Eutelsat and Sigfox Foundation Join Forces to Protect Rhinos Through “Now Rhinos Speak” Initiative
08 November 2017 - 10:15AM
Business Wire
- “Now Rhinos Speak” project run by
Sigfox Foundation to attach GPS sensors to 3,000 rhinos and monitor
nature reserves
- Eutelsat providing satellite
capacity to collect data retrieved from sensors
- Staff in national parks and game
reserves equipped for improved tracking of rhinos in fight against
poaching
Regulatory News:
Eutelsat Communications (Paris:ETL) and Sigfox Foundation today
announced a partnership at AfricaCom 2017 on the "Now Rhinos Speak"
project for the protection of the endangered rhinoceros
population.
Using Sigfox's very low-speed network, the Sigfox Foundation has
designed and implemented a remote tracking solution for rhinos that
uses GPS sensors fitted in the horn of each animal to send
positioning data to a secure on-line platform via Eutelsat
satellite resources. Three times a day, wardens, vets and
specialists in game parks can access readouts of the movements of
the animals. This precise data allows them to improve protection
against poaching and understanding of an endangered species. With
the help of Eutelsat’s satellite resources the Sigfox Foundation
aims to fit 3,000 rhinos over a three-year period to track
movements.
Prior to officialising the partnership, Eutelsat and Sigfox
Foundation have collaborated since November 2016 on an initial
operation in southern Africa connecting approximately ten animals.
Three base stations of Sigfox’s low-speed IoT network have been
connected to the secure platform using Eutelsat’s smartLNB
satellite service that extends terrestrial IoT networks anywhere.
The collaboration improved the identification of areas of
surveillance and refined allocation of resources for protection on
the ground.
Marion Moreau, President of the Sigfox Foundation: “The
partnership agreed between Eutelsat and the Sigfox Foundation for
the protection of rhinos is an invaluable opportunity to gain a
better understanding of an endangered species and be part of the
effort to protect them. Thanks to the support of Eutelsat, we can
give rhinos a voice every day, wherever they are.”
Nicolas Baravalle, Director of the Sub-Saharan Africa region at
Eutelsat: “We are proud to support the Sigfox Foundation in this
critical project for the protection of endangered species in
Africa. Through this partnership the use of satellite capacity
really comes into its own, enabling us to connect remote points in
an environment that will never be served by terrestrial
networks.”
This first step will be followed by a monitoring solution for
game parks, using sensors that can give a voice to the territory
and detect unauthorised intrusions. A team of ten
developers-engineers are working closely with a rhinoceros
conservation committee in Africa to this end.
About The Sigfox FoundationThe Sigfox Foundation wants to
give a voice to vulnerable populations, using the Sigfox network
and connected low powered sensors. With the conviction that the
“Internet of Things” is detecting weak signals, we deploy in field
solutions to prevent from danger, and involve the global Sigfox
Ecosystem to protect lives. Sigfox Foundation has secured a team of
45 climate researchers in Antarctica in 2015, and is fully involved
since August 2016 to protect endangered wild rhinos in
Africa.More info: www.sigfoxfoundation.orgTwitter:
@SigfoxNation
About Eutelsat Communications
Founded in 1977, Eutelsat Communications is one of the world's
leading satellite operators. With a global fleet of satellites and
associated ground infrastructure, Eutelsat enables clients across
Video, Data, Government, Fixed and Mobile Broadband markets to
communicate effectively to their customers, irrespective of their
location. Over 6,600 television channels operated by leading media
groups are broadcast by Eutelsat to one billion viewers equipped
for DTH reception or connected to terrestrial networks.
Headquartered in Paris, with offices and teleports around the
globe, Eutelsat assembles 1,000 men and women from 32 countries who
are dedicated to delivering the highest quality of service.
Eutelsat Communications is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock
Exchange (ticker: ETL).
For more about Eutelsat go to www.eutelsat.com
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Sigfox FoundationMarion Moreau, + 33 6 60 95 43 79General
Manager of Sigfox Foundationmarion.moreau@sigfox.orgorEutelsat
CommunicationsPressVanessa O’Connor, Tel: + 33 1 53 98
37 91voconnor@eutelsat.comorMarie-Sophie Ecuer, Tel: + 33 1 53 98
37 91mecuer@eutelsat.com
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