Integrating Signal K with the Meshtastic LoRa mesh network enables off-grid, no-cost boat-to-shore communication and telemetry. You can monitor your boat’s status and receive alerts without relying on cellular or satellite connections.
  • poVoq@slrpnk.net
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    2 days ago

    This is rather cool and I am sure it wouldn’t be hard to convince some marina offices or sailing clubs to run a land based repeater.

  • 667@lemmy.radioEnglish
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    2 days ago

    This is a neat use case I hadn’t considered, and now one more thing to add to my ever-growing list of neat tech things I want to do.

    • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
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      2 days ago

      This is actually the intended usecase of LoRa. Imagine you’re a farmer or other similar industry with a large plot of land. You want to monitor moisture level of the soil or water level in a storage tank or something similarly simple. You can do this over long distances without any sort of cellular or other connectivity.

      • CounselingTechie@slrpnk.net
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        2 days ago

        I had spoken with several people that work ranches about the potential for LoRa, and am glad to see the fruit ripen after having this time.