A CONSORTIUM of Scots research partners has been awarded funding of £250,000 to develop a new digital platform that could revolutionise the aquaculture sector. Glasgow-based satellite communications start-up – R3-IoT – will lead the development of a software system to automatically capture large volumes of sensor data across aquaculture sites securely in one place, where it can be processed, stored and actioned. The digital platform will be developed in parallel with R3-IoT’s satellite communications solution, seamless connecting to remote and rural areas – enabling organisations to digitise operations across multiple sites. Funded by the Seafood Innovation Fund, the project is being supported by the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), aquaculture consultancy Northern Light, The Data Lab, Censis, Edinburgh Napier University, the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture and the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO).
A GLASGOW start-up is leading a consortium of research partners in developing a satellite surveillance and data gathering system that provides an early warning system for problems on fish farms and other aquaculture sites. The group has been awarded a £250,000 funding package to “revolutionise the collection, interpretation, and use of data on fish farms” with the development of the new digital platform that will enable actionable insights. Led by R3-IoT, a fledgeling satellite communications business, the group will develop a software system that automatically captures large volumes of continuous sensor data across aquaculture sites securely in one place, where it can be processed, stored, and actioned.