At Forestry England Alice Holt, IoT sensors attached to nine oak trees are measuring tree growth, air and soil temperature, air humidity and soil moisture content. Data from the sensors is sent over Vodafone’s IoT network to a dashboard where the team can analyse the data and spot trends.
Matthew Wilkinson, a Climate Change Scientist at Forest Research, says: “What we want to understand is how we can better manage our forests and our trees to maximise the amount of carbon they’re absorbing from the atmosphere.”
Vodafone’s IoT technologies are also helping its partners monitor:
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