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Environmental sensors: Engineering precision for a reliable world

From industrial-grade accuracy to ultra-low-power design, our environmental sensors deliver consistent, trusted data for mission-critical applications.
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Challenges with environmental sensors

A lack of real-time visibility in environmental monitoring leads to significant operational and financial liabilities. We have identified core challenges that can compromise your bottom line.

Data noise and inaccuracy

Sensor readings can be inconsistent due to environmental and RF interference. Without proper calibration and filtering, raw data is often useless for critical decisions.

Complex multi-sensor integration

The real value of an IoT solution comes from correlating data from multiple sensors. Implementing multi-sensor fusion engines and algorithms to handle different data formats and timing synchronization is a significant engineering challenge.

Energy inefficiency

Building devices that can operate for months or years on a single battery while continuously collecting data is a major engineering challenge. This requires a deep understanding of low-power design and optimization.

Compliance hurdles

Many industries require sensors with industrial-grade accuracy and strict compliance (e.g., ATEX/IECEx for explosive atmospheres), which demands a proven design and expertise.

​​Our solutions for Environmental Sensors

Our expertise in environmental sensors goes beyond standard approaches. We deliver a complete, modular ecosystem that connects hardware, software, and analytics into a cohesive, purpose-built system.

01

Sensing & contextual awareness

A sensor is only as valuable as the data it provides. We move beyond simple readings by integrating a multi-sensor array that provides crucial context about your environment.
  • High-precision measurement packs
    We deliver pre-integrated solutions for a wide range of measurements, including a High-Precision Temperature Measurement Pack for industrial-grade accuracy in regulated industries like pharmaceuticals and food safety. Our solutions include compensation algorithms to achieve industrial and medical-grade measurement accuracy.
  • Multi-sensor integration
    We excel at combining various environmental sensor types, such as temperature, humidity, CO2, and pressure, to provide a comprehensive picture of your environment.
  • Data reliability
    Our software features calibration routines and filtering algorithms that turn raw signals into consistent and reliable data, eliminating the problem of inconsistent sensor readings due to environmental factors and RF interference.

02

Connectivity & Resilience

Unreliable connectivity is a single point of failure. Our sensors are engineered for robust, always-on communication, ensuring your data is never lost.
  • Energy harvesting
    We specialize in designing for ultra-long operational lifespans by leveraging energy harvesting techniques, including kinetic, solar, and RF, to power devices in remote or hard-to-reach locations.
  • Offline resilience & backup
    Our sensors are built with an Offline Resilience & Backup Module that allows them to continue logging critical data even during network outages. Once the connection is restored, all data is automatically synchronized, ensuring no information is ever lost.
  • Ultra-low-power design
    We specialize in designing embedded systems for ultra-low energy consumption, significantly extending a device's operational life. Our expertise includes intelligent PMIC-based architectures and optimized firmware to maximize efficiency.

03

Action & intelligence

The true value of a sensor lies in its ability to drive decisions. We turn raw data into actionable intelligence at the edge and in the cloud.
  • Edge data processing
    Our Edge Data Processing Engines enable on-device analytics and data filtering, which reduces bandwidth costs, minimizes latency, and ensures instant, automated responses to critical events.
  • Multi-sensor fusion engine
    Our Multi-Sensor Fusion Engine is a hero block that fuses data from multiple sensors into higher-level events and insights. For example, by combining motion and temperature readings, it can detect that "a door has been opened in a cold storage area," enabling more intelligent and context-aware systems.
  • Data analytics & insights framework
    We provide a scalable backend and our Data Analytics & Insights Framework to turn raw sensor data into actionable business value. This framework supports both real-time analysis and long-term trend exploration, transforming data into strategic business value.

Environmental sensors that don't just measure, they inform.

Go beyond raw data. We engineer custom sensor solutions that provide a real-time, actionable understanding of your environment, empowering you to optimize operations, ensure safety, and comply with regulations.
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Where our sensor solutions fit

Our expertise allows us to create transformative products by applying these principles to your specific industry challenges.

Industrial & manufacturing

  • Machine health monitoring
    Our Motion & Orientation Module is used for vibration analysis to predict maintenance needs and prevent unplanned downtime.
  • Energy monitoring
    We embed a Utility & Energy Measurement Module to track power consumption per machine or production line, enabling data-driven cost control.
  • Hazardous environment compliance
    We design and deploy UWB RTLS solutions that meet stringent safety standards like ATEX/IECEx for oil & gas and chemical plants.

Smart buildings & cities

  • Air quality beacons
    We deploy compact, battery-powered beacons with our Environmental Monitoring Module to track air quality metrics like CO2 and particulate matter across cities and office buildings.
  • Building energy management
    We use our Utility & Energy Measurement Module to aggregate power usage data from different systems and provide optimization insights for building managers.
  • Smart traffic sensors
    Our solutions combine our Multi-Sensor Fusion Engine with on-device AI to analyze acoustic, visual, and environmental data for efficient traffic management.

Healthcare & life sciences

  • Cold chain compliance
    Our sensors provide continuous monitoring of temperature and humidity in pharmaceutical storage and during transit, ensuring product integrity and regulatory compliance.
  • Laboratory monitoring
    We use our High-Precision Temperature Measurement Pack to provide industrial-grade accuracy for critical lab environments, such as vaccine and specimen storage.

Agriculture

  • Soil and crop monitoring
    We develop sensors that provide real-time data on soil moisture and nutrient levels, allowing for optimized irrigation and resource management.
  • Livestock health analysis
    Our sensors provide location and activity data for farm animals, helping to detect early signs of illness or unusual behavior.

Automotive & mobility

  • Vehicle telemetry
    Our solutions integrate with vehicle systems to capture engine parameters and driving behavior, supporting predictive maintenance and route optimization.
  • Smart parking sensors
    Our sensors can be deployed to provide real-time occupancy data for parking spaces, helping cities manage traffic flow more efficiently.

What we bring to your project

We believe a great sensor solution is not just a component. Our partnership is built on flexibility, allowing you to choose the level of engagement that best suits your needs and strategic goals.

01

Strategic roadmap and solution audit

We conduct a deep dive into your product idea, operational needs, and business objectives. Our team maps your challenges to our proven building blocks, defining a clear IoT Strategic Roadmap that minimizes risk and accelerates development.

02

Custom hardware and firmware

We design and engineer custom sensor devices, from ruggedized industrial units to miniaturized wearables. Our expertise includes developing advanced power management strategies, integrating various sensor types, and writing optimized firmware for ultra-low energy consumption.

03

Prototyping and validation

We utilize our library of proven building blocks to rapidly design and prototype a working proof of concept and an MVP. This allows us to validate the core functionality in a controlled environment, minimizing upfront risk.

04

Deployment and continuous optimization

Our support extends beyond the product launch. We provide a full suite of tools for
remote diagnostics, field support, and secure OTA (Over-the-Air) updates, ensuring your system remains up-to-date and reliable.

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Manufacturing

Modern manufacturing machines are typically equipped with IoT sensors that capture performance data. AIoT technology analyzes this sensor data, and based on vibration patterns, the AI predicts the machine's behavior and recommends actions to maintain optimal performance. This approach is highly effective for predictive maintenance, promoting safer working environments, continuous operation, longer equipment lifespan, and less downtime. Additionally, AIoT enhances quality control on production lines.

For example, Sentinel, a monitoring system used in pharmaceutical production by IMA Pharma, employs AI to evaluate sensor data along the production line. The AI detects and improves underperforming components, ensuring efficient machine operation and maintaining high standards in drug manufacturing.

Logistics & supply chain

IoT devices - from fleet vehicles and autonomous warehouse robots to scanners and beacons - generate large amounts of data in this industry. When combined with AI, this data can be leveraged for tracking, analytics, predictive maintenance, autonomous driving, and more, offering greater visibility into logistics operations and enhancing vendor partnerships.

Example: Amazon employs over 750,000 autonomous mobile robots to assist warehouse staff with heavy lifting, delivery, and package handling tasks. Other examples include AI-powered IoT devices such as cameras, RFID sensors, and beacons that help monitor goods' movement and track products within warehouses and during transportation. AI algorithms can also estimate arrival times and forecast delays by analyzing traffic conditions.

Retail

IoT sensors monitor movement and customer flow within a building, while AI algorithms analyze this data to offer insights into traffic patterns and product preferences. This information enhances understanding of customer behavior, helps prevent stockouts, and improves customer analytics to drive sales. Furthermore, AIoT enables retailers to deliver personalized shopping experiences by leveraging geographical data and individual shopping preferences.

For instance, IoT sensors track movement and customer flow, and AI algorithms process this information to reveal insights into traffic patterns and product preferences. This ultimately leads to better customer understanding, stockout prevention, and enhanced sales analytics.

Agriculture

Recent research by Continental reveals that over 27% of surveyed farmers utilize drones for aerial land analysis. These devices capture images of crops as they are and transmit them to a dashboard for further assessment. However, AI can enhance this process even further.

For example, AIoT-powered drones can photograph crops at various growth stages, assess plant health, detect diseases, and recommend optimal harvesting strategies to maximize yield. Additionally, these drones can be employed for targeted crop treatments, irrigation monitoring and management, soil health analysis, and more.

Smart Cities

Smart cities represent another domain where AIoT applications can enhance citizens' well-being, facilitate urban infrastructure planning, and guide future city development. In addition to traffic management, IoT devices equipped with AI can monitor energy consumption patterns, forecast demand fluctuations, and dynamically optimize energy distribution. AI-powered surveillance cameras and sensors can identify suspicious activities, monitor crowd density, and alert authorities to potential security threats in real-time, improving public safety and security.

For example, an AIoT solution has been implemented in Barcelona to manage water and energy sustainably. The city has installed IoT sensors across its water supply system to gather water pressure, flow rate, and quality data. AI algorithms analyze this information to identify leaks and optimize water usage. Similarly, smart grids have been introduced to leverage AI to predict demand and distribute energy efficiently, minimizing waste and emissions. As a result, these initiatives have enabled the city to reduce water waste by 25%, increase renewable energy usage by 17%, and lower greenhouse gas emissions by 19%.

Healthcare

Integrating AI and IoT in healthcare enables hospitals to deliver remote patient care more efficiently while reducing the burden on facilities. Additionally, AI can be used in clinical trials to preprocess data collected from sensors across extensive target and control groups.

For example, intelligent wearable technologies enable doctors to monitor patients remotely. In real-time, sensors collect vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, and glucose levels. AI algorithms then analyze this data, assisting doctors in detecting issues early, developing personalized treatment plans, and enhancing patient outcomes.

Smart Homes

The smart home ecosystem encompasses smart thermostats, locks, security cameras, energy management systems, heating, lighting, and entertainment systems. AI algorithms analyze data from these devices to deliver context-specific recommendations tailored to each user. This enables homeowners to use utilities more efficiently, create a personalized living space, and achieve sustainability goals.

For example, LifeSmart offers a comprehensive suite of AI-powered IoT tools for smart homes, connecting new and existing intelligent appliances and allowing customers to manage them via their smartphones. Additionally, they provide an AI builder framework for deploying AI on smart devices, edge gateways, and the cloud, enabling AI algorithms to process data and user behavior autonomously.

Maintenance (Post-Release Support)

When your product is successfully launched and available on the market we provide ongoing support and maintenance services to ensure your product remains competitive and reliable. This includes prompt resolution of any reported issues through bug fixes and updates.

We continuously enhance product features based on user feedback and market insights, optimizing performance and user experience.

Our team monitors product performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and proactively addresses potential issues. This phase aims to sustain product competitiveness, ensure customer satisfaction, and support long-term success in the market.

Commercialization (From MVP to Product

Our software team focuses on completing the full product feature range, enhancing the user interface and experience, and handling all corner cases. We prepare product software across the whole lifecycle by providing all necessary procedures, such as manufacturing support and firmware upgrade.

We also finalize the product's hardware design to ensure robustness, scalability and cost-effectiveness.

This includes rigorous testing procedures to validate product performance, reliability, and security. We manage all necessary certifications and regulatory compliance requirements to ensure the product meets industry standards and legal obligations.

By the end of this phase, your product is fully prepared for mass production and commercial deployment, with all documentation and certifications in place.

Prototyping (From POC to MVP)

Our development team focuses on implementing core product features and use cases to create a functional Minimum Viable Product (MVP). We advance to refining the hardware design, moving from initial concepts to detailed PCB design allowing us to assemble first prototypes. Updated documentation from the Design phase ensures alignment with current project status. A basic test framework is established to conduct preliminary validation tests.

This prepares the product for real-world demonstrations to stakeholders, customers, and potential investors.

This phase is critical for validating market readiness and functionality before proceeding to full-scale production.

Design (From Idea to POC)

We meticulously select the optimal technology stack and hardware components based on your smart product idea with detailed use cases and feature requirements (Market Requirements Document / Business Requirements Document). Our team conducts thorough assessments of costs, performance metrics, power consumption, and resource requirements.

Deliverables include a comprehensive Product Requirements Document (PRD), detailed Software Architecture plans, an Initial Test Plan outlining validation strategies, Regulatory Compliance Analysis to ensure adherence to relevant standards, and a Proof of Concept (POC) prototype implemented on breakout boards.

This phase aims to validate the technical feasibility of your concept and establish a solid foundation for further development.

If you lack a validated idea and MRD/BRD, consider utilizing our IoT Strategic Roadmap service to gain insights into target markets, user needs, and desired functionality. Having a structured plan in the form of an IoT Strategic Roadmap before development begins is crucial to mitigate complications in subsequent product development phases.