LoRaWAN
®
LIVE
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Health monitoring (heat stroke prevention)
• Construction workers working in hot and humid environments are prone to heat stroke
• Aging of construction workers & global warming effect on seasonal climate
=> Heat stroke has become a very serious problem in Japan
• Objectives:
➢ Early detection and elimination of heat stroke risk at construction sites
➢ Based on weather information from WBGT sensor and data from wearable LoRaWAN
®
trackers worn by workers
➢ Collected data includes heartbeat, location, but also
accelerometer information to detect falls and alert
• Why LoRaWAN
®
?
➢ Very efficient to cover large construction areas
➢ Workers can "move" the gateway around the construction
area to reach specific areas (underground, high-pressure areas…)
➢ Best solution for areas where LTE coverage is scarce (ex: remote islands)
➢ Low-energy consumption compared to LTE & LTE-M
