Forest environments are often poorly covered by traditional networks. Cellular networks are not available there, and it is often unthinkable to use satellite networks for data capture, since those links carry exorbitant costs.

The solution: mesh networks. Thanks to emMesh, PENTERACT offers an effective, hassle-free solution. You simply place solar-powered boxes to weave a communication network.

This makes it possible to view data in real time, and to remotely analyze and monitor the forest’s air, water and gas from a single cloud-connected platform. 

These essential tools can be used to raise awareness and engage researchers, resource managers, educators and the public in protecting forests.

The people who fight forest fires are brave and do dangerous work. In an arid environment, their safety is often synonymous with communication.

Thanks to GNSS (GPS/Glonass) technologies and the emMesh mesh topology, along with the Rädär system, it is now possible to track field teams, and for them to report a problem easily and at low cost.

During forest fires, IoT not only helps position firefighters, but could also measure CO2 levels and temperature, and provide real-time, centralized information to keep response teams aware of the actual situation.

Anticipate and treat infestations or diseases using tangible information that gives scientists reliable data to form hypotheses and solutions.

Forest data mining is becoming increasingly important, and forestry companies must be able to take part in the forestry 4.0 effort with cutting-edge technologies. The lack of standard connectivity in forests is no longer a limitation, thanks to PENTERACT.

In forests, the electricity supply is an inherent problem. PENTERACT technologies were designed specifically to be powered by a solar panel as small as 0.5 watt, in anticipation of environments where sunlight is scarce, such as forests. Our solution is proven: our clients already use several tens of thousands of probes in forest environments.