GPS Tracking for Cattle and Livestock

How it works: measure, track, decide

Livestock is usually counted by eye and on the herder's word. The owner finds out about a loss when the animal is already gone and it is too late to search. That is why we connect three parts in one loop.

1. Measure. A solar GPS tag on the animal reports its location: over the mobile network where there is one, and over LoRa on remote pastures.
2. Track. The locations flow into koroo. The herder sees the herd on a map on their phone. The owner sees headcount, movement, deaths and alerts across all herds and herders.
3. Decide. The system raises an alert if an animal leaves the zone or the herd moves at night as if in a vehicle. The AI notices unusual herd behaviour — for example, when it acts differently from ordinary days.

An example. At night one cow breaks away from the herd and heads towards the road. The tag reports that she has crossed the pasture boundary. The herder gets an alert with her location on the map and brings her back in time. In the morning the owner sees the event in the herd's history.

Equipment we install

• Solar GPS tags. Fixed to the animal and recharged by the sun while it is on the pasture.
• Mobile network or LoRa. Where there is coverage, the tag works over it. Where there is none, data goes over the LoRa radio link to a receiver with the herder. We choose the option using a map of your pastures.
• The herder's phone. An ordinary smartphone with the koroo app: herd map and alerts.

The model is simple: we supply the equipment, connect it to the system and then support everything together for a monthly subscription. We make sure every tag keeps reporting and see before you do when one goes silent.

What you see in the system

• The herd on a map — where the animals are now and where they have been.
• Pasture boundaries — grazing zones the animals should not leave.
• Alerts — leaving the zone, possible theft, transport at night.
• Animal card — species, sex, age, number, event history.
• Headcount for the owner — how many head, movement, deaths and costs for each herd and herder.
• Reports — with export for the owner and the accountant.

Mobile network or LoRa

Pastures in Kyrgyzstan vary: some are near a village and a highway with mobile coverage, others are in the mountains with no network at all. So we choose the link for your grazing areas rather than one option for everyone.

• Mobile network — for pastures with coverage: locations arrive at once and the owner sees the herd from town.
• LoRa — for remote pastures without a network: tags send data over the radio link to a receiver with the herder, who sees the herd without internet. The data reaches the owner once there is coverage.

During the review we look at a map of your pastures and tell you which option fits. If the herd goes up to the jailoo in summer and stays near home in winter, the two can be combined.

What the AI does

• Notices unusual herd behaviour. The herd stays somewhere other than usual, moves at an unusual time, or one animal falls behind the rest.
• Tells transport from grazing. If animals move at night at the speed of a vehicle, that is not grazing but a reason for an alert.
• Sends the alert to whoever is nearby. The herder gets it first; the owner sees it too.

The AI shows that something unusual is happening; a person makes the decision. The animal may simply have strayed from the herd, or it may have been taken. We do not promise loss-reduction figures in advance — they depend on your farm.

What the work includes

1. Farm review. How many animals and herds, where the pastures are, what coverage there is, who the herders are.
2. Choosing tags and the link — mobile or LoRa — for your pastures.
3. Installation. We fit the tags and check that each one reports.
4. System setup. We enter the animals, set pasture boundaries and alert rules.
5. Training the herder on site, not from a manual, and the owner in their dashboard.
6. Support. We look after the tags and the system and move the boundaries when the herd changes pasture.

Connecting tags to your records is part of our "Connect" service — the same way we connect 1C, banks and other systems.

Who it is for

Farms and livestock owners whose herds graze far from home, on summer and remote pastures, with hired herders. Especially where headcount is reconciled on someone's word and a loss is noticed when it is too late to search.

What we need from you

• How many animals and in which herds.
• Where the pastures are — at least roughly, to check coverage.
• Herders' contacts and time for on-site training.
• Your current headcount records — a notebook, spreadsheet or list, as they are.

What the cost depends on

We quote a price after the review. It depends on:

• The number of animals with tags.
• Coverage on the pastures — mobile or LoRa.
• The number of herds and herders.
• Migrating headcount records — animals, history, costs.
• Customisations for your farm.
• Support — tags, system and help under one monthly subscription.

Where we work

The AI Lab office is at 110 Toktogul Street, Bishkek. We work with farms across Kyrgyzstan: we fit the tags on site and set up and support the system remotely. Tell us how many animals you have and where they graze — send a request and we will suggest where to start.