Tracking animal herds with IoT

Discover how to optimize animal monitoring 24/7 worldwide with Kinéis satellite connectivity.

At a glance

Issues

Monitoring and locating herds is complex and costly without adequate devices. Farmers lose their animals and have no accurate information on their state of health.

Solutions

Using spatial IoT to monitor and track herds day and night, even remotely, becomes possible.

Impacts

Better herd management, improved income, and peace of mind for agricultural and livestock stakeholders.

Issues

Herds of animals such as buffalo or wild horses are often raised on vast tracts of land in virtual freedom, without fences. Animals can venture into sensitive areas, contract diseases, injure themselves, be exposed to predators, or get lost.

However, permanent monitoring is almost impossible: many farms are located in remote, sparsely populated areas, not served by terrestrial communication networks. Traditional methods of ensuring effective connectivity require considerable investment, which not all farmers can afford.

Yet the owners of these animals are economically dependent on their livestock and their health.

It is impossible to monitor herds located in areas with no connectivity 24 hours a day.

Without rapid intervention, animals can get lost; diseases can spread rapidly and decimate part of the herd.

Without reliable warnings, farmers can't react quickly, and travel is costly.

This reduces productivity and yields and generates unforeseen costs.

Solutions

Connected objects, such as tracking collars, can be used to monitor animals, collecting biological data on their state of health (heart rate, body temperature, etc.), warning of livestock theft or alerting farmers if they overstep a predefined zone.

For optimal herd management, it is crucial that these devices are connected reliably and permanently.

Thanks to Kinéis satellite technology, specially designed for IoT, a reliable and continuous connection is now possible wherever the herds are. This means that information can be transmitted to farmers in near real-time, enabling them to react quickly in the event of loss, zone overruns, or health problems.

Rapid feedback of health alerts in the field, enabling rapid intervention.

Continuous data monitoring: quantity, location, movement speed, vital signs...

Iot devices connected across 100% of the globe, even in white zones.

Geolocation: specific zones can be defined, and alerts can be programmed if the animal leaves these zones.

Impacts

Efficient connected devices, combined with permanent and universal connectivity, offer farmers the best solution for monitoring their livestock and limiting losses.

What's more, the widespread deployment of these solutions has other implications, notably through the collection of valuable data for the veterinary field. Analysis of animal epidemics by region, cross-referenced with environmental data, not only helps to improve their management but also reduces health risks for animals and consumers.

The safety and well-being of the animals help us to understand their behaviour better.

Illnesses and losses are detected quickly, enabling rapid intervention by professionals.

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The low cost of ownership of connectivity means that even small-scale livestock farmers can afford it.

Universal coverage enables effective monitoring of land and protected areas.

The agricultural and livestock sectors all need to optimize the monitoring of their livestock. Thanks to Kinéis spatial connectivity, 24-hour tracking is now possible, even in the most remote regions of the world.