Already many devices in citiesfrom automobiles to thermostatscommunicate information to operators, manufacturers and consumers via the internet about their status.
But in rural Wales, a region not noted for its connectivity, researchers have begun a study into the Internet of Sheep, attaching wireless devices to livestock to gather information.
“Most of the work on the Internet of Things has taken place in cities,” Computer scientist Professor Gordon Blair of Lancaster University told CNN. “But I think we’re quite unique in taking the concept out into a more rural environment.
“This gives it a very different flavor.”
Sheep, not hotspots
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“We might look at cows in the future,” he said.
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