From LoRaWAN network planning to hardware selection and managed IoT hosting – your IoT service provider for Soest's SMEs and Börde agriculture. GDPR-compliant, personal, on-site.
Soest is the economic center of the Börde region – an area with a strong SME sector, high-tech agriculture, and numerous hidden champions. Digitizing fields, production, and building technology requires stable IoT platforms. We host and operate the infrastructure where sensor data is reliably processed.
Your IoT stack runs on GDPR-compliant servers. Data sovereignty for Soest-based companies – from agricultural cooperatives to industrial enterprises.
ChirpStack, ThingsBoard, and Grafana – professionally installed, hardened, and maintained. No proprietary lock-ins.
Your contact person knows your instance and your region. Direct communication instead of anonymous support tickets.
ChirpStack and ThingsBoard on hardened infrastructure for Soest-based companies. Backups, updates, and monitoring included – you focus on your core business.
Complete LoRaWAN network deployment in the Soester Börde: hardware selection (Milesight gateways & sensors), radio coverage analysis for expansive areas, on-site gateway installation, and network server configuration.
End-to-end development of your IoT solution: custom web apps, mobile apps, and dashboards for agricultural, production, and building data. From platform setup to data visualization to finished application.
Hosting the IoT platform for soil moisture, climate, and weather data. LoRaWAN sensors across the expansive Börde fields – we operate the server infrastructure and dashboards.
Tech Stack
ChirpStack, ThingsBoard, Milesight
Hosted monitoring platform for machine park surveillance, quality metrics, and energy consumption. Alerting on threshold violations directly to your dashboard.
Tech Stack
ThingsBoard, Grafana, MQTT
Central hosting for temperature and humidity monitoring in warehouses, cold storage, and production rooms. Seamless documentation and automatic alerting.
Tech Stack
ChirpStack, Grafana, Node-RED
These are just examples – we serve many industries and use cases.
Proven open-source stack: ChirpStack as LoRaWAN network server for sensor connectivity, ThingsBoard for device management and dashboards, Grafana for time-series visualization. Hosted on Linux servers with automatic backups, TLS encryption, 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 Soest, we manage IoT infrastructure across the entire Soest district and neighboring regions.
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, LoRaWAN network deployment, platform development, and project process for agriculture, SMEs, and businesses in the Soest region.
Themen
We deliver end-to-end IoT projects: from initial analysis and conception through platform architecture, hardware selection, LoRaWAN network deployment in the field or on-site, to platform development (web apps, mobile apps, dashboards) and managed operations. Everything from a single source.
We begin with a consultation to understand your operation – whether it is farmland in the Börde or a production facility in town. Next comes architecture design, hardware selection, radio coverage planning for your specific terrain, gateway installation, platform and app development, and go-live. We then manage and monitor everything on an ongoing basis.
Yes. We offer standalone advisory services covering IoT strategy, platform selection, network planning, and hardware evaluation. Several Soest-area businesses have started with a consulting phase before deciding on the full rollout.
We work primarily with Milesight gateways and sensors – robust, CE-certified, and well-suited for both outdoor agricultural environments and indoor commercial use. We also integrate devices using MQTT, HTTP, or Modbus when connecting to existing equipment.
Absolutely. LoRaWAN excels in open terrain, reaching several kilometers per gateway. We perform a detailed radio coverage analysis for your fields and plan gateway placement to ensure reliable connectivity across the Börde landscape.
Yes. Every sensor and gateway ships with pre-set network parameters, payload decoders, and up-to-date firmware. They connect to your platform out of the box – ideal for rapid rollouts across large agricultural areas.
Yes. Beyond standard Grafana and ThingsBoard dashboards, we build custom web apps and mobile apps – such as field monitoring portals, harvest tracking tools, or production overview apps tailored to the specific needs of Soest-based businesses.
Our stack includes ChirpStack as LoRaWAN network server, ThingsBoard (Community and Professional Edition) for device management and rule engines, Grafana for visualization, and Node-RED for data flow automation. Custom applications are developed with React, Next.js, and React Native.
Yes. We connect IoT platforms to existing systems via REST APIs, MQTT, and webhooks. Whether it is a farm management system, an ERP, or inventory management – building these interfaces is part of our standard project scope.
All platforms run on GDPR-compliant servers in German data centers. For businesses that require full physical control, we also offer on-premise installation directly on your own infrastructure.
We offer several SLA tiers with platform availability up to 99.9%. Redundant infrastructure, automatic failover mechanisms, and 24/7 monitoring keep your sensor data flowing reliably – even during critical growing seasons.
Yes. We install and harden the complete IoT stack in your local server room. Remote maintenance is handled over a secured VPN connection, with the same proactive monitoring as our cloud-hosted solutions.
A standard platform setup is production-ready within a few days. With pre-configured sensors, initial field coverage across the Börde can be established very quickly. Larger projects with custom development follow a joint rollout plan.
No. Our managed hosting and operations are cancellable monthly. We earn continued business through service quality, not contractual lock-in.
Yes. We build multi-tenant platforms that aggregate data from multiple sites – whether several fields across the Börde or different business locations in the Soest district. Each site gets its own dashboards, user access, and alerting configuration.
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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


