Rainforest Connection

At the core of each device is an Android smartphone with an operating system that has been modified and geared toward resource management, internal analytics, and power efficiency. The device has highly sensitive external microphones that can capture ambient sounds, like the sound of chainsaws, enabling immediate intervention from local authorities. The device can pinpoint the exact location the deforestation is taking place.

The devices are intended to be autonomous in operation, capable of operating indefinitely in the field, with minimal physical maintenance. Once installed in a tree, they may be considered abandoned until planned removal at the end of their service life (the length of which cannot yet be confirmed, but is expected to be 1­2 years).

Yes – each on the ground projects is assigned a Project Coordinator who will serve as the contact person if/when there are any issues.  ^{Interview with manufacturer}

Expected to be 12 years

Within 24 hours of activating four strategically positioned bugs in the Kalaweit reserve in Sumatra, Indonesia, the RFCX system picked up illegal loggers and dispatched authorities. After two weeks of operation loggers stopped entering the 135-hectare region covered by the system. A year later, they had not returned.

The app was rated 4.6/5 on Google Play and 4.9/5 on App Store.

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