From LoRaWAN network planning to municipal smart city sensors and managed IoT hosting – your IoT service provider for Herne and the central Ruhr area. GDPR-compliant, personal, on-site.
Herne is one of Germany's most densely populated cities – right in the midst of structural transformation from mining to a modern service and commercial hub. Whether municipal infrastructure for Stadtwerke Herne, condition monitoring in commercial parks, or building automation for public properties like the Akademie Mont-Cenis: we host the IoT platforms that reliably process your sensor data.
Your IoT stack on GDPR-compliant servers in Germany. Data sovereignty and compliance for Herne-based companies, utilities, and municipal institutions.
Around-the-clock monitoring of your IoT infrastructure. Automatic alerting on failures, proactive intervention – ensuring street lighting, fill levels, and building data are always available.
A dedicated contact person who knows Herne and the requirements of the Ruhr area. Short lines of communication, on-site deployments when needed, and direct communication without call centers.
ChirpStack, ThingsBoard, and Grafana on hardened infrastructure. Operations, backups, and monitoring for Herne-based companies and municipal organizations – you focus on your core business.
Complete LoRaWAN network deployment in Herne: hardware selection (Milesight gateways & sensors), radio coverage analysis for the densely built-up urban area from Herne-Mitte to Wanne-Eickel, gateway installation, and network server configuration.
End-to-end development of your IoT solution: custom web apps, mobile apps, and dashboards for municipal infrastructure, commercial park monitoring, and building automation. From platform setup to finished application – cloud or on-premise.
Hosting the IoT platform for intelligent street lighting, fill-level sensors in waste management, and environmental monitoring. LoRaWAN sensors networked city-wide – we operate the server infrastructure and dashboards for Stadtwerke Herne.
Tech Stack
ChirpStack, ThingsBoard, Milesight
Hosted monitoring platform for condition monitoring of mid-sized businesses, energy consumption tracking, and building automation on former industrial sites. Non-invasive sensors connected via LoRaWAN to hosted dashboards.
Tech Stack
ThingsBoard, Grafana, MQTT
Central hosting for room climate, energy optimization, and condition monitoring of municipal buildings – from schools to administrative offices to the Akademie Mont-Cenis in Sodingen. Automatic reports and threshold alerting.
Tech Stack
Grafana, Node-RED, ChirpStack
These are just examples – we serve many industries and use cases.
Open-source stack optimized for urban environments with dense development: ChirpStack for LoRaWAN network management, ThingsBoard for device control and rule engine, Grafana for visualization. Hosted on Linux servers with TLS encryption, automatic backups, and regular security updates.
15+ km
Range
10+ years
Battery
IP67
Protection
868 MHz
EU Frequency

We rely on Milesight and know the product portfolio inside out – from environmental sensors to LoRaWAN gateways to industrial controllers. We advise, source and integrate the right hardware for your use case.
Milesight hardware ships worldwide – we deliver pre-configured and firmware-updated, ready to deploy.
We also work with hardware from other manufacturers – whether proprietary or open-source. What matters is that it works reliably and integrates into our stack.
From Herne, we manage IoT infrastructure across the entire central Ruhr area – from Wanne-Eickel to Baukau and beyond.
React Native apps for iOS & Android: device pairing, sensor data, push notifications — GDPR-compliant.
Plan, deploy, and operate LoRaWAN networks. Gateway installation, ChirpStack, sensor integration – GDPR-compliant.
Multi-tenant IoT platforms on ThingsBoard: custom dashboards, rule engine, API integration – GDPR-compliant.
Custom rule chains, white-label, API integration and managed hosting. CE & PE – GDPR-compliant.
Custom dashboards, embedded panels, alerting and self-hosting. IoT monitoring with InfluxDB and Prometheus – GDPR-compliant.
Answers about our IoT services in Herne – from municipal smart city sensors and commercial park monitoring to building automation and managed operations for utilities, mid-sized businesses, and municipalities.
Themen
We deliver the full spectrum of municipal IoT: intelligent street lighting with LoRaWAN control, fill-level sensors for optimized waste collection routes, environmental monitoring for air quality and noise, and energy monitoring for municipal properties. All on a central, hosted platform.
IoT sensors make former industrial and mining sites ready for new use: environmental monitoring on conversion sites, condition monitoring for new commercial enterprises, and intelligent building automation for modern concepts – as demonstrated by the Akademie Mont-Cenis in Sodingen.
Yes. Via standardized interfaces (REST API, MQTT, OPC-UA), we integrate the IoT platform into existing control systems, facility management software, and GIS systems of the municipality. Data export in common formats is available at any time.
The dense development in Herne requires careful radio planning. We analyze the urban area with professional propagation models and position gateways strategically – for example on municipal buildings or lamp posts. This achieves reliable coverage from Herne-Mitte to Wanne-Eickel.
Primarily Milesight gateways and sensors – CE-certified and designed for continuous outdoor use. For fill-level measurement, street lighting control, and environmental monitoring, we deploy specialized LoRaWAN sensors. Additional manufacturers are integrated via MQTT, HTTP, or Modbus.
Yes. All devices are shipped with pre-set network parameters, payload decoders, and current firmware. After mounting on lamp posts, waste containers, or buildings, they are immediately operational.
Yes. Beyond standard dashboards in Grafana and ThingsBoard, we build custom web apps and mobile apps – for example citizen dashboards for environmental data, facility management cockpits for municipal buildings, or monitoring apps for commercial enterprises in Wanne-Eickel.
Our stack: ChirpStack as the LoRaWAN network server, ThingsBoard for device management and rule engine, Grafana for real-time dashboards, and Node-RED for data flow automation. Custom apps are built with React, Next.js, and React Native.
Yes. Via ThingsBoard and Node-RED, we integrate LoRaWAN, MQTT, HTTP, and Modbus sources into a unified platform. This allows street lighting data, waste fill levels, and building sensors to be analyzed together and forwarded to existing municipal systems.
On GDPR-compliant infrastructure in German data centers. Alternatively, we install the platform on-premise in a server room of the City of Herne or the respective company – including VPN connectivity for our remote maintenance.
SLA tiers with availability guarantees up to 99.9%. Redundant infrastructure, automatic failover, and 24/7 monitoring ensure uninterrupted operations – particularly important for critical municipal infrastructure like street lighting and waste management.
Yes. We install and harden the entire IoT stack directly in your data center. Via a VPN-secured connection, we handle proactive monitoring and remote maintenance without data leaving your network.
Simple monitoring setups – such as fill-level sensors or room climate monitoring – can be operational within a few days. City-wide smart city projects with radio planning, gateway rollout, and custom development are planned in phases with clearly defined milestones.
No. Our managed services are cancellable monthly. We rely on strong collaboration and demonstrable results rather than contract lock-in.
Yes. We design multi-tenant platforms for municipalities and companies with multiple sites – whether Herne-Mitte, Wanne-Eickel, Sodingen, or Baukau. Each location gets its own dashboards, access controls, and alerting profiles.
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Timo Wevelsiep
Lead IoT Solutions Architect


