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Large scale Sigfox IoT
network used to protect
rhinos in South Africa
The next step of this initiative is to develop a new generation of
IoT long-life wireless sensors.
The first phase of the experiment called Now Rhinos Speak, took place from July 2016 to February 2017, on a conservation area protecting 450 wild
rhinoceroses in Southern Africa.
Sigfox Foundation announced a
six-month experiment for a new
rhinoceros tracking system. Involved
in the conservation of the endangered
species, the Sigfox Foundation is
partnering with three of the largest
international organisations dedicated
to rhinos conservation.
According to Save the Rhino, an
international organisation supporting
endangered rhinos, there are only 29,000
animals left in the world, compared to
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70,000 only 50 years ago. Rhinos could
become extinct in just over ten years’
time if poaching continues at current
rates. The Sigfox Foundation, which
uses connected sensors to save lives, has
partnered with conservationists to better
monitor rhinos, by having exact locations
with a secured and long term tracking
system on the Sigfox network, and
therefore better protect the animals.
The first phase of the experiment,
called Now Rhinos Speak, took place
from July 2016 to February 2017, on a
conservation area protecting 450 wild
rhinoceroses in Southern Africa.
The operations, jointly carried out by
the Sigfox Foundation and Lowveld
Rhino Trust, first deployed the
infrastructure to enable Sigfox’s Low
Power Wide Area network across the
nature reserve in just four days. Three
Sigfox antennas and base stations
have been deployed, now covering
the area.
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