Moove it! Tracking the Common Cow

Farmers are tracking the health of their cows with technology that uses accelerometers, the same sensor that orients a cellphone screen. The sensors used in farming are not unlike those also found in wearables worn by people.
The collar is placed on a cow and the accelerometer records up and down movement as well as acceleration. The information generated by the sensor in the collar, developed by Silent Herdsman, a U.K.-based startup in Scotland, provides data for analysis.





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