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11 Feb 15
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An ambitious project to turn farm fields into digital smart zones has been launched in rural Wales.
The aim is to connect everything from sheep to riverbanks to allow the countryside of Conwy to enjoy the digital revolution.
Digital collars could track animals, soil sensors warn of erosion, riverbank devices give flooding alerts and even badger tags provide an early warning system for bovine TB.
"The possibilities are limitless," said project leader Prof Gordon Blair to Daily Post.
His team at Lancaster University has been awarded £171,000 to assess if the Internet of Things (IOT) concept can be extended to rural areas.
IOT technology allows everyday objects, from fridges to doorbells and lights, to be controlled remotely using mobile phones, with a two-way flow of information mediated by apps.
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/wifi-enabled-sheep-help-connect-rural-5144929
The aim is to connect everything from sheep to riverbanks to allow the countryside of Conwy to enjoy the digital revolution.
Digital collars could track animals, soil sensors warn of erosion, riverbank devices give flooding alerts and even badger tags provide an early warning system for bovine TB.
"The possibilities are limitless," said project leader Prof Gordon Blair to Daily Post.
His team at Lancaster University has been awarded £171,000 to assess if the Internet of Things (IOT) concept can be extended to rural areas.
IOT technology allows everyday objects, from fridges to doorbells and lights, to be controlled remotely using mobile phones, with a two-way flow of information mediated by apps.
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/wifi-enabled-sheep-help-connect-rural-5144929
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Good idea, up until now the whole country's been a baa baa blackspot.
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has Professor Henry Brubaker of the Institute for Studies had anything to say about this?
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At least sheep will enjoy safer and more peaceful lives once Welshmen discover what you can look at on the internet.
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as long as they're not fleeced on the charges.
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Computers will need plenty of RAM or there could be problems with the CPEwe.
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when Ivor gets stuck up them will that interfere with the signal?
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it's bound to at least cause buffering
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Just wait till Ivor gets home and deals with you lot. The man from whales will salt use lot of racest inglanders out.
SHEAPISSTS THE LOT OF USE!!! |
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Not okay to draw cartoons of mohammed, but all okay to make jokes implying that a nation indulges in bestiality with its livestock.
BUT THAT´S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.... |
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Seriously, thats completely unfair!
Not all of its livestock. Just sheep. |
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A worrying development - what happened to privacy?!
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don't mention pigs or pork in children's books - official - oxford university press
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