Connectivity in a Rural Setting
Olds College Smart Farm, an operating commercial farm enterprise, is a living lab for the validation and demonstration of mid to late stage ag tech innovations. Inconsistent, poor reception, or entirely lacking 3G / 4G + LTE connectivity in Rural Alberta is a defined issue, preventing the implementation and full use of smart ag technology. Learnings will be shared about the different rural connectivity solutions that were explored at the Pitstra fields and other Olds College locations within Olds College Smart Farm.
Chris Ouellette, Research Technical Lead, Olds College Centre for Innovation
Chris is the Smart Farm Technical Lead with the Olds College Centre for Innovation team. He looks forward to applying his 25+ years of experience in the Agricultural research arena to the digital technologies and smart agriculture research projects and activities currently ongoing at the Olds College Smart Farm. Chris is a professional engineer with a B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering degree from the University of Alberta. Before joining the Olds College Smart Farm team, he worked at the University of Alberta supporting the instrumentation needs of poultry and swine research.