Design and Implementation of a Cost-Effective Object Tracking System Based on LoRa, Firebase, and Mapbox
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Web services, Databases, Open source software, Global Positioning System, Wide area networks, Wireless sensor networksAbstract
This paper describes the design and implementation of an object tracking system based on LoRa®, Firebase®, and
Mapbox®. The proposed system allows real-time visualization of the tracking nodes in a web interface following a low-cost and low-complexity design approach. The cost of each tracking node and the gateway were USD $39.38 and USD $28.00, respectively. Regarding its performance, the energy autonomy of each tracking node was 270.6 hours with maximum coverture of 896 meters under open field conditions, which is hard reduced to 114 meters under indoor conditions.
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