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Vodafone Romania Prima Pădure Smart (First Smart Forest)

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Vodafone Romania is leading on Prima Pădure Smart, a project utilising digital technology in efforts to tackle ongoing illegal deforestation in Romania's old-growth forests. The project uses Vodafone's 4G 'Supernet' to connect an IoT network of acoustic sensors able to detect sounds of logging.

Prima Pădure Smart Technology

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Screengrab from the promotional video for Prima Pădure Smart. Image source: Vodafone Romania [screengrab]. Retrieved 1 August 2022, from https://www.vodafone.com/news/planet/using-iot-prevent-illegal-logging-romania

Prima Pădure Smart uses a network of solar-powered Guardian devices designed by Rainforest Connection. Vodafone's Supernet connects devices in the forest to a cloud platform through which AI detects logging sounds. Forest rangers and administrators receive real-time alerts with geolocated data, with the aim of facilitating faster response to acts of deforestation.

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