LoRaWan technology is a low-power wide-coverage network protocol designed to wirelessly connect several battery-powered devices by connecting to different networks. Due to the low consumption of the battery, it can offer an average service life of more than 10 years.
LoRaWan is a media access control layer protocol, built on top of LoRa modulation. The latter is a wireless modulation technology derived from Chirp Spread Spectrum (CSS), which is ideal for connections that transmit small packets of data with low bit rates. Data can be transmitted over a wider range than other technologies such as Wifi, Bluetooth or ZigBee.
These features make LoRa suitable for sensors operating in low-power mode, without the need for power supply.
What is it for?
The LoRaWan protocol provides secure two-way connections encrypted from end to end, at a distance of more than 10 kilometers in rural areas and up to 3 kilometers in dense urban areas, providing a large number of solutions, for example:
- Vaccine and food cold chain monitoring: LoRaWan sensors can be used to verify that an environment has the right temperature.
- Location of animals: sensors allow animals to be located within a set radius.
- Patient monitoring: wristband sensors can determine a fall and track medication consumption.
- Smart crops: providing real-time information on humidity and atmospheric conditions, which allows the optimization of plant cultivation.
- Water conservation: leak detection, ensuring timely conservation of the vital liquid.
- Smart garbage containers: alerts about the level of waste are directed to the plant, where better decisions can be made to optimizing the collection schedule.
- Tracking at airports: baggage monitoring, staff, vehicles…
- Transport tracking: track loads using LoRaWan technology.
