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Semtech offers guidance for building an asset tracking system that works for pallets as well as animals and avocados.
Asset tracking that utilizes GPS works well, but it can be extremely expensive. The power consumption is excessive, with batteries requiring replacement every one-to-three months. An alternative is low-power, long-range systems that rely on satellite signals.
Collectively, the satellite navigation infrastructure is referred to as the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). In the case of battery-operated asset tracking, low power communications is essential. This is where LoRa devices come in. LoRa devices are a complement to GNSS because the coverage area for GNSS services is widespread.