Learn how to we LoRa technology combined with existing infrastructures to transfer data with minimized energy usage
With tens of thousands of our device employed across a city, we need an efficient method to collect all of that data to be sent and processed in the cloud. Therefore, we must find a balance between the real-time capability of our system and the feasibility in terms of cost.
By approaching this problem from a two-step approach, we are able to balance real-time monitoring with cost-effective data collection.
LoRa (Long Range) data transmission enables high-efficiency, low-power communication for our devices. This technology ensures that critical alerts—such as clogged or compromised drain grates—are sent immediately to the cloud for real-time monitoring and rapid action. LoRa provides a scalable and reliable way to manage the dense network of devices across urban environments.
By deploying data collection modules in garbage trucks across the city, whose routing covers near all areas of a city, we can regularly collect detailed information for each drain grate for further processing. As an existing service provided by the government, this method of data collection is not only "free", but also efficient and is done on a weekly basis.
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