{"id":53565,"date":"2023-04-24T21:11:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T13:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/from-wildfires-to-heavy-equipment-case-studies-for-satellite-iot\/"},"modified":"2023-04-24T21:11:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T13:11:59","slug":"from-wildfires-to-heavy-equipment-case-studies-for-satellite-iot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/from-wildfires-to-heavy-equipment-case-studies-for-satellite-iot\/","title":{"rendered":"From Wildfires to Heavy Equipment: Case Studies for Satellite IoT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most fires don\u2019t start as big explosions, but as small, smoldering hazes that look like yellowish pillows of smoke. It can take between one and several hours for a flame to spark into a crown fire. Once this happens, the strength of the fire escalates quickly. Within hours, a fire spreads rapidly \u2014 often taking down hundreds of acres of trees and homes in its path before it can be contained. <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s an outcome Dryad hopes to prevent with its solar-powered wildfire sensors and IoT mesh gateways, powered by Swarm, a SpaceX subsidiary that provides low-bandwidth satellite connectivity from its constellation in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). Dryad\u2019s early detection technology is designed to stop fires before they even look like fires, through a solution that utilizes sophisticated machine learning sensors which cost less than $50 each. These sensors detect fires in the smoldering phase and quickly push that data to a mesh network of interconnected gateways, which are then picked up by a satellite. The Swarm satellite then enables the dispatch of an alert to first responders.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CXTWrOsQQWaL5KRalhiR_VS_050123_DGTL_1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CXTWrOsQQWaL5KRalhiR_VS_050123_DGTL_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CXTWrOsQQWaL5KRalhiR_VS_050123_DGTL_1-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CXTWrOsQQWaL5KRalhiR_VS_050123_DGTL_1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CXTWrOsQQWaL5KRalhiR_VS_050123_DGTL_1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the May 2023 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout 80 percent of fires are human induced, like an idiot throwing a cigarette while hiking,\u201d says Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of Dryad, who founded the Eberswalde, Germany-based company in 2020. \u201cAnd then you\u2019ve got what\u2019s called a smoldering phase, where slowly and surely a fire will develop but it can take one hour or two hours before you have an open flame.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>So far, Dryad has deployed its solution at 25 sites around the globe, in California in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, and sold 10,000 sensors and is now in the process of manufacturing another 20,000 units. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Swarm system is relatively low power, we can run it on solar,\u201d says Brinkschulte. \u201cPreviously, the existing satellite connectivity was extremely expensive and required a lot of energy for transmission to space, both of which you don\u2019t want in our use case. We don\u2019t have a lot of energy \u2026 there is no power plug in the forest. Previously, it wasn\u2019t simply possible with the Geostationary systems because they required so much energy to communicate with them. And also from a pricing perspective, they were too expensive.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a68393e68b63;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a68393e68b63 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68393e68b64').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68393e68b64'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"flex flex-col justify-center items-center w-full image-block px-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" class=\"w-full object-cover mx-auto max-w-sm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lFSUpyA2SOWsDmhadJlw_Mesh_Gateway_3-rotated.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"p-3 bg-gray-300 bg-opacity-50 italic mx-auto max-w-sm\">A Dryad mesh gateway. Photo: Dryad <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dryad\u2019s application is just one of hundreds of emerging use cases for satellite IoT, a potentially lucrative market within the space and satellite industry: While forecasts vary, one recent estimate suggests that the satellite IoT market size is projected to grow from $1.1 billion in 2022 to $2.9 billion by 2027. <\/p>\n<p>As the cost of satellite connectivity continues to plummet, industries from mining and mineral exploration to agriculture and forestry are looking to how satellite IoT can support their needs and expand coverage beyond terrestrial networks. <\/p>\n<p>With some of these use cases for satellite IoT in the early stages of rollout, there\u2019s an emerging opportunity for future partnerships between satcoms and wireless operators, fleet managers, and vertical markets not typically associated with satellite, like livestock and mineral mining. The possibilities are seemingly endless. <\/p>\n<h3>Connecting Big Markets <\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe demand for satellite IoT is one of the more exciting trends in the industry,\u201d says Tim Last, Iridium Communications\u2019 vice president and general manager of IoT, who points to multiple use cases for IoT around the globe. Iridium provides global satellite IoT services through its network architecture of 66 LEO satellites. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have over 500 partners around the world that puts us into all sorts of different applications, and probably two-thirds of those are IoT in one form or another, connecting a product or an asset from somebody remote in the field to usually a cloud-hosted application,\u201d Last tells Via Satellite. \u201cThey\u2019re using the data that comes back to generate insights or take action in response to something they\u2019re hearing from that asset in the field to make their business more efficient. It could be tagging a truck and tracking a container, it could be tracking a piece of cargo as it goes around the world. It could be making sure that an engine is running properly.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>What makes satellite-based IoT more compelling than traditional terrestrial IoT systems isn\u2019t simply its ability to reach into dense forests and deep coal mines. It\u2019s the ability for it to do all of these things with very little power, at a much lower cost, enabling connectivity for industries in remote, off-the-grid, parts of the world, from Montana to West Africa.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou hear a lot of cool, interesting, sexy IoT applications such as environmental protection services, tracking animals and all that good stuff, but the [fastest] growing businesses are oil and gas, logistics and fleet management,\u201d says Last. \u201cIt\u2019s also growing in agribusiness and agriculture, which increasingly is getting connected, whether it\u2019s the vehicles or sensors in the field.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>For example: Iridium\u2019s partnership with Sumitomo Construction Machinery, a manufacturer of heavy equipment, to leverage its satellite communications technology for its Link-Belt Excavators; in addition to Iridium\u2019s Short Burst Data service for its RemoteCare service platform in North America. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can build a product or a service with Iridium and you can deploy it anywhere in the world and get substantially the same performance,\u201d said Last. \u201cWherever you go, guaranteed. You don\u2019t have to think about coverage, you don\u2019t have to think about different regions. You don\u2019t have to think about different orbital dynamics or whether or not the satellite can still be seen in the sky because a user or application is too far south or too far north.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a68393e692f4;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a68393e692f4 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68393e692f5').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68393e692f5'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Mining: Smarter Machines, Speedier Insights<\/h3>\n<p>In the mining industry, extended mining cycles, unscheduled downtime, and exorbitant operating costs are persistent and pressing issues. That\u2019s why one of the biggest draws of satellite IoT is that it speeds up communications, helping equipment operators obtain actionable insights much faster than terrestrial networks, which can\u2019t always promise seamless coverage. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in the business of making mining more efficient, reliable, and sustainable [but] as we progressed and started helping mining companies, we came to understand that we can also serve not only mining but also forestry, agriculture, and construction because the machines are very, very similar,\u201d says Ash Agarwal, president and CEO of Symboticware, which provides software to heavy industries. <\/p>\n<p>Symboticware is partnering with Swarm to support its satellite IoT needs. <\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s platform, which is interoperable with all OEM\/manufacturing vehicle specifications, is centered on speed to access: AI-powered data interfaces are affixed to machines in a fleet, routinely sending critical information to a platform that processes data, ensuring timely and critical intelligence is delivered to operators.  <\/p>\n<p>Agarwal admits that using satellite IoT to power this platform has some disadvantages when compared with cellular. For example, its network connectivity is not as strong as cellular, and \u201csome work needs to be done\u201d to compress data into small packets, which Swarm engineers have helped with. But the satellite\u2019s footprint is much broader \u2014 and the technology\u2019s downsides, like latency, are diminishing over time.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the cost of mobile satellites in LEO are a fraction of what it costs to use geostationary satellites, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLess than 10 percent of our planet is covered by cellular,\u201d says Agarwal. \u201cIf I were at AT&amp;T, I would focus my efforts toward the cities where there are millions of people willing to pay me as compared to remote locations where there is not a significant population density. The mines are in the middle of nowhere, and where cellular networks have little incentive to cover that space with proper network coverage. That\u2019s a challenge for our industry, not just mining, but forestry, agriculture, and construction. We have to bridge this infrastructure gap. We cannot become a project and bail ourselves [out]. So how we fill the gap is [through] satellite communications.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"flex flex-col justify-center items-center w-full image-block px-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" class=\"w-full object-cover mx-auto max-w-sm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/OFWJWolcRyOTr5wunlRv_digitanimal_product_v2-768x512-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"p-3 bg-gray-300 bg-opacity-50 italic mx-auto max-w-sm\">Digitanimal provides tech for the agriculture business to track cattle. Photo: Digitanimal <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are other interesting use cases for asset tracking with satellite IoT.<\/p>\n<p>Astrocast, a Swiss global nanosatellite IoT network operator founded in 2014, recently announced its partnership with Madrid-based Digitanimal, a livestock-tracking solutions provider, to offer IoT connectivity through its constellation of 18 LEO satellites, which utilize the L-band spectrum through an alliance with Thuraya.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a68393e6993c;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a68393e6993c = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68393e6993d').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68393e6993d'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Carlos Callejero Andr\u00e9s, CEO of Digitanimal, who co-founded his company in 2015 help a friend in the agriculture business track cattle, also said the benefits of using satellite IoT is constant real-time connectivity, at a fraction of the price of a Geostationary satellite network. Farmers can not only track the movement of cattle and other livestock, but also their health, body temperature, and weight. This, in turn, leads to healthier livestock and greater profitability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe conditions of the environment are changing and sometimes [livestock] are walking in hills and grasslands,\u201d said Callejero. \u201cThere are a lot of areas where even having good antennas, maybe there are some valleys and some areas where we know that the signal is not reaching the collar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLivestock are strongly affected by environmental conditions, so when we try to detect anomalies, we need to take into account all the external factors and recent changes,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe have observed very significant changes in activity, for instance, after a fire in the forest, we can see how they have [modified their behavior], or even during the winter if they are very low temperature and they cannot sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Callejero said an internal study the company did with seven of its Spanish farm customers showed that satellite IoT in conjunction with its tracking solution saved 3,000 euros per year in costs associated with tracking and fuel, and increased livestock reproduction rates by 20 percent.<\/p>\n<h3>Connecting Operators, Extending Coverage <\/h3>\n<p>The mobile satellite operator Sateliot is addressing the coverage gaps between terrestrial wireless and satellite by offering wireless operators low-power IoT connectivity through its constellation of LEO satellites: five will launch this year, with plans to have 256 satellites by 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we found is that the only way to connect IoT devices outside the coverage of the mobile operators was using satellite devices \u2026 which are not for massive IoT,\u201d says Sateliot\u2019s CEO Jaume Sanpera. \u201cThey are super expensive, they are proprietary, and they are costly to maintain. Then what we did we look at the IoT devices that the mobile operators were using on the moment \u2014 this was three years ago. And we realized that with minor modifications in the standard, we may connect from a satellite.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Sanpera said that using Sateliot, mobile operators can connect forestry, agriculture, cattle management, infrastructure monitorization in any place on the planet using the same global device. This is appealing to mobile operators across the world who want to do away with barriers to global connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are just an extension of the mobile operators,\u201d Sanpera said. \u201cInstead of today having those complicated maps with red points where they have coverage, mobile operators will have coverage everywhere. IoT customers will have no idea if they are connected to a satellite or a base station.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Over the next five to 10 years, Sanpera said he expects the satellite IoT market to grow even more competitive. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s going to be happening in the future is something even more interesting,\u201d he says. \u201cThe big chipset manufacturers for mobile phones, they are implementing the [satellite] IoT protocol on the mobile phone. This means that not only will you have full coverage everywhere with IoT, but also you will have full coverage for messaging with your mobile phone. This is something that will happen very soon. And at an incredible low cost.\u201d<strong class=\"Annotation -strong\"> VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"Annotation -emphasis\">Lead photo: Image credits clockwise from top left: Dryad, Sumitomo Construction, Freepik, and Digitanimal <\/em><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 405056:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f38zey84T7LAe9gtYl12_VS_050123_DGTL_10_Things_Image-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f38zey84T7LAe9gtYl12_VS_050123_DGTL_10_Things_Image-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f38zey84T7LAe9gtYl12_VS_050123_DGTL_10_Things_Image-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f38zey84T7LAe9gtYl12_VS_050123_DGTL_10_Things_Image-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f38zey84T7LAe9gtYl12_VS_050123_DGTL_10_Things_Image.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t10 Things NSR Learned at SATELLITE 2023<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 405044:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DlnzI2LwTbqM7Jjo5kVd_VS_050123_DGTL_2-300x225.jpg\" 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class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9nsprmDRTqtacuhy7wx2_ED_Note-300x167.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9nsprmDRTqtacuhy7wx2_ED_Note-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9nsprmDRTqtacuhy7wx2_ED_Note-800x446.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9nsprmDRTqtacuhy7wx2_ED_Note-640x357.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9nsprmDRTqtacuhy7wx2_ED_Note.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tCelebrating the 2022 Winners of SEOTY and STOTY<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block 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