The agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting industry involves the production and harvesting of natural resources, including crops, livestock, timber, fish, and other wildlife. This industry is essential to providing food, fiber, and other resources to support the global economy. GAO’s BLE gateway and beacons can be used in a variety of ways in the agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting industries.

Here are some specific examples:

• People tracking: GAO’s BLE beacons can be worn by workers such as; forestry technicians, and fishing crew members in the fields, forests, or fishing grounds to track their location and monitor their movements. This can help managers optimize labor allocation, improve safety, and quickly locate workers in the event of an emergency.
•  Asset tracking:  GAO’s BLE tags can be attached to equipment, vehicles such as tractors, harvesters, trucks, skidders, forwarders, boats, and other assets can be tagged with our BLE beacons to track their location and monitor usage. This can help managers optimize maintenance schedules, reduce the risk of theft or loss, and ensure that equipment is being used efficiently.
•  Access control: GAO’s BLE beacons can be used to control access to restricted areas such as storage facilities or processing plants. By placing our beacons at the entrances of these areas, Workers with the appropriate clearance can be granted access to these areas automatically when they come within range of a beacon.
•  Parking management: GAO’s BLE beacons can be used to monitor parking areas in various industries, including agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting. This technology can track vehicles such as tractors, harvesters, trucks, skidders, forwarders, log trucks, and boats used for commercial fishing. In the hunting industry, our BLE beacons can be used to track vehicles used for transportation to and from hunting locations. This can help managers optimize space allocation, improve traffic flow, and prevent unauthorized parking.
•  Environmental monitoring: GAO BLE beacons can be placed throughout fields, forests, or fishing grounds to monitor environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, and air quality. This information can be used to optimize irrigation and fertilization, detect and prevent forest fires, and ensure that fishing grounds are being managed sustainably.
• Precision agriculture: GAO’s BLE beacons can be placed throughout fields to monitor soil moisture, temperature, and other environmental factors. This information can be used to optimize irrigation and fertilization, reducing waste and increasing crop yields.
• Livestock management: Our BLE tags can be attached to individual animals to track their location and monitor their health. This can help farmers and ranchers optimize feed distribution, monitor breeding cycles, and quickly identify and treat any health issues.
• Hunting and fishing: Our BLE beacons can be used to monitor wildlife populations and track hunting and fishing activity. This can help wildlife managers and hunters/fishers make more informed decisions and promote sustainable resource management.
• Navigation: GAO’s BLE beacons can also be used to mark the location of important landmarks, such as firebreaks or water sources, which can help forestry workers navigate through unfamiliar terrain and respond quickly to emergencies. Our BLE beacons can also be used to mark the location of hazards, such as steep cliffs or unstable terrain, to help workers avoid accidents and injuries.