Actility webinar

Next-Generation Geolocation: Building Tracking Applications with Azure Maps and LoRaWAN®

Explore cutting-edge integration of Azure Maps, ThingPark-powered LoRaWAN infrastructure and Abeeway devices to create powerful heatmaps for real-time tracking and analytics

May 4th, 2023
17:00 CET Paris (11AM ET New York)

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Synopsys:

Join us for an insightful webinar on the innovative interconnection of Azure Maps and ThingPark, where we will explore how to implement visitor tracking and heatmap solutions for various applications like events and tradeshows using LoRaWAN and Azure technology.

In this webinar, we will begin with a quick introduction to LoRaWAN, its usefulness for indoor/outdoor campus geolocation, and a brief overview of the components involved, such as Abeeway trackers, the network powered by the ThingPark Enterprise together with the Azure connector, Azure IoT Hub, and Azure Maps. Our expert speakers will provide valuable context and insight on how geolocation can go beyond a simple dot on a map, offering powerful analytics when combined with the right tools.

Throughout the webinar, we will cover the step-by-step process of feeding LoRaWAN data to Azure, initializing Azure PubSub and Azure Maps building blocks, and integrating these components to create an effective heatmap solution. We will demonstrate live data feeds and discuss how working with ThingPark and Azure-certified devices simplifies the data flow, allowing for seamless integration with Azure IoT Hub. Our speakers will also emphasize the importance of using the right building blocks to enable sophisticated analytics and create a comprehensive solution. By the end of the webinar, you will have gained an understanding of how to leverage LoRaWAN and Azure technologies to track visitors and create heatmaps for various applications, including tradeshows and events.

Agenda

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Oscar Naim

Principal Program Manager, One Edge Customer Experience at Microsoft

Realtime Location Services Powered by Microsoft Azure

Oscar will present how to build a real-time tracking application by using the following Microsoft Azure resources:

  • Azure IoT Hub / Azure IoT Central
  • Azure Functions
  • Azure Web PubSub
  • Azure Storage Account
  • Azure Maps
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Norbert Herbert

Head of Solution Delivery & Ecosystem integration

Integrating Abeeway Trackers and ThingPark LoRaWAN Network Infrastructure with Microsoft Azure

Norbert will present how to connect Abeeway trackersthrough a ThingPark-powered LoRaWAN Network to Microsoft Azure. His presentation will explain the detailed steps of integration for building end-to-end tracking solutions.

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Q&A SESSION

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of large enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases. For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

What is LoRa and LoRaWAN white paper techniical overview, benfits and use cases

Learn more about the LoRaWAN technology by downloading the Actility “What is LoRaWAN” white paper