Mission
LoRaVida makes early warning work in the places the warning systems do not reach: remote mountain valleys where hazards occur but no mobile network exists. We develop a solar-powered sensor and communication system that carries its own network, and we publish the design, the firmware and the documentation openly so that communities and local authorities can rebuild and operate it themselves.
LoRaVida develops and field-tests a solar-powered early warning system for landslides and flash floods in areas without mobile coverage. Stationary nodes measure rainfall, soil moisture, water level and slope movement; emergency call boxes allow people to report an incident at the press of a button; a LoRa mesh on the open Meshtastic protocol relays messages from station to station, so the network consists of the stations themselves.
A test installation is operating on Tenerife, Spain. Demonstration sites are planned in the central Peruvian Andes, in Germany and in Slovenia.
Alongside the technical work, LoRaVida produces open documentation as a public good: a system design aligned with Peruvian early warning regulation, open-source firmware, open hardware documentation, and installation and maintenance manuals in Spanish and English written for locally trained technicians rather than engineers.
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Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.