ZEISS and Telekom open up new perspectives for nature observers

With the digital wildlife camera, ZEISS appeals to a wide audience - from nature-loving technology enthusiasts to young, digital-savvy users - and combines top optical quality with contemporary digitalisation.

“...This allows the camera to connect to the networks of all major providers and automatically select the best available network at its location. Even in areas with challenging coverage, this ensures a reliable view of nature.”

Carsten Hess, Product Manager and Developer for Wildlife Cameras at ZEISS

3 steps to a successful IoT Use Case

Challenge

In nature conservation, extensive and sometimes inaccessible forest areas often have to be efficiently controlled. In order to observe wild animal populations, detect injured animals at an early stage, and prevent damage caused by wildlife, modern approaches are needed that go beyond conventional means.

Solution

To make wildlife monitoring more efficient, ZEISS has developed the Secacam – a smart trail camera with reliable IoT connectivity from Deutsche Telekom. Thanks to Deutsche Telekom's integrated Global SIM, the camera automatically connects to the best available mobile network – even in remote areas. In this way, it provides high-resolution real-time images directly from the forest, year-round and weatherproof. The app can be used to remotely control camera settings, view recordings immediately and receive notifications in real time. Flexible service packages including AI-supported animal recognition complete the offer.

Customer benefits

ZEISS Secacam revolutionizes wildlife monitoring: Instead of time-consuming patrols, the cameras deliver real-time images directly from the forest – efficiently, location-independent and reliably. This saves resources, accelerates processes, and enables early detection of injured or sick animals. For nature observers and nature conservation projects, this means better data, faster reactions, and more in-depth knowledge. In addition, users benefit from the strong partnership between two brands ZEISS and Telekom: a high-quality camera and comprehensive connectivity. ZEISS also benefits from greater simplicity and flexibility: just one contract, one platform, and one central point of contact.

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