LoRaWAN
®
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Agricultural IoT & wildlife monitoring
• Example of Ina city, Nagano prefecture, Japan
• Problems faced: aging population of farmers and vermin controllers
• Needs:
➢ Temperature control during seedling cultivation & water level control in rice paddies
➢ Prevent damages by wild animals using connected « kukuri » trap and alerting features
• Benefits:
➢ Optimization of rice crop growth
➢ Reduction of patrols
• Why LoRaWAN
®
?
➢ Private network for the local community
➢ Ina city is surrounded by mountains where
LTE coverage is scarce
➢ Long range communication