IT/Infrastructure
IoT Solution Targets U.S. Mega-Drought with Agriculture-based Intelligence
SweetSense is teaming with LoRa satellite company Swarm to track water usage and conditions for southwestern farmers and communities, to help them understand and manage their use of water in the face of climate change.
Everynet Builds Public LoRaWAN Network Across U.S.
The company is partnering with Crown Castle to deploy gateways on its cellular towers in order to bring connectivity to 36 major cities, as well as transportation corridors across the country, by the end of 2021.
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Windfarm’s LoRaWAN Network Enables IoT Solutions in Port and at Sea
SkyLab's Internet of Things system, used throughout the Netherlands and beyond, is now being expanded offshore, with Kerlink's iStation gateways creating open networks for ports and companies.
French Railroad Pilot Employs LoRaWAN Technology with GS1 Standards
GS1 in Europe and the LoRa Alliance have announced a liaison to standardize the semantics of tag or sensor identification, making IoT deployments simpler whether involving LoRa only or a hybrid approach with RFID or another technology.
Natural Gas Company Leverages UWB to Ensure Mustering Safety
Canadian Natural Resources is using an automated system to track the locations of workers during turnaround processes, after the technology from Connectus and Sewio was previously found to reduce mustering times tenfold.
Acquisition Brings Mobile UHF Reading to HID Global
With its purchase of Technology Solutions Ltd. UK, HID's Identification Technology unit will expand its offerings to include mobile reading devices that leverage UHF, HF or LF technologies for applications ranging from event ticketing to laundry services, retail, and oil and gas.
Auto-ID Company Creates Its Own System for Managing Its Assets
With its homegrown solution, QR code inventor DENSO deploys its own handheld RFID readers, along with Confidex UHF RFID tags, to automate the audit counts of IT assets at its facilities.
App Discovers Internet of Things Devices, Alerts Consumers
Carnegie Mellon University's IoT Assistant provides GPS-based alerts regarding devices within a person's vicinity and offers options for viewing cameras, beacons and other wireless devices that might be collecting or sharing data.