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Encounter Solutions - supporting Kiwi innovators
28 Jul 2017, 10:30 AMCatalyst and Encounter Solutions innovate with Cloud DBaaS and affordable wireless sensor networks.
Background
Encounter Solutions delivers affordable wireless sensor networks and applications specifically designed to address the challenges associated with remote landscapes. Its Celium™ platform is deployed internationally and across New Zealand, covering wildlife management, dam and geotechnical instrumentation, slope stability monitoring, farm monitoring, and environmental data acquisition.
Celium has gained international recognition as a leading system for monitoring predator control traps in remote areas. The Aspiring Biodiversity Trust is using Celium to help protect Pīwauwau and the South Island rock wren within the Castalia and Crucible alpine basins of Mt Aspiring National Park.
Opportunity
Encounter Solutions focuses heavily on core product development, "in the field" hardware configuration and deployment. To simplify and streamline its digital platforms, Encounter Solutions went to market searching for a vendor who could also assist with application changes and infrastructure management. They partnered with Catalyst based on the c
They wanted a solution that would set them up with a solid foundation and be built to scale as the business did. It was important for the team to retain:
- the flexibility of wireless sensor networks has an almost endless application
- involvement in and ownership of technology decision-making.
Solution
Catalyst initially worked with Encounter Solutions for months to consolidate their:
- hosting infrastructure,
- website and client portal(s),
- maintain their mobile application,
- and work through aspects of alerting and notifications.
This engagement culminated in an ongoing relationship over the next few years, with Catalyst providing operational support of Encounter Solutions' cloud server infrastructure.
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