Conclusion during this second year we have finished all activities according to schedule and concluded our market launch strategy. We can assure we´ve reach the TRL9 and our product, now named DIGITANIMAL is ready for its commercialisation.
WP1 consists on the adaptation of STEPLA to monitor other animals such as goats, sheep, horses and pigs by adapting hardware and software elements of the platform. The adaptation to sheep, goat and horse market has been done successfully. The adaptation to the pig market required a modification in the casing, and device placing, which is located in the animal back with an harness instead than with a collar.
About WP2, it consists on the improvement on the collar’s capabilities and generating new sensors that can be integrated in the farm. In this second year all the new features implemented during first year (antenna, casing, new sensing capabilities on the sensor) have been tested, and fine-tuned. In relation to the development of new sensors, a low cost electronic ear tag has been developed during the project. This device is able to communicate with the collar and with other sensors reporting small piece of information about animals’ condition. Thanks to this device is possible to increase the number of animals monitored in a farm.
WP3, improving online platform and mobile App, was completed in first year. We successfully deployed a pilot test to integrate stakeholder. In this year we´ve assure that all the developed modules were successfully integrated. We´ve optimised our server capability to provide a better service.
WP4 consists on the development of behavioural algorithms to detect anomalies on the animals. In this second year effort have been focused in developing and fine-tuning algorithms based on the data collected first year. During this 12 months testing in real conditions has been a key activity in this WP.
The goal of the WP5 is to establish a commercialization plan and to update the business plan. This second period has been more focused on setting the grounds for the market deployment of our solution. The business plan has been updated and reviewed by internal and external experts.
WP6 consists on the project management. During the second year special effort have been made to adjust expenses to the remaining budget. In this second year total 17 deliverables have been submitted according to project planning. Also, financial and technical report have prepared. A financial certificate statement has been generated in collaboration with an external audit.
