From LoRaWAN network planning to hardware selection and managed IoT hosting – your IoT service provider for Winterberg and the winter sports region. GDPR-compliant, personal, on-site.
Winterberg is the highest-elevation city in North Rhine-Westphalia and one of Germany's leading winter sports destinations – a region with strong tourism, sophisticated snowmaking technology, seasonal operations, and special requirements for energy management and visitor flow monitoring. Whether energy monitoring in hotels, snowmaking system surveillance, or parking management: 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 Winterberg-based companies, hotels, and tourism operators.
LoRaWAN network planning considering elevation, snowmaking systems, and seasonal requirements. Gateway positioning for ski resorts and vacation regions.
Regional contact person who understands local conditions. On-site deployments when needed, fast response times – even during winter season.
ChirpStack, ThingsBoard, and Grafana on hardened infrastructure. Operations, backups, and monitoring for Winterberg-based companies and tourism operators – you focus on your core business.
Complete LoRaWAN network deployment in Winterberg: hardware selection (Milesight gateways & sensors), radio coverage analysis for elevated terrain and snowmaking systems, on-site gateway installation, and network server configuration.
End-to-end development of your IoT solution: custom web apps, mobile apps, and dashboards for energy monitoring, snowmaking systems, and visitor flows. From platform setup to finished application – cloud or on-premise.
Hosting the IoT platform for snow depth sensors, temperature monitoring, water consumption, and energy consumption of snow cannons. LoRaWAN sensors in the ski resort – we operate the server infrastructure and dashboards.
Tech Stack
ChirpStack, ThingsBoard, Milesight
Hosted monitoring platform for heating, electricity, and occupancy in hotels and vacation rentals. Seasonal optimization and automatic adjustment for high season and off-season via hosted dashboards.
Tech Stack
ThingsBoard, Grafana, MQTT
Central hosting for parking occupancy, visitor counting at lifts, and traffic flow. Automatic reports and threshold alerting for the winter season.
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 Winterberg, we manage IoT infrastructure across the entire Hochsauerland district and the winter sports region.
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 in the winter sports region – from terrain analysis and network deployment to platform development and managed operations for tourism, snowmaking systems, and energy management.
Themen
We cover the full spectrum: terrain analysis, conception, platform design, hardware selection, LoRaWAN network deployment tailored to elevated terrain and snowmaking systems, development of web apps, mobile apps, and dashboards for tourism and energy management, as well as ongoing managed operations. Everything end to end.
It starts with an on-site walkthrough – we assess terrain, elevation, ski resorts, and existing infrastructure. This is followed by conception, hardware selection, radio coverage planning for elevated terrain and outdoor winter deployment, gateway installation, platform setup with custom dashboards and web apps, go-live, and ongoing operations.
Yes. We advise on IoT architecture, network planning at elevation, 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 extreme winter conditions with snow, ice, and low temperatures. For specialized applications like snow depth or water consumption, we also integrate sensors from other manufacturers via MQTT, HTTP, or Modbus.
Yes, with proper planning. We account for elevation differences, snowfall, and winter conditions in gateway positioning. Snow barely attenuates radio signals, but ice buildup on antennas must be prevented. Strategic placement – for example on ridgelines or at lift stations – achieves reliable coverage.
Yes. All devices are shipped with pre-set network parameters, payload decoders, and current firmware. After mounting in the ski resort or hotel, they are immediately operational.
Yes. Beyond standard dashboards in Grafana and ThingsBoard, we build custom web apps and mobile apps – for example, snow depth overviews, energy consumption cockpits for hotels, or parking monitoring for the winter season.
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 snow depth, energy, and visitor 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 Winterberg – 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 energy and tourism data during winter season.
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, ski resort network deployment, and custom development are planned in phases with clearly defined milestones – ideally before the start of winter season.
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 hotels, tourism operators, and municipalities with multiple sites – whether Winterberg, Willingen, Brilon, or Olsberg. 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


