First LoRaWAN® Elephant Collar successfully deployed in Liwonde
Park Rangers in Liwonde National Park in Malawi are for the first time able to see elephant locations every fifteen minutes. This is possible due to new Smart Parks technology providing Rangers with GPS-locations four times an hour. With this information, elephants can be better protected.
In cooperation with conservation organization African Parks, an elephant was recently equipped with a LoRaWAN® / GPS-sensor in Liwonde National Park, which has been managed by African Parks with the Government since 2015 in Malawi. This technology is energy-efficient so that the device has a long-life span and sends reliable and consistent location updates. One of the advantages of receiving real-time data locations allows for improved monitoring of these giant land mammals.
