LoRaWAN™ is a technology that enables wireless network connections over long distances with very low power. The transmitters, sometimes no larger than a matchbox, can operate for years on a single battery. Through built-in sensors, LoRaWAN can play a significant role in smart cities as well as for businesses. Real-time inventory management, tracking & tracing of vehicles or containers, to securing movable and immovable property.

There are many advantages, including the low cost, associated with this technology. But especially the wide application area is absolutely unprecedented. Some examples include:

Smart parking:
LoRaWAN technology allows city and municipal governments, but also private parking infrastructure managers, to precisely indicate how many spaces are available. It also allows for smooth display of the average duration of parking sessions and occupancy rates.

Fire or burglary detection:
Remote monitoring of sensors for fire or burglary detection, even in remote areas. For example, sensors installed in forest areas. There is no need for an internet connection or electricity, the sensor operates autonomously and sends alarms in real-time. When using data over the GSM network, the signal can be disrupted by using a local jammer. LoRaWAN is not subject to this since the signal sent does not require acknowledgment of receipt to trigger an alert.

Vehicle track & trace:
Closely follow vehicles and even read diagnostic data directly. Applicable for transportation companies, employers who want to follow mobile employees to optimize planning, but also, for example, leasing companies who want to closely monitor the condition of their fleet.

Waste management
Local governments or private companies can monitor in real-time how much content waste containers or garbage cans have. Only when a certain level is reached is a team sent to pick up the garbage. This saves time and therefore money, and allows employees to be used much more efficiently.

Smart lighting:
Based on various parameters, street lighting is dimmed or made brighter. Bright light in rainy weather or many passersby, dimmed light in clear skies or few passersby.

Internet of Things for people:
The IoT is primarily for people. And this becomes very visible when LoRaWAN is used to assist elderly or disabled people living alone. It will be possible to measure the activity level in the house via sensors. A fall sensor is a vital part of the whole. This technology will allow more people to live independently, with the certainty that someone is always ready to provide assistance.

Environmental monitoring:
Through multiple sensors, spread over a large area, it is possible to measure the air quality in real-time.

Indoor climate monitoring:
Monitoring temperature and humidity, for example, in museums or art storage facilities. But also, for example, in agriculture and many other sectors, this type of sensor can be applied.

Liquid level monitoring:
From directly keeping track of the water level of rivers and canals to reading out the liquid level in, for example, an oil tank. It will no longer be necessary to send someone to manually read out this information each time.