you in control of your own safety infrastructure.
Whether driven by regulation, incident response, or operational need — you need MPL capability without a drawn-out procurement and installation cycle. OpenTrack leverages existing infrastructure for rapid deployment.
Architecture
OpenTrack is built on proven, understandable technology. Every component is documented, every interface is standard.
COTS Readers
Underground nodes
Existing Network
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Web UI
Any browser, any device
Tags are read underground by COTS readers, data flows over the mine's existing network to the OpenTrack server, and safety personnel view everything through the Web UI.
Get in touch with our team to discuss how OpenTrack can deliver MPL capability at your mine. No obligation, no hard sell — just a conversation about what's possible.
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