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Buoy Status Monitoring with LoRa

 Buoy Status Monitoring with LoRa - IoT ONE Case Study
Technology Category
  • Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
  • Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
  • Networks & Connectivity - LoRa
  • Sensors - GPS
Applicable Industries
  • Cities & Municipalities
Applicable Functions
  • Business Operation
Use Cases
  • Track & Trace of Assets
The Challenge

The Netherlands are well-known for their inland waterways, canals, sluices and of course port activities. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure indicates that there are thousands of buoys and fixed items in and near water environments that would profit from IoT monitoring. One of the problems with buoys for example, is that they get hit by ships and the anchor cable breaks. Without connectivity, it takes quite some time to find out that something has happened with that buoy. Not to mention the costs of renting a boat to go to the buoy to fix it. Another important issue, is that there is no real-time monitoring of the buoys at this moment. Only by physically visiting the object on the water, one gains insight in its status.

The Customer
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure
About The Customer
As a result, the battery level of the sensor, the map-based GPS-localisation, the tilt status and a possible collision of each buoy can now be monitored remotely at any moment and from any location on a private AKURU dashboard. Moreover, alarm notificatio
The Solution

The Ministry of Infrastructure was specifically looking for an easy-to-deploy solution to gain insight in the status, movements and possible damages of the buoys with the aim to control them more effectively and efficiently. In other words: transforming each buoy into a Smart Asset without any programming needed. By effortlessly integrating water resistant battery powered LoRa sensors that communicate sensor data to the public LoRa network, combined with the AKURU Cloud Platform and specific algorithms, extremely valuable insights of the condition of the buoys are provided to the Ministry of Infrastructure.

Data Collected
Alarms For Automated Applications, Asset Location, Battery Charge Level, GPS Tracking, Collision Status
Operational Impact
  • [Process Optimization - Real Time Monitoring]
    The battery level of the sensor, the map-based GPS-localisation, the tilt status and a possible collision of each buoy can now be monitored remotely.
  • [Process Optimization - Remote Control]
    The status of thousands of buoys can be monitored remotely without having to visit each buoy or item on the water for controlling their condition.

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