Case Study: Ranchbot achieves 24/7 remote water management, time and cost savings with ORBCOMM satellite IoT

How ORBCOMM and Ranchbot are delivering time, cost savings and peace of mind for progressive ranchers

Ranchbot helps ranchers monitor and manage remote water supplies—a critical but often overlooked resource that can threaten livestock and livelihoods when checks are manual, time-consuming and costly. Facing vast, arid properties and rising environmental and economic pressures (with single cattle worth roughly $1,500 each), Ranchbot teamed with ORBCOMM to tackle this challenge using ORBCOMM’s satellite IoT technology and satellite modems to extend connectivity where cellular service is unavailable.

By integrating ORBCOMM satellite modems into Ranchbot’s devices, ranchers get 24/7 two‑way connectivity to monitor water levels, actuate valves, and control pumps and generators remotely, removing the need for frequent site visits. ORBCOMM-enabled Ranchbot deployments now support over 20,000 sensors on 4,000+ ranches (more than 8,000 users), covering customers who manage over 10 million cattle and 15 million sheep; a Roaring Spring(s) Ranch case saved about 30 trips and roughly $150,000. ORBCOMM’s solution has reduced fuel use, emissions and water waste while delivering measurable cost and time savings and greater peace of mind for ranchers.

Ranchbot

Andrew Coppin

Founder and CEO