The Mobile GAUS system components are the same as the standard GAUS components, but portability requires the use of a Vaisala WXT510 instead of a full surface data system. It is completely self-contained and is can be installed in a minivan, full sized van or pickup truck. The mobility gives the project planner the option to deploy to a specific site make a sounding and if required move to another site for the next sounding. The first sounding can be active and in the air while the vehicle is relocating, although this does affect sounding quality. The sounding site station elevation values are typically taken from a topographic map. If that is not available or if the location is not absolutely certain, a GPS altitude solution is used.

Data communications from the truck to a central operations center can be done in near real time, and is typically transmitted using the cellular phone network or sent using a mobile satellite internet system anywhere in North America.