Internet of Cows 4 | AgTech IoT Hackathon

What is the ‘Internet of Cows’?  

The Internet of Cows is an initiative led by BovControl to connect every cow on the planet to the cloud, with a result of improving data collection throughout the cattle production value chain, and thereby improving production and efficiency of the whole cattle industry.

What are we hacking?

The bottom line is that in order to increase efficiency and production, we need more data on cattle, cattle producers, and their land. Right now, data is primarily being collected by using pen and paper, and in some cases RFID technology and newer types of sensors.

Unsurprisingly, these methods aren’t cutting it. The cattle industry is in dire need of a new sensor for cattle management…a new ‘wearable for cows.’ This, my friends, is what we are hacking.

What kind of product requirements are we talking about?

The PR doc is a list that we would like to leave a bit open to foster creativity and imagination. However, we will say that the industry is concerned with animal health, early detection of illness and ovulation (heat), geo-location, right moment to buy and sell, from wich suplyer or customer. I will let you all brainstorm and will be happy to provide guidelines along the way.

What is the goal of this hackathon?

BovControl will be engaging and hosting other ‘hackathons' with many of our industry partners. This events will focus on connecting the dots between existing technologies and new innovations both within and outside of the cattle industry.

I'm not a professional software developer, should I join the hackathon anyway?

Yes :) Entrepreneurs, designers, developers, project managers and farmers are more than welcome to participate. We'll make sure to have a skilled software developer in your team if you need.

Schedule

Friday, April 7th
5:00 PM Registration + Dinner
6:00 PM Intro + Challenges
7:00 PM Getting into teams
8:00 - 10:00 PM Hacking

Saturday, April 8th
9:00 AM Breakfast + Hacking
12:00 PM Lunch
5:00 PM Presentations
7:00 - 8:00 PM Food + Drinks

(Subject to change)

Makers registration + team formation click here

Internet of Cows 4 is part of The Seeds of Our Future: AgTech and the Connected World 

Monday, April 3, 2017 at 7:00 AM - Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 5:00 PM