The Riojan municipality of Brieva de Cameros is promoting a project to recover traditional livestock farming through a municipally owned flock, managed in collaboration with residents. Additionally, new events focused on revitalizing transhumance as cultural heritage are announced, aiming to preserve trades and landscapes at risk of disappearing.
Technology at the service of shepherding: geolocation and data management 🐑
The municipal flock incorporates GPS collars to monitor movements and pastures, enabling remote control of the livestock. The collected data is integrated into an open platform that optimizes grazing routes and prevents conflicts with crops. This digitalization facilitates community participation through an app, where care shifts are assigned and incidents are reported in real time, merging tradition and technology.
Neighbor shepherds: from the office to the mountain with GPS and staff 📱
Now the residents of Brieva can swap the keyboard for a digital crook. The municipal app notifies when it's time to herd sheep, turning office workers into weekend shepherds. The funniest part: watching an accountant chasing a goat with a phone in hand, while the GPS reminds them they're going the wrong way. Transhumance, of course, remains a serious matter. Or not.