{"id":32912,"date":"2019-03-05T06:44:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T06:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cbronline.com\/?p=324476"},"modified":"2019-03-05T06:44:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T06:44:42","slug":"cisco-consortium-launches-memoo-5g-connected-cows-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/?p=32912","title":{"rendered":"Cisco Consortium Launches \u201cMe+Moo\u201d \u2013 5G Connected Cows Application"},"content":{"rendered":"
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5G RuralFirst, a consortium led by Cisco, today released Me+Moo, a smartphone app that lets you choose your own “connected” cow (replete with a sensor-laden collar) and receive daily updates about your bovine friend of choice.<\/p>\n

The project is not an act of whimsy: it is part of efforts to\u00a0create (and drum up interest in) rural test-beds and trials for 5G wireless and mobile connectivity across three main sites in the Orkney Islands, Shropshire, and Somerset.<\/p>\n

The 5G cows project is partly funded by the UK Government\u2019s Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) as part of its wider 5G Testbed and Trial programme.<\/p>\n

Partners include the University of Strathclyde,\u00a0BBC, the Agricultural Engineering Precision Innovation Centre, Orkney Islands Council and Scottish Futures Trust.<\/p>\n

\"\"5G: The Cows are Getting it First<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The app is an educational tool “suitable for everyone from cow enthusiasts to tech-heads and agricultural workers” the 5G RuralFirst consortium said in a release today.<\/p>\n

Those downloading can choose a cow from among the\u00a0a 180-strong herd run on a commercial basis at the\u00a0Agri-EPI Centre<\/a> in Somerset.\u00a0This is a heavily automated dairy farm (featuring robotised milking and an automated feed “kitchen”) that also functions as an R&D hub for agricultural technology.<\/p>\n

(Among its projects are\u00a0tests of an emerging system called\u00a0Milkalyser<\/a>\u00a0that measures milk progesterone levels to map the overall ovulation cycle of each cow.)<\/p>\n

5G Cows Project: What does Me+Moo do?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

“Once a cow has been selected, app users will receive regular updates on everything from how the cows are eating to how they are sleeping using the data collected by 5G technology. Each cow has been given their own profile \u2013 similar to that you may see on a dating app \u2013 with their name and a “glimpse into their own specific personality,” the consortium said.<\/p>\n

The app aims to also showcase technologies in use on the firm including:<\/p>\n