Case Study
Tiresias system processes two billion data points each year for Spanish water utility
When Spain’s Global Omnium Group wanted to provide early warnings for consumption anomalies it turned to go-aigua’s smart water solutions including its Tiresias system that brings smart algorithms to enable data processing
Read moreConserving water in Qatar
The nations of the Arabian Peninsula are well aware of the need to preserve and protect water as an extremely scarce natural resource. They lead the world in the installation of seawater desalination systems and the regeneration and reuse of wastewater. The City of Qatar is responsible for the planning, design, contracting, construction and management
Read moreConsumer GPS on track for new applications and increased revenue
With the cost of deploying a global positioning satellite (GPS) tracker now less than US$30 per month depending on the complexity of the item to be tracked, the consumer market is beginning to accelerate. Added to this, the cost of installing GPS tracking devices into boats, cars, recreational vehicles and mobile equipment has reduced to
Read moreWolkAbout IoT Platform introduces a new type of industrial automation for carwashes
As technology expands, we’ve begun to enter an entirely new realm where staying connected 24/7 is the norm. This digital revolution also affects the way companies are doing business.
Read moreCase Study: Attack of the invaders – how IoT technology is helping stop harmful pests
Hollywood has it all wrong. The sweeping waves of unfamiliar beings with the intention of gobbling up every last remaining resource won’t come from slowly rotating spaceships. They are already among us
Read moreActility, Abeeway, Cisco and Tracktio show IoT geolocation in the Port of Barcelona
Here’s the inside story on the deployment and testing of a location and tracking solution for Internet of Things devices in the Port of Barcelona, Spain. As Actility tells IoT Now Transport360, it is using a low power wide area network, which it believes is an ideal communications technology for industrial IoT (IIoT) applications.
Read moreeWater and Eseye making clean water flow
One in nine people, or 783 million people worldwide, don’t have access to clean water. Water systems are continuously installed but
Read moreCase Study: How an IoT startup got its smart parcel-tracking solution to market in under 3 years
Hanhaa is a small London based IoT startup with a big mission: to enable businesses to monitor their global shipments at massive scale – meaning, tens of thousands of parcels – and make detailed information more easily accessible and cost-effective. Where was the parcel? Was it within the allowable temperature range? Had it got wet?
Read moreCase Study: Moving transport and logistics beyond vehicle tracking
Examples of IoT being used to improve logistics and supply chain link back to the origins of the term ‘internet of things’. Working for Proctor and Gamble, Kevin Ashton coined the phrase when trying to gain a better understanding of demand for lipstick by connecting supermarket shelves back to the supply chain. Tom Rebbeck of
Read moreKerlink helps Grand Paris Metro Project realize its tunnel vision with LoRaWAN connectivity
When Worldsensing, a Barcelona-based Internet of Things (IoT) and operational intelligence technology provider, needed to create an edge-based, connected computing infrastructure to support tunnel construction for the Grand Paris Metro construction project, it turned to Kerlink to provide its low power wide area network system
Read moreIoT in agriculture tells tales of the ubiquitous, connected cow – and other connected things
As I sit writing this article with a fabulous glass of viognier I can taste the irony, we are all intellectually aware that the world needs to produce much more food and wine, of course, writes Tracy Hopkins the chief marketing officer of Everynet. Emissions modelling suggests that agriculture-related emissions alone will take up almost
Read moreHow to prove payback on an Industry 4.0 project
There’s a lot of excitement and interest surrounding Industry 4.0 and the potential it has to improve profitability and productivity. However, even though it’s early days for the concept Industry 4.0 is already making contributions to the booming automation technology sector, writes Eberhard Klotz, the head of the Industry 4.0 campaign at Festo.
Read moreCase Study: Reducing logistics’ environmental impact by air quality monitoring in the Baltic sea port of Gdansk, Poland
More than 84% of world trade is mobilised by maritime transport. The integration of land transport with ports has become essential and has had an impact in the complexity of logistics connections. The dynamic nature and importance of maritime transport have repercussions on the environment in the form of noise and air pollution or traffic congestion, among others.
Read moreCase study: Diamond Logistics and pi-top growing together
With the explosion of e-commerce, demand for warehouse space has soared and the boom shows no sign of slowing down. In 2016, logistics take-up hit record levels with 29.3 million sq ft. of space acquired and a record £2.7 billion (€3.09 billion) invested into single-asset logistics units, according to CBRE.
Read moreRemote SIM provisioning transforms the mobile healthcare experience
Remote SIM provisioning is a vital enabler for machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) technology, providing a simplified, secure and seamless mobile connection for all types of connected machines and devices. The benefits are multi-dimensional and touch every aspect of the product lifecycle, from manufacturing all the way through to user experience.
Read moreCase Study: Controlling quality of irrigation water with IoT to improve crops production
The quality of irrigation water, as well as the correct management of water resources, is essential for the productivity and efficiency of the crops. Controlling and analysing water before irrigating is crucial and its quality may vary significantly depending on the time of the year. So frequent measurements are recommended.
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