Real-Time Livestock Tracking System with Integration of Sensors and Beacon Navigation

This paper presents the design and development of a livestock tracking system, with the objective of transmitting the location and activity status of the animals, in real-time, to an end-user. The system comprises of tag, beacon and base station nodes, communicating wirelessly with each other. Tag nodes receive location information from neighbouring beacon nodes and through the process of trilateration, the location of a specific animal is determined. Motion sensors within the tags, are used to determine activity status of the animal. The base station node receives the identity, location and activity information, from the tag nodes and transfers the data to a web server, where a database stores the tag information in real-time. An Android application, serves as an interface between the end user and the web server, enabling the remote monitoring and tracking of the livestock. The performance of the system is evaluated in terms of its range, accuracy and the ability to detect and store information. The nodes in the system are able to communicate within the expected ranges. The tag data can be inserted into the database and be retrieved for end user needs. The results demonstrate that the system can successfully read, process, transmit and display the location and activity information