Results

The specific user case of Lapland University of Applied Sciences was ConnectedDeer. This use case was dedicated to IoT-enabled reindeer husbandry. This topic was inspired by the realization that industrialization brought modern transportation to the region, which had a negative impact on reindeer. For example, due to the herding nature of reindeer, a train collision could injure or kill hundreds of animals at once. It was known that in Scandinavia, more than 9,000 reindeer were killed every year on roads and railways (with an estimated cost of 15 million EUR). Reducing losses of reindeer to traffic has a positive effect on animal welfare, the economy, and traffic safety.To address this problem, the DIT4BEARS project aimed to create an Internet of Things (IoT)-inspired digital platform with the capability to provide a range of services that ensured the safety of reindeer on roads. The original idea, however, faced some problems related to energy consumption of a suitable size tracker with real-time location tracking. The project concentrated on following aspects to enhance the development in future:- Testing and studying of different tracker and energy solutions, including but not limited to battery solutions, trackers, digital fences, satellite tracking, reindeer pasture area studies based on past tracking data etc.- Compiling and exhanging knowledge of the ecosystem related to reindeer herding, trafic and technology in forms of questionnaire, meetings and interviews- Organising a hackathon about the topicTo better familiarise yourself with the results, please visit the project website on www.dit4bears.org or learn more about Connected Deer case on our publications: