Across Japan, crop damage caused by wild animals has become an increasingly serious nationwide issue. In recent years, incidents involving bears harming people have also risen, making wildlife management not only an agricultural concern but also a public safety issue.
Trapping is one of the primary countermeasures, but it requires frequent patrols and inspections. This has become difficult due to:
A declining and aging hunter population
Large, often remote areas that must be monitored
Labor-intensive, daily trap checks
As a result, local governments are seeking IoT-based solutions that can automate monitoring, reduce manual work, and allow more traps to be deployed with limited resources. However, ongoing communication costs have often slowed adoption, especially in public-sector projects where budgets are tight.
Maxell Frontier Co., Ltd. is a Japanese technology company that provides integrated services from development and design to manufacturing and inspection of electronic and precision devices. The company develops solutions that address real-world challenges in industrial and public-sector environments.
Local governments in Japan often purchase trapping devices and distribute them to hunters as part of wildlife damage prevention programs. While the first year of deployment is typically supported by national subsidies, communication fees from the second year onward must be covered by the local governments themselves.
Maxell Frontier developed Matagikko, an IoT-enabled trap monitoring system designed to improve efficiency and safety in wildlife control.
The system:
Detects trap activations automatically
Sends real-time email notifications to hunters
Optimizes trap patrol efficiency
Enables more traps to be deployed with the same workforce
Matagikko uses 1NCE with industrial IoT SIM chips to provide reliable, long-term data delivery.
A key advantage of the 1NCE solution is its lifetime model, which eliminates recurring communication fees. This removes one of the main financial barriers for local governments and enables sustainable, long-term IoT deployments.
Significant reduction in communication costs
Trap patrol time reduced to approximately one-third
Before: Daily patrols
After: Once every three days
Improved scheduling through real-time alerts
Reduced labor burden for hunters and local staff
“By adopting 1NCE in the "Matagikko" Pest Animal Capture Monitoring System, we achieved significant reductions in communication costs and can now provide customers with a solution they can use with peace of mind.”
— Takano Hibiki, Manager, New Business Development Section, Business Planning Department, DMS Business Division, Maxell Frontier Co., Ltd.
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