What We Monitor
Maintaining secure boundaries is essential for rural properties, farms and other locations with areas that need to remain contained. BetterLiving helps you monitor gates, electric fences and other containment systems, giving you visibility when important access points change status.
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Managing multiple boundaries, gates and fenced areas across a property can be difficult, especially when systems are spread across large areas.
BetterLiving provides visibility over your property's containment systems, helping you monitor the status of gates and fencing infrastructure through one connected platform.
Monitor gate status across your property.
Monitor electric fence performance and improve containment awareness.
Connect multiple gates and fencing systems into one monitored network.
BetterLiving containment monitoring can be configured for different property layouts and requirements.
Monitor livestock gates, electric fences and other boundary systems to help maintain animal containment and reduce manual checks across large properties.
Explore Rural Property MonitoringMonitor important access points such as driveway gates, pool gates and other boundary areas to stay informed while your property is unattended.
Explore Holiday Home MonitoringMonitor shared gates, restricted areas and other containment systems across larger properties from one central platform.
Explore Multi-Dwelling Property MonitoringBetterLiving connects your containment assets into one monitored system, allowing you to view status changes and receive alerts through the app.
Add your gates, fences and containment areas within the BetterLiving app.
Connect BetterLiving sensors to each monitored asset.
Sensors collect information such as gate status and fence conditions.
Data is transmitted through the BetterLiving network.
Your containment status is displayed through the BetterLiving app and dashboard.
Alerts are sent when important changes are detected.
BetterLiving helps you monitor gates and fencing systems across your property, giving you greater confidence that important boundaries remain secure.
Talk to our team about the right containment monitoring setup for your property.
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Find answers to common questions about BetterLiving, including remote property monitoring, installation, connectivity, alerts and getting started.
BetterLiving is a remote property monitoring system designed to help you stay connected to the systems that matter most. The platform currently includes five monitoring modules: Farm Water, Residential Water, Containment, Presence and Power.
Depending on your setup, BetterLiving can monitor:
BetterLiving also supports remote control of selected equipment, including valves and pumps.
BetterLiving devices communicate using LoRaWAN, a long-range, low-power wireless technology designed for remote monitoring. Devices send data to a BetterLiving gateway, which connects to the internet via your existing Wi-Fi network or a 4G connection.
Depending on terrain and installation, devices can communicate with the gateway from distances of more than 5 kilometres.
Yes. While BetterLiving monitoring devices do not connect directly to Starlink, the BetterLiving gateway can use your Starlink internet connection to send monitoring data and alerts.
This makes Starlink an excellent option for properties without reliable broadband or cellular internet.
Yes. BetterLiving includes detailed installation and setup guides, and most devices can be installed by anyone with practical property maintenance experience.
Some equipment, such as the Pump Control module, may require installation by a qualified electrician depending on the pump or electrical system being connected.
BetterLiving is designed for properties where remote visibility and monitoring are important, including rural properties, lifestyle blocks, holiday homes and compounds with multiple connected dwellings and facilities.
The system can be configured around the specific assets and systems you want to monitor.
