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NINTI ONE PROJECTS
PRECISION PASTORAL
Precision Pastoral Pty Ltd (PPPL) has
developed an innovative remote cattle
management technology called the Remote
Livestock Management System (RLMS).
RLMS allows managers to reduce employment
costs while maximising the value of their
stock assets.
The RLMS is a novel combination of hardware
and software that remotely identifies, weighs
and drafts individual animals without on-site
labour requirements, transmits data from
remote sites to a central location for processing
and storage and produces management
reports. The RLMS can also enact
management decisions, increasing the precision
and accuracy available to pastoralists.
In March 2010, PPPL was created as a
spin-off and the intellectual property (IP)-
holding company between Ninti One and has
patents processes in place. PPPL secured
Australian Government funding through
the Commercialisation Australia Program,
which has allowed for the development of
the software and hardware prototype. The
subsequent commercial product will be
taken to market.
Interest from beef research
organisations and commercial
cattle enterprises continues
to grow in the RLMS, aided by
the deployment of hardware
in Queensland, Northern
Territory and Western
Australia. During 2013-14
PPPL was completing
the final components of
the Commercialisation
Australia program and
continuing to actively work
with potential end users
to improve the product.
The RLMS demonstrates
that collaboration between
Ninti One and commercial
enterprises to research opportunities can lead
to great outcomes. In this instance start-up
company support has led to a new and exciting
businesses within remote Australia.