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This aims to understand how people in rural communities can be helped to breathe more easily by sharing breathing data in an 'Internet of Things' (IoT) ' in the wild' test bed network. Led by Katharine Willis, Professor of Smart Cities and Communities, it looks at piloting smart technology within rural and coastal communities, like in the South West of England. In collaboration with Ray Jones, Professor of Health Informatics and the eHealth Productivity and Innovation in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (EPIC) project, the project is engaging with technology companies, local breather groups and GP services.

Partnering with the South West IoT Network, Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) and Edinburgh IoT Network, the project aims to provide a model for policy change across the UK.

The project will include:

• Breathing networks: a pilot to test the implementation of a network of people creating/sharing data on breathing through the LoRaWAN IoT as part of the South West IoT Network.
• A breath of fresh air: test a low power IoT network in isolated communities in Cornwall.
• Breathe together: evaluate the benefits for improving health outcomes for patients by partnering with ‘Breathers’ support groups through the EPIC project.
• All breathe: test if the project can be replicated elsewhere in the UK, starting with the highlands and islands of Scotland.