LoRaWAN Connectivity
Course Overview
LoRaWAN can help farmers monitor assets and on-farm conditions across large areas without the cost and complexity of extending traditional connectivity. In this course, you'll learn about the specifics of LoRaWAN including the detailed components of the system from the sensor to the dashboard along with its benefits and limitations.
Join Clare Belfield as she explores LoRaWAN as an on-farm connectivity option for Agtech devices. Clare also interviews LoRaWAN expert, Pieter Van Jaarsveld, and they dig deeper into the features of using LoRaWAN to help you decide if it’s the best connectivity option for your farm.
Why complete this course
- Know how LoRaWAN works, from in‑field sensors through to your phone or dashboard
- Assess whether LoRaWAN suits your farm based on size, terrain and data needs
- Identify where LoRaWAN works well and where other connectivity options may be more suitable
- Help plan a connectivity approach, including network design, sensors and data requirements
- Gain real‑world insights to make informed decisions about farm connectivity
Who Should Complete This Course?
This course is suitable for farmers, farm managers and agricultural businesses looking to improve connectivity in remote or low-coverage areas and better understand how LoRAWAN technology can support communication, monitoring and farm operations. Sign up to Agtech Academy.
What you will learn
- What LoRaWAN is and how it works
- The key features of LoRaWAN, including long range and low power use
- How data moves through a LoRaWAN system (sensors, nodes, gateways and servers)
- How data is sent to dashboards and apps
- The benefits of LoRaWAN for agriculture
- Identify key limitations such as data size, delays and coverage
- Different network types including public, private and proprietary
- How to assess if LoRaWAN suits your farms scale, layout, data needs and future expansion plans
- LoRaWAN setup considerations, including network design, gateway placement and system maintenance
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