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SHARKNET, which has partnered with IoT technology leader Aeris for its IoT connectivity needs, is due to launch in May, 2018. The SHARKNET device records and automatically transmits a diver’s surface position to the users’ app. It also tracks a diver’s depth profile while they are under water and automatically sends the history of the dive to the user when the person reaches the surface.
The device, which can withstand depths of 500m, comes with an emergency alert feature that can send a person’s position automatically to chosen contacts or emergency services. If the person gets into a troublesome situation underwater, they can tap the device and send it to the surface with the assistance of a buoyancy aid. Once the device reaches the surface of the water, it will send the emergency signal.
SHARKNET chose to work with Aeris after an extensive period of testing where they compared the performance of the Aeris® IoT Services platform with that of major operators in Europe. The Aeris IoT Services platform proved to provide better coverage and more reliability, the two key requirements for the SHARKNET solution. Furthermore, it is expected that many of SHARKNET’s devices will only be in use, on average, for six months of the year so it required a partner that would not charge fees when the devices were not in use.
SHARKNET aims to create an online community of divers where people can share the history of their dives via the data recorded on their device, meet like-minded people and discuss the best dive sites with one another.
