Non-revenue water (NRW) is a major problem for municipalities and water utilities, accounting for significant losses in revenue due to leaks, theft, and other forms of unaccounted-for water. However, with the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), there are now solutions available to help utilities better manage their water systems and reduce NRW.One significant
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Cable Theft – A serious, compounding problemSouth Africa is currently in an unacceptable wave of cable theft that has a detrimental effect on the economy, morale, as well as expected asset life of electrical equipment and devices.  All indication is that load shedding will remain a problem for the immediate future.  Load shedding opens
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Smart Solid Waste Management has quickly become a reality with the introduction of so many smart devices onto the market.  The breakthrough came with the development of LoRa (short for Long Range) communication protocol.  Sensors are now battery driven, sending small packets of data of a distance of a few kilometres to the gateway.  Truly
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'n Artikel het verskyn in die Landbouweekblad van 31 Maart 2022 wat 'n redelik goeie oorsig gee van die toepaslikheid van tegnologie in die landbou.Die artikel kan hier gelees word:  310322 Tegnologie IvD FinaalDaar is baie voordele vir die boer.  Een daarvan is dat lesings geneem kan word so lank as wat die boerdery aangaan;
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Diesel theft detection has now become a necessity for farmers as well.  Diesel theft from vehicles is unfortunately a reality for every farmer and logistics company.  With the current price of diesel the monetary value of skimming diesel on a regular basis can quickly add up to a small fortune in losses. Technology The proposed solution is
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Frost prevention is only one of the headaches of the modern farmer.  Farmers have a constant battle against the elements in ever-changing weather patterns.  Too much rain, then too little rain and now more frequent than ever frost problems.  In an article by Landbouweekblad's Tegnologie No 2 of 2021 a vineyard farmer in the Cederberg
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In this day and age it was completely unnecessary to experience the damage we had on a National Key Point.  Technology is now available to eliminate the human factor at the site and prevent surprises after the fact.  Omicron IoT and Asset Management is a South African service provider in internet of things can assist
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Deploying sensors inside a building has never been so easy as with the new narrow-band technology.  Smart buildings through LoRaWAN architecture is now available and a reality.  When a building management system (BMS) makes sense for your building, a LoRaWAN network should be seriously considered.  The advantages are overwhelming with multiple wireless sensors, one gateway
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