LoRa GPS dinghy asset tracker, MOB tracker

[mgrouch]

I've posted it on other forums, so re-posting it here for completeness. One more idea which might have more market:

LoRa GPS dinghy tracker

2 devices:
One: waterproof LoRa transmitter with GPS and some MCU, waterproof and solar charged
Second: Cabin LoRa receiver with MCU producing AIS NMEA sentences for each dinghy location via USB serial or WiFi to a chartplotter.
Boat can have several dinghies so several transmitters would be needed.
This can be really cost effective solution compared to other asset tracking 4G/LTE/satellite
SeeedStudio has a prototype which is pretty close to complete solution

LoRa-GPS-Tracker

Instead of dinghy if transmitter is built-in into sailor's clothes (colar) it can be even safety feature. Solar panels can be epaulettes sewn into sailor's jacket.
Just an idea

Thanks