[committee] Fwd: Building a little team of interest - Internet of things base station application

[Ruisi Chen]

Sounds good am interested

On 20 Aug. 2017 11:02 pm, "Christopher Forbes" <21153308 at student.uwa.edu.au>
wrote:

> I don't really know what the practical usage of this stuff is but it might
> be a good idea? I'm assuming the cost would be at least in part covered by
> the university.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Marc Tennant <marc.tennant at gmail.com>
> Date: 20 August 2017 at 08:44
> Subject: Building a little team of interest - Internet of things base
> station application
> To: president at ucc.asn.au
>
>
> Dear Computer club,
> ​I am a professor at UWA and want to share maybe something you guys might
> like to be part off.
>
> I have a little idea that I was hoping you might like to be part
> off (support an application to UWA to support).  I have been an avid reader
> and fan of the Internet of Things principle (mainly around keeping elderly
> safe in their houses for longer!).  There is this system called LoRa, in
> short, is like wifi but very low volume of data flow (ie for Machines to
> send
> ​signals
>  to other machines) but the neat thing is that one "base-station" covers
> about 5km!!!  Its not hard to cover an entire city (Amsterdam did it with
> just 10 base stations!
> ​ https://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/08/19/the-things-network
> -wants-to-make-every-city-smart-starting-with-amsterdam/#.tnw_1m58zgpj ​
> ).  Perth is just starting to have some base station - check out
> https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/perth/ and I was thinking we
> work collaboratively with this community group - they seem well organised.
> I have chatted with them.
>
> The base stations cost less than $1500 so not bank-breaking.  They look
> like a small box attached to an external wall - see one at
> https://www.multitech.com/brands/multiconnect-conduit-ip67  and then
> joined to the internet (blue cable).  Nothing more.
>
> My reasoning to write is that I was thinking we might get a little group
> of like minded people together and go to UWA community partnering (
> http://www.web.uwa.edu.au/engage/community-partnership-program#about) and
> ask if they would support the installation of one.  As the area around UWA
> has no cover (see map below).  And for me it was obvious the best young
> minds of innovation live, work and learn around UWA!!  Its an obvious
> community infrastructire addition to be cutting edge.
>
> Once you have the cover you can then build/deploy any sorts of little
> sensor thingo's (they are very cheap $30) and build your own sensors that
> can connect securely (all the protocols
> ​/frequencies etc​
> are internationally agreed) that can send messages that you can then have
> app's websites etc monitor.  One great example I have seen is flooding
> monitoring!  It works inside and outside so you can even have things like
> fridge monitors!  It really allows you to connect anything you like to the
> internet.  Oh and the reverse is doable too - you can send messages to
> things (turn lights on and off).
>
> I do hope the idea might have some resonance to you being part of the team
> to ask UWA.  Its a great opportunity for adding to the fabric of Perth,
> involving students and staff in a developing area of technology.  Oh and as
> always have a bit of fun.
>
> Happy to chat more (but please tech questions I will pass onto the guru's),
> WIth Kind Wishes
> Marc
>
>
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