The “Internet of Things”, i.e. the digital networking of objects, is rapidly gaining importance. In the private sector, this is familiar, for example, from the areas of health (fitness trackers, etc.), household (surveillance systems, refrigerators), and mobility (vehicle communication). An important transmission technology for the “Internet of Things” is the so-called LoRaWAN. The corresponding infrastructure has been installed in Ingolstadt. In 2019, the Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI) took over the scientific support of the LoRaWAN project with Prof. Dr. Georg Passig, Professor of Mechatronics and Image Processing.
The abbreviation LoRaWAN stands for a network with “Long Range” (long range) and “Wide Area” (wide area), i.e. a radio network for transmitting data over comparatively long distances. Using LoRaWAN, sensors can be controlled very easily, among other things, and used, for example, to measure air quality, noise, or particulate matter. The data collected in this way can be centrally recorded using this technology and then analyzed.
Due to its low energy consumption, LoRaWAN also offers users the option of connecting battery-powered data sources to the network, making it possible to equip mobile objects such as bicycles with sensors and record their location at regular intervals. In industry, fill levels or measured values can be reported easily, directly, and automatically. This new technological infrastructure is giving rise to a wide range of commercial applications and business fields, as well as countless opportunities for private users.
