Deployment tools

Ensure you have the right tools to deploy Silvanet Gateways and Wildfire Sensors.

Provide a 16-foot (5 meter) ladder for installing sensors and gateways. A folding ladder is easier to carry through the uneven ground of a forest.

Foldable 5-meter (16 feet) ladder

Provide a workbox or backpack for carrying devices, depending on how many and type of devices are planned for a day's deployment.

Example workbox

Provide at least the following tools for device deployment:

• Knife and shears (snips) for trimming branches (if required) and for cutting lengths of garden wire

• Small axe or chisel for removing small sections of the outer bark

• Compass (analogue or an app on the Smartphone)

• Cordless drill for drilling holes for treenails (min 18V) and backup battery pack

• 10 mm wood drill bit and an (optional) 6 mm wood drill bit to drill a pilot hole to prevent splitting, especially with hardwood trees

• Hammer for treenails

• 17 mm wrench for the U-clamp bolts

• Pencil and notepad

• Backup power supply for Smartphones

Bring sturdy footwear for walking through forests and climbing rocks (as well as climbing the ladder to mount the devices).