German IoT startup Dryad wants to help prevent forest fires
A German startup wants to use IoT sensors and a wireless-mesh network to detect forest fires within 10 minutes to an hour of when they start as opposed to the hours or even days it can take using current methods based on thermal imaging, satellite surveillance and human smoke spotters.Dryad Networks is developing sensors to detect gases associated with forest fires and engineering how to network t
hem using LoRaWAN and other wireless technologies so the data they gather can be analyzed in the company’s cloud.The sensors are best placed about 10 feet off the ground in trees, secured by screws, making it more difficult for people or wildlife to disturb them and ensuring they won’t be obscured by grass or fallen leaves, according to founder and CEO Carsten Brinkschulte, a veteran of Apple and SAP.To read this article in full, please click here
Author: Jon Gold
Date: 2020-11-17
networkworld.com
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