33 | Using IoT to prevent wildfires and explore the environment | Carsten Brinkschulte - CEO, Dryad

In episode 33, we talk with Carsten Brinkschulte – CEO, Dryad to find out how IoT sensors are being used to combat wildfires, save the environment and allow the forest and wildlife to thrive! Dryad provide environmentally friendly IoT solutions to aid ultra-early detection of wildfires to mitigate Natural Disasters and contribute to the lowering of CO2 Emissions and wildlife preservation. We start off by exploring how IoT sensors can be used to stop and combat forest fires ultra-early and why this is critical to our environment. We then start lensing in on the impacts of wildfires to the environment, what the wide deployment of IoT ultra-early wildfire detection sensors will bring and the barriers to this. We end the episode, considering other use cases of IoT sensors to monitor forest health, biodiversity, track animals and explore the unexplored parts of the ocean 🌊. Sit back, relax, tune in and discover: 🌲 Carsten's background in IoT 01:05 - 02:47 🌳 How IoT and IoT sensors can stop and combat forest wildfires? Ultra Early wildfire detection 02:47 – 04:47 🌲 Ultra early detection of wildfires – Why this is critical and how sensors can enable this? 04:47 – 06:02 🌳 LoRaWAN – How and why LoRaWAN sensors are leveraged over other standards for wildfires? 06:02- 10:14 🌲 What impacts will the wide deployment of IoT sensors have on Co2 emissions and the future of the environment? 10:14 – 13:49 🌳 The barriers to wide deployment – sensor cost and availability factors- production speed etc. 13:49 – 15:05 🌲 How sensors can also be used to monitor the health of the forest – tree growth, conditions, water, microclimate – manage and restore the forest – how this can be expanded to other habitats including the oceans, rivers etc. 15:05 – 18:38 🌳 What other areas of the forest can be tracked via sensors? That will enable the forest to thrive? – Tracking of animals, biodiversity of the forest, provide analytics and advice through AI to help policymakers etc.18:38 – 22:49 Want to be the first to know upcoming guests and explore exclusive insights into our events? Sign Up for our Newsletter on our website! Be the first to find out the latest developments in the fascinating world of IoT from the leading pioneers themselves at theiotpodcast.com