Environmental consultants often find themselves in remote locations with no access to the internet. To help remedy this, EDI’s IT team put their heads together and generated a hardware kit for a Starlink unit that helps our field crews bring the internet with them to remote locations.
Jonathan Dopson, a member of EDI’s IT team in Prince George, explains that the hardware kit for the Starlink unit includes a display to track power usage and switches for simple deployment, a motor to adjust the position of the receiver, and a 12-volt DC battery with associated adaptors that allow the unit to run off the battery rather than the original required 120-volt AC power. All parts are contained in a durable, compact case that is easily transported. Jonathan is already thinking about future upgrades to this prototype, given ongoing advances in technology and feedback obtained from crew members who have used the kit. With the Starlink infrastructure being continually updated, new hardware and features are able to be used, such as smaller receivers and direct satellite to cell communications.