Can technology save us from ourselves

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Matthew Bailey - April 2016

Earth Day

Can technology save us from ourselves ?Matthew Bailey



Introduction to Matthew

Introduced IoT to world leaders!

Set world record - IoT wireless standards

IoT business builder, award winners

Co-designer of IoT business accelerator

Award Nominee - IoT 28 years high-tech Cambridge UK Living in USA


An introduction to our Earth


Earth was formed 4 Billion years ago

Gaia - ancient Greek Goddess of Earth. ’First to arise from chaos'. 'Mother of all’ India referred to Gaia 1000 years before Greeks

Since the start of humanity, are we stewarding Gaia responsibly?


humanity - current status


Homo Sapiens have existed for 100,000 years About 7.4 Billion people on the planet 2016

Learned to read and writeSplit the atom Communicate

digitally

Travelled into space

Humanity has achieved much!

So, how is our planet fairing as

humanity advances?


Lets talk about…….Climate Change



Climate Change - who cares?


Is this West versus East issue?

US leading global action2013 - Climate Action Plan2015 - Clean Power Plan

The simple fact is that each one of us should care about

Climate Change



Climate Change - effects our global society

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Climate Change is a GLOBAL problem

Carbon Emissions on one side of the world affects other parts of our world



Climate Change - the human factor

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https://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/science/causes.html

Build-up of CO2 in the atmosphere is akin to overflowing the bathtub! PROBLEM !!

Human activities currently release over 30 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year

https://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/science/causes.html



Global Warming and Climate Change

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Global Warming refers to an increase in the

earth’s average temperature

Climate Change describes ALL changes to

our climate, including global warming

Climate Change is the BIG picture. Global warming is part of climate change and a main contributor



Climate Change - five devastating effects

10Sea levels rise as ice caps melt

Plants, animals become extinct (Fauna and Flora)

Severe storms get stronger (Hurricane Katrina $$Billions)Global temperatures rise -

ice caps melt, disease increases

Agriculture is severely threatened

Climate Change is GLOBAL

It effects:- Economies

People Species



Bangladesh - sea level increase

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One fine day in Bangladesh

Increase in sea levels and Bangladesh will see more of this!

The USA is NOToff the hook!

Sea levels increase by 1.5 Metres18 Million people displaced!

If all ice melted sea levels increase by 70 Metres!80% of arctic sea volume lost since 1980!



Climate Change - recent disaster events

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These are terrible events and we must use technologies for earlier detection and better management

when disaster strikes

2016 - India power station shut down lack of water (source BBC)

2013 - Colorado $2 Billion damage

(source CNN)2015 - Nepal

8,000 people lost 1 Million displaced

2016 - Equador 280 people lost (source CNN)

2012 - USA Hurricane Sandy

$68 Billion damage


Lets talk about…. food and water




Water precipitation is changing

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(Source: National Center for Atmospheric Research.)

Food security is under threat

This is a GLOBAL problem and action must be taken!

Increase in temperature reduces crop yields!



Climate Change - already impacts agriculture

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Texas - 2012 $3.2 Billion of main crops were lost due to drought. Nearly 50% of the annual state Ag revenue (AgriLife)

Florida - 2010 $100 Million of crops were lost – 2 week freeze. (Florida Trend)

USA - Heat stress costs the dairy and beef industry $1Billion p.a India – 1970 – Cyclone – 2 Million cattle lost

UK Parliament report 2012 predicts thatIncreasing amounts of high-quality horticultural and arable land flooded

at least once every 3 years”



We need more food (and water)

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3.8 Trillion cubic liters potable water used by humans p.a.

70% potable water used in Agriculture

50% potable water is wasted

2050 - 10-13 Trillion cubic liters of potable water needed to serve humanity and Agriculture consumption!

2050 - Food output must increase by 70% !!


So, what can be done?


Can technology save us from ourselves?Humanity is clearly contributing to Climate Change and if the rate of increase

in global warming continues there will be significant problems for our global society

A new global mindset. Tackle climate change in every aspect of our lives,

business, economies and social structures

Humanity has invented the THIRD global wave of innovation called the Internet of Things (IoT)


Introduction to the “IoT” and planetary intelligence



Common terms used for the IoT

Internet of Everything

Internet of Anywhere

Industrial Internet

Internet of Sensing

Internet of Consciousness

Machine to Machine



The IoT - Next giant leap for Mankind

Billions of cheap sensors located across our planet measuring the physical world and then “tweeting” tiny amounts of digitized data

3rd Wave of Global innovation (source GE Report 2010)

50 Billion connected devices 2020 (source- Mckinsey)

$Trillions new global economy (M.I.T) Cisco, IBM, Gartner etc.

IoT = Instrumenting (digitizing) the physical world

Digitized data is used by Big Data and processed by IoT Apps to make intelligent decisions to make our lives better.



Simply put the IoT is…

Short Range Wireless (100s feet)

Sensor (in physical world)

Wireless Network Application

“tweeting” IoT Data

Long Range Wireless (5km +)

LPWANs

IoT Intelligence



IoT analogy from nature - Humans

2. Send data via body networks

Computing Intelligence 3. Store data and Process information 4. Make Decisions and Take Action

5. Actions Run, Walk, Cry, Speak, Sit, Write, Sleep, Read, Create, Eat, Pain, Joy, Sadness…….

1. Billions of sensory inputs

Hear, Touch, Taste, Smell, See

The Brain = Cloud Computing Intelligence



IoT - digitizing our planet eco-systems

1. IoT sensors & real world dataFrom “things”, “people”,

“animals”, “environment”, and “cities”

“Big Data” + “Artificial Intelligence”

3. Store data and Process 4. Create information 5. Make Decisions

2. Send IoT real world data via networks

“the IoT could create a balanced coexistence between planet eco-systems and its

participants”.

6. Intelligent Action



IoT - leads to a Conscious Planet?Definition of Consciousness “the state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings”

IoT data from physical world

Information on surroundings

Computing intelligence takes actions based on awareness of surroundings

the IoT is an invitation for humanity and the planet to connect digitally and

co-evolve intelligently



IoT - multitudes of applications!

The opportunities are endless to instrument anything in the physical world

Wearable computing will allow us to measure in real-time the heartbeat and blood pressure of every person in the US.

Imagine how will that revolutionize healthcare?

IoT enables us to measure ALL the water across US rural landscapes in real-time. We can measure and efficiently use water in food production

IoT enables us to measure in real-time energy production, distribution and consumption across the entire US.

We can measure and efficiently use energy across all aspects of society


IoT requires energy and economically responsible technologies

Introducing…….. LPWANs

Long range, low power, low cost wireless telecommunications that bridge the “IoT Connectivity Gap”

Humanity will be going backwards if IoT uses technologies that are cost prohibitive or energy inefficient




Bridging IoT “Connectivity Gap”

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IoT Gap Requirements GSM LPWAN

Long range wireless sensor communications? Yes - 10km + ideal

Yes Yes

Low cost to connect sensor into wireless

network?

Yes - Ideally $2 for a radio module.

Enable multitudes of sensor deployments and business cases as

possible

No ($30-$50) radio module

$40k - $100k certification process

Yes ($2-$5) radio module

< $1k certification process

Long sensor battery life? Yes - 5-10 years on AA batteryMaybe 6 months Yes - upto 10 years on AA

battery

Realistic sensor to base station range (non-

urban)10km +

10 km 15 km - antenna at height of 60 feet

Low cost to build large scale wireless IoT

networks?

Yes - deployments cheap as possible

Enable organizations to build IoT networks

$$ Billions - purchase licensed spectrum

AND then build infrastructure

$$ Millions uses unlicensed spectrum.

Levers existing telecoms infrastructure

LPWANs have been specifically designed to bridge the IoT “connectivity gap” ,

enabling multitudes of COST and ENERGY efficient business propositions



Introducing LPWANs

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LPWAN = Low Power Wide Area Network Unlicensed radio spectrum Wireless – new form of “tweeting” cellular Developed specifically for the IoT New paradigm for build of IoT solutions, Impact and ROI

World first open Standard for IoT LPWANs Open standards proven to develop wireless markets

Low Cost – sensor connections, data costs, IoT infrastructure build Low Power – “tweets” over the air, sensors exist on AA battery - years Long Range – 10km + (1 base station supports millions of IoT tweets per day)

3.1 Billion LPWAN connections by 2023



LPWAN Providers

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30 US Cities 2016

Mumbai - Tata Comms

100 US Cities 2016

Off-Grid LPWAN

CAPEX to cover 75% of the USA!

10,000 LPWAN Base Stations 10 Billion IoT LPWAN connections

$40 Million goes a long way!


Smart Metering project. Cost $40 Million

How far would $40 Million go in an LPWAN deployment

across the US ?



US IoT Economic Framework

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How much would it cost to cover the United States with an IoT LPWAN?

$60 Million Dollars!

14,000 LPWAN Base Stations

14 Billion IoT sensor connections

LPWANs could be the biggest innovation and economic growth opportunity we have ever seen!



US IoT Climate Change Framework

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National Climate Change IoT LPWAN Network

Global mandate

Federal mandate

State mandate

IoT national network equips public and private sector to create IoT Climate Change

solutions inline with mandates

Dedicated IoT sensors to serve Climate Change markets.

Stimulate manufacturing economy

US becomes global leader as a Smart Society and LEADS a

balanced existence with the planet

All aspects of society becomes intelligently managed with climate

change fully integrated

Dedicated Climate Change radio spectrum



Benefits - IoT Climate Change Framework

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US protects itself and leads the world in Climate Change action Businesses can comply with

Climate Change mandatesCarbon emissions reduced. Energy and water stewarded responsibly in all aspects of society

Disasters reduce, detected earlier, efficient response

Food production protected New innovation opportunities. Real-time carbon credit exchange?

Forges a balanced coexistence with our planet and also….

enables huge opportunities for innovation AND economic growth



This?

Or this?

Can technology save us from ourselves?Something has to be done to

prevent the devastating effects of Climate Change.

We face the “Choiceless Choice”

On Earth Day, Gaia is inviting humanity to

decide what kind of world do we wish to create with

our technologies?



What impact will you create using IoT?

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“Imagination encircles the world”

IoT is a great opportunity for us all to imagine and co-create a purposeful world in balance with our Planet


Thank you!

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IoT - Smart City innovation landscape

Platforms, Big Data, AI, Apps

IoT Telecoms Infrastructure

Multitudes of IoT Sensors

Smart Cities can be Climate Change focused by optimizing usage of planet resources such as energy

and water as well as reducing carbon emissions



Smart City - some use cases

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Waste Management Energy/Water Metering Parking

Agriculture Street Lighting Transport



IoT Opportunities – Smart Energy

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• Smart Meters: • Domestic demand management • Consumer control of energy management and use

• Smart Grid: • Saves generating capacity and optimizes control of load • Annual savings of ~$2Bn for UK Plc alone, $100Bn worldwide

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We MUST make our energy SMART in order to reduce Climate Change impact



IoT Opportunities – Smart Disaster Warnings

4141SMART Logistics – Where is that container?

• Disposable sensor modules that activate automatically • Safe, instantaneous environmental monitoring • Pollution, radiation, temperature, vibration… • Difficult or dangerous places • Low cost and long battery life for sensor modules • Simple to deploy infrastructure

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