Sustainability Problem: Energy, Water, Waste, Civic Engagement, Safety and Health
Technology: Semtech LoRa technology is a wireless, silicon microchip with long-range and low-power features for Internet of Things (IoT) operating under the LoRaWAN protocol developed by the LoRa Alliance – an open, non-profit organization. Through the LoRaWAN standards-based approach to building a LPWAN (low-power wide area network), quick public or private IoT networks can be accessed through the creation of gateways with end-devices such as LoRa, that are bi-directionally secure, mobile, and localized. These chips work through a spread-spectrum strategy to transmit at a variety of frequencies and data rates, connecting to other chips to create nodes which are then connected to gateways. These chips can be added to any device for connectivity to address issues such as water, energy and agricultural monitoring, as well as home security and hazard detection.
Government for smart city development and community needs.
Industrial companies and their investors and employees that can benefit from monitoring carbon emissions, water/energy usage and waste management in order to cut spending, increase productivity and contribute to sustainability efforts.
Anything from schools, fleet and asset management, healthcare, to retail.
Households with children or elderly that are worried about safety.
First 3 steps in deployment:
LoRa microchips are already on the market but marketing efforts should be increased for companies and cities to adopt this platform, in order to increase engagement of data collection for sustainability.
Be strategic in deployment, ensure modernized network and management tools for non-stop information flow.
With the microchips already in place, networks assessments to guarantee accuracy and security in case of cyber-attacks.