First IoF project to be demonstrated live at
United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP 16) in Cali, Colombia,
in October 2024
In partnership with the Colombian government, Veea (NASDAQ:
VEEA), a first-to-market pioneer in hyperconverged multiaccess
networks with AI-driven cybersecurity, is collaborating with O.N.E.
Amazon, and AECOM to deploy a technologically advanced,
multidimensional solution composed of hybrid edge-cloud computing
and communications products in a protected conservation area of the
Government of Colombia. The goal of the deployment is to monitor
and analyze rainforest health and digitally connect every hectare
to deliver sustainable economic and social benefits to rural
communities. This “Internet of Forests” initiative underscores each
entity’s commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals which
seek to promote prosperity while protecting the planet.
According to Inter-American Development Bank, “Biodiversity and
ecosystems are declining globally and the pressures leading to such
a decline are intensifying, requiring urgent action to reverse
nature loss and avoid a 6th mass extinction (IPBES, 2019). There
has been a global average decline of 69% in species populations
since 1970 - Latin America and the Caribbean is at the very top of
the list with an alarming 94% drop (WWF, 2022).” The advanced
technological framework of IoF is designed not only to help
preserve the ecosystem of Chiribiquete, Colombia’s largest national
park and a UNESCO World Heritage site, but also to reveal the
intrinsic value of one of the planet’s most vital natural
resources, seeking sustainable management and protection of the
Amazon rainforests for future generations.
"When we make the physical wonders of our planet visible in the
digital realm, we unlock new opportunities for conservation,
engagement, and economic growth,” said Allen Salmasi, co-founder
and CEO of Veea. “With advanced solutions like digital twins, IoF
offers transformative capabilities that can quantify and visualize
natural environments in entirely new ways to enhance conservation
efforts to build a sustainable future.”
The IoF initiative will enable detailed monitoring and data
collection, from ground sensors and cameras installed in the
rainforest, with collected data processed locally on VeeaHub
devices in a mesh cluster installed in carefully selected zones
throughout the rainforest with a satellite backhaul. Data fusion
through integration of the processed ground data, from different
sources, together with satellite-based LIDAR and/or high-resolution
Imagery with the application of machine learning and artificial
intelligence (AI), provides for significant insights into and
advanced knowledge of the relationship between landscape dynamics,
environmental conditions, human activities, biophysical variables,
and natural stocks. The range of capabilities deployed with the IoF
provides for effective monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV)
mechanisms that can bring real-time knowledge of ground conditions,
such as start of wildfires, and land use changes, such as
deforestation, which are the primary causes of biodiversity losses,
while providing for safeguarding and strengthening the rights and
livelihoods of local communities.
“Our mission is to drive innovative solutions that promote
sustainable development and significantly improve the well-being of
the nearly 50 million inhabitants of the Amazon region, while
helping with the preservation of biomes for future generations,”
said Rodrigo Veloso, CEO of O.N.E. Amazon.
Robert Spencer, AECOM's global nature and sustainability lead,
said: "Nature tech is revolutionizing the way we make decisions
about the unique Amazonian tropical forest environment and the
communities that depend on it. By leveraging live data, we can
ensure that our actions are both effective and sustainable. AECOM
is committed to driving better decisions and community outcomes
through this powerful nature-focused partnership."
The IoF technology platform created by the ecosystem partners
offers capabilities for not only protecting rainforest ecosystems
and biodiversity conservation, but also supporting satellite-based
internet connectivity for local communities. This provides for edge
AI-assisted applications to enable sustainable businesses such as
Smart Farming with precision agriculture, water management,
ecotourism, a range of renewable energy production, and climate
change adaptations.
Veea’s hybrid edge-cloud computing platform enables advanced
networking, edge applications supported by a connectivity and
application mesh, blockchains, IoT/IIoT/AIoT, and data management
technologies — all of which combined provide for highly integrated
“last-hectare” solutions in the rainforest, such as:
- Providing access to locally cached, and regularly updated,
content for education, healthcare, training, news and
infotainment
- Planning and managing affordable and renewable energy
solutions
- Monitoring water pollution, air quality, natural disasters, and
climate change
About Veea
Veea® makes living and working at the edge simpler and more
secure. Veea has unified multi-tenant computing, multiaccess
multiprotocol communications, edge storage and cybersecurity
solutions through fully integrated cloud- and edge-managed
products. Veea’s pioneering Multiaccess Edge Computing (MEC)
product developed from the ground up in a compact form factor
brings together the functionality typically provided for through
any combination of servers, Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices,
routers, firewalls, Wi-Fi Access Points (APs), IoT gateways, 4G or
5G wireless access, and Cloud Computing (CC) by means of multiple
hardware, software and systems integrated and maintained by IT/OT
professionals. Compared to such solutions, Veea Edge Platform
offers application responsiveness, bolsters cybersecurity, data
privacy and context awareness, and lowers data transport costs as
well as the total cost of ownership, while providing for easy
installation, operations, monitoring and maintenance of edge
networks. At the heart of VeeaHub products resides a Linux server
with a full-stack virtualized software environment for cloud-native
applications that run in Secured DockerTM containers, with a high
degree of user data and application isolation, Software Defined
Networking (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and
cybersecurity, delivering hyperconverged networking over a
connectivity and computing mesh network. The fully integrated
turnkey solution offers end-to-end cloud management of devices,
applications and value-added services with Zero Trust Network
Access (ZTNA) and, optionally, a highly simplified plug and play
5G-based Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) offering. Veea Edge
Platform enables direct connections from the wide area optical
fiber, cellular and satellite networks to the local area networks
created by a VeeaHub mesh cluster over cellular-like
network-managed Wi-Fi and IoT devices - a unique patented
capability called network slicing. Veea Developer Portal and
development tools provide for rapid development of edge
applications, optionally, with Edge AI. Veea has implemented a
range of cost-effective solutions for B2B and B2B2C offerings
through service providers, channel partners, system integrators,
enterprise partners, and government agencies for smart retail,
smart construction, smart logistics and warehouses, smart farms and
greenhouses, smart buildings, smart schools, smart hospitals, smart
museums to smart cities. Veea was formed in 2014 and is
headquartered in New York City with a rich history of major
innovations in the development of advanced networking, wireless and
computing technologies, along with over 103 granted and 33 pending
patents in key aspects of hyperconverged edge computing
technologies. For more information, visit veea.com and follow us on
X and LinkedIn.
About O.N.E. Amazon
As a pioneer in the integration of sustainability, tokenization,
technology, and financial markets, O.N.E. Amazon develops
innovative solutions to address environmental challenges. Its
mission is to promote economic growth and enhance social well-being
in the Amazon region through its Impact Fund. O.N.E. Amazon is
actively engaged with governments, private landowners, indigenous
tribes, NGOs and private enterprise in the Amazon rainforest
territories across Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana,
Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and French Guiana. Visit
www.oneamazon.com.
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm,
delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle –
from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and
construction management. On projects spanning transportation,
buildings, water, new energy, and the environment, our public- and
private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex
challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a
better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise,
a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to
environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune
500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of
$14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering
sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and
@AECOM.
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