Works beyond cell coverage
GNSS establishes location. LoRa carries it across the group. Cellular and Wi‑Fi are never part of the tracking loop.
Off-grid group tracking · In development
Your Circle. One Map. No cell service required.
Drover is a local-first tracking system for the places cellular coverage stops. Keep up to eight people, pets, or pieces of gear visible on real offline maps — without a cellular plan, Wi‑Fi, or a monthly bill.
The Drover system
A quiet link back to your group.
Every Nomad finds its own position and sends it over long-range radio. The Drover gathers those positions and passes them to your phone. One compact system, built for the edge of coverage.
Nomad
Up to 8 per Drover
LoRa radio
Drover
Stays with you
Bluetooth
Phone app
One offline map
Nomad — the tracker
Goes with your people, pets, or gear. GPS + LoRa, up to 8 per Drover.
Drover — stays with you
Carry it in a pocket, pack, or on a keychain. It receives Nomad locations over LoRa and forwards them to your phone over Bluetooth.
Phone app — everyone in view
See the whole group on one offline map. No cell signal needed.
Why Drover
Built for the blank spots.
Drover strips away the dependencies that make ordinary trackers fail off-grid — towers, accounts, data plans, and cloud services.
No monthly fees
You buy hardware, not another subscription. Core tracking remains available without a service plan.
Offline maps that are actually offline
Download regions before you leave. Your group stays on the map when data coverage disappears.
Local by design
No cloud login is required for core tracking. Your positions stay between the trackers, Drover, and your phone.
One group, eight Nomads
Build the set that fits your outing: people, a pet, critical gear — any mix, under one Drover.
Field-ready target
Compact rechargeable hardware, USB‑C power, and an IP67 enclosure target for real outdoor use.
Your people, in view
For groups that move together.
A family is not a dot. Neither is a trail crew, a campsite, or a dog that slipped a lead. Drover is designed around the whole group.
01/ GROUPS
Keep the whole group on one map.
Track your hiking or camping party off-grid, even when there is no cell signal.
02/ KIDS
More room to explore.
See where everyone is at parks, camps, and festivals — without handing every child a phone.
03/ OLDER PARENTS
Stay connected outdoors.
A simple location link for family walks and outings where cellular coverage is patchy or absent.
04/ PETS
One more member of the group.
Clip a Nomad to a collar and follow the same map you use for everyone else.
Development targets
The useful details, without the hype.
Drover is still in hardware development. These are the core technologies and design targets guiding the prototype.
Coming soon
Final enclosure, battery life, range, and certification details will be published after field validation.
- Nomads per Drover
- Up to 8
- Nomad positioning
- Multi-constellation GNSS
- Long-range link
- LoRa · 915 MHz
- Phone connection
- Bluetooth Low Energy
- Charging
- USB‑C
- Ingress protection
- IP67 target
- Map mode
- Downloadable offline regions
- Cloud account
- Not required for core tracking
Independent on purpose.
Self-funded. No crowdfunding campaign.
Drover is being developed deliberately, with working hardware first and promises second. Launch timing and pricing will be announced when the product is ready — not before.
FAQ
Before you head out.
The short answers on coverage, phones, fees, and what “coming soon” means.
No. Nomads use satellite navigation to determine location and LoRa to send it to the Drover. The Drover connects locally to your phone over Bluetooth.
No subscription is planned for core tracking. Drover is being designed around hardware ownership and offline maps, not a required cloud service.
The phone provides the map and interface, while the Drover provides the radio bridge to the Nomads. Keep the Drover and phone with the group owner for the full map experience.
Range depends heavily on terrain, vegetation, height, and obstructions. Rather than publish a best-case number now, Drover will share repeatable real-world field results after the production hardware is validated.
Not yet. The hardware and companion app are in development. Join the launch list to hear about field testing, availability, and final specifications.
Launch updates
Be there when Drover leaves basecamp.
Get notified about field tests, production milestones, and launch availability. Pricing will be announced when the hardware is ready.
Occasional launch updates only.