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Gas sensor network provides early wildfire detection

Envirotec Magazine

A large-scale IoT network for the ultra-early detection of wildfires has been launched by environmental startup Dryad Networks. The small sensors attached to trees send alerts over the Silvanet IoT mesh network to a cloud-based monitoring platform, which immediately issues an alert to relevant parties in the case of a fire.

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What Utilities Can Learn, About Decision Making, From The Police.

Varuna

While this might have worked to ensure good quality water before, it is no longer the case in a world where (energy, health, etc) systems have collided and more consumers know what is going on. The expectation is that a beat cop/policeman can address a situation right on the spot?—?spotted

IoT 60
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What Utilities Can Learn, About Decision Making, From The Police.

Seyi Fabode

While this might have worked to ensure good quality water before, it is no longer the case in a world where (energy, health, etc) systems have collided and more consumers know what is going on. The expectation is that a beat cop/policeman can address a situation right on the spot?—?spotted

IoT 40