6
Safety and Compliance User
Notices
The MALÅ GeoDrone equipment, developed and produced by Guideline Geo, has currently
not yet been certified according to FCC, ETSI or other localized UWB regulations. In order
to purchase and operate the MALÅ GeoDrone 80 users need to apply for an exemption from
local regulation if such are in place.
According to the regulations stated in ETSI EN 302 066-1 (European
Telecommunication Standards Institute):
The control unit should not be left
ON
when leaving the system unattended. It should always
be turned
OFF
when not in use.
The antennas should point towards the ground, walls etc. during measurement and not
towards the air.
The antennas should be kept in close proximity to the media under investigation.
Canadian and US regulations state that whenever GPR antennas are in
use the following notes apply:
This Ground Penetrating Radar device shall be operated only when in contact with or within
1 m of the ground.
Only law enforcement agencies, scientific research institutes, commercial mining
companies, construction companies and emergency rescue or firefighting organizations
shall use this Ground Penetrating Radar Device.
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standards. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference and (2)
this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
