From LoRaWAN network planning to hardware selection and managed IoT hosting – your IoT service provider for Meschede and the Hochsauerland district. GDPR-compliant, personal, on-site.
Meschede is the district capital of Hochsauerlandkreis, located in the densely forested Sauerland – a region with strong timber industry, administration, hydropower, and special requirements for radio coverage in valleys and forested areas. Whether timber processing monitoring, dam surveillance at Lake Henne, or building automation for municipal facilities: 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 Meschede-based companies, administration, and municipalities.
LoRaWAN network planning considering forested areas, valleys, and elevation differences. Gateway positioning for challenging Sauerland terrain.
Regional contact person who understands local conditions. On-site deployments when needed, fast response times.
ChirpStack, ThingsBoard, and Grafana on hardened infrastructure. Operations, backups, and monitoring for Meschede-based companies and administration – you focus on your core business.
Complete LoRaWAN network deployment in Meschede: hardware selection (Milesight gateways & sensors), radio coverage analysis for forested and valley locations, on-site gateway installation, and network server configuration.
End-to-end development of your IoT solution: custom web apps, mobile apps, and dashboards for timber industry, dam, and building data. From platform setup to finished application – cloud or on-premise.
Hosting the IoT platform for wood moisture, temperature, and drying processes in timber processing. LoRaWAN sensors in drying chambers and warehouses – we operate the server infrastructure and dashboards.
Tech Stack
ChirpStack, ThingsBoard, Milesight
Hosted monitoring platform for water levels, water quality, and energy generation. LoRaWAN sensors at Lake Henne connected to hosted dashboards for drinking water supply and energy management.
Tech Stack
ThingsBoard, Grafana, MQTT
Central hosting for room climate, energy consumption, and condition monitoring of municipal administrative buildings, schools, and district facilities. 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 challenging environments: 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 Meschede, we manage IoT infrastructure across the entire Hochsauerland district.
Our IoT services run under the merkaio brand. As an IoT system integrator, we guide you through the entire project – from analysis through network deployment and platform development to ongoing operations.
Discover merkaioReact 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 for the district capital – from terrain analysis and network deployment to platform development and managed operations for timber industry, hydropower, administration, and manufacturing.
Themen
We cover the full spectrum: terrain analysis, conception, platform design, hardware selection, LoRaWAN network deployment tailored to the challenging Sauerland topography, development of web apps, mobile apps, and dashboards, as well as ongoing managed operations. Everything end to end.
It starts with an on-site walkthrough – we assess terrain, buildings, production facilities, and existing infrastructure. This is followed by conception, hardware selection, radio coverage planning for forested and valley locations, gateway installation, platform setup with custom dashboards and web apps, go-live, and ongoing operations.
Yes. We advise on IoT architecture, network planning in hilly terrain, platform selection, and hardware evaluation – even if you intend to implement internally or with a different partner.
Primarily Milesight gateways and sensors – CE-certified and suited for outdoor deployment, even in the harsh Sauerland climate. For specialized applications like wood moisture, water levels, or water quality, we also integrate sensors from other manufacturers via MQTT, HTTP, or Modbus.
Yes, with proper planning. We account for forest coverage, topography, and elevation differences in gateway positioning. Ranges are shorter in forests than in open fields, but strategic placement – for example on hilltops or at forest edges – achieves reliable coverage.
Yes. All devices are shipped with pre-set network parameters, payload decoders, and current firmware. After mounting in the field or at the facility, they are immediately operational.
Yes. Beyond standard dashboards in Grafana and ThingsBoard, we build custom web apps and mobile apps – for example, mobile wood moisture monitoring, water level overviews at Lake Henne, or building management cockpits for municipal facilities.
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 wood moisture data, dam values, and building data to be analyzed together and forwarded to existing systems.
On GDPR-compliant infrastructure in German data centers. Alternatively, we install the platform on-premise in your own server room in Meschede – 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 – even for critical production, dam, and administrative data.
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 can be operational within a few days. More complex projects involving terrain analysis, forest network deployment, 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 companies and municipalities with multiple sites – whether Meschede, Bestwig, Olsberg, or Schmallenberg. Each location gets its own dashboards, access controls, and alerting profiles.
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Whether a specific IT challenge or just an idea – we look forward to the exchange. In a brief conversation, we'll evaluate together if and how your project fits with WZ-IT.
Timo Wevelsiep
Lead IoT Solutions Architect


