Result description
Danalto’s Cardinal Platform enables real-time location tracking in GNSS-denied environments, where satellite signals are weak or unavailable. Using low-power radio networks and intelligent tags, it precisely locates personnel and assets in complex industrial settings.
Building on collaborations with the European Space Agency, EdgeCore/ACCTON and Cisco, Danalto leverages deep telecommunications expertise to deliver reliable, scalable solutions for demanding sectors such as mining and heavy industry
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
- Business partners – SMEs, Entrepreneurs, Large Corporations
- Expanding to more markets /finding new customers
- Venture Capital
We are seeking strategic support to validate and scale our location-tracking platform in real mining environments. By proving its reliability under the sector’s most demanding conditions, we aim to accelerate adoption and position mining as our flagship market for expansion.
- Public or private funding institutions
- Other Actors who can help us fulfil our market potential
- Private Investors
R&D, Technology and Innovation aspects
The next phase focuses on flagship industrial deployments in mining to convert pilots into long-term contracts and establish strong reference sites.
Scalability is embedded in the platform’s modular, low-power network architecture, allowing gradual deployment from a single site to multi-site rollouts without system redesign.
Cost-efficient hardware, GNSS-independent operation, and seamless integration with existing safety and automation systems enable predictable scaling, recurring service models, and efficient international expansion.
Replicability is a core strength of the platform. Its GNSS-independent, modular architecture allows deployment across different mine layouts and infrastructure conditions without fundamental redesign. Once validated in one operational environment, the same configuration logic can be applied to other sites with limited adaptation.
Because the system relies on standardized hardware components and a flexible software layer, it can be transferred across geographies, regulatory contexts, and industrial sectors such as tunnelling, logistics hubs or heavy industry. This reduces deployment time, lowers integration risk, and enables consistent performance across multiple projects — supporting efficient expansion and long-term market penetration.
Sustainability is embedded in both the technology and its application. The platform operates on low-power radio networks, reducing energy consumption compared to conventional high-infrastructure tracking systems. Its architecture avoids reliance on scarce or environmentally intensive materials, strengthening supply chain resilience while lowering environmental footprint.
Beyond its technical design, the solution contributes directly to safer and more efficient industrial operations. In mining, real-time location intelligence improves worker safety, supports automation, reduces downtime, and optimises resource use. By enabling more controlled, data-driven operations, the platform helps operators reduce waste, energy use and operational risk—aligning industrial performance with ESG and responsible production standards.
- Europe
