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IoT in the outer Hebrides

Ravenspoint and Loch Erisort

Part its ‘IoT Evolve’ programme, CENSIS teamed up with consultancy FarrPoint to monitor humidity, temperature and visitor numbers in the Ravenspoint Centre Museum (right) using a LoRaWAN network – adding to an existing network which covers the museum’s storage facility. Visitor tracking sensors are now mooted for the on-site café. “The system will automate data collection, a task previously performed ...

Viewpoint: Ultra-early wildfire detection with IoT sensors using LoRaWAN

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Why not use IoT-enabled sensors, using the LoRaWAN standard, for ‘ultra-early’ wildfire detection, asks Carsten Brinkschulte, co-founder and CEO of Dryad Networks? Wildfires contribute approximately 20% of the world’s CO2 emissions, equivalent to the combined emissions of automobiles, airplanes, trains, and ships. Even more concerning, these wildfires trigger a chain reaction in our climate, intensifying global warming by increasing the ...