How to Perform an RFID Site Survey
If you follow these five steps, you'll go a long way toward ensuring the success of your RFID deployment—and save money in the long run.
By Jennifer Zaino
June 18, 2007—A site survey is a critical element of any RFID project—particularly if you're ready for a large-scale rollout, but even if you're just preparing to test the technology in a limited pilot. Conducting an RFID site survey will enable you to stop interference problems among wireless technologies before they have a negative impact on your deployment. It can also help better plan your deployment steps.
By doing a site survey upfront, you can make sure you get things right the first time, and you'll wind up saving money in the long run. That can easily justify the cost of hiring a qualified expert to do the survey, which may range from less than $10,000 to as much as $25,000 per facility, depending on the size of the project. For government installations, which require secured personnel and documented procedures, costs will be higher.
ODIN Technologies has conducted more than 100 RFID projects to date. Clients include the U.S. Department of Defense, leading computer manufacturers, and global and mid-size product and pharmaceutical companies, and the company has developed a particular expertise in RF physics. Patrick J. Sweeney, president and CEO, explains how ODIN performs its site surveys.
June 18, 2007—A site survey is a critical element of any RFID project—particularly if you're ready for a large-scale rollout, but even if you're just preparing to test the technology in a limited pilot. Conducting an RFID site survey will enable you to stop interference problems among wireless technologies before they have a negative impact on your deployment. It can also help better plan your deployment steps.
By doing a site survey upfront, you can make sure you get things right the first time, and you'll wind up saving money in the long run. That can easily justify the cost of hiring a qualified expert to do the survey, which may range from less than $10,000 to as much as $25,000 per facility, depending on the size of the project. For government installations, which require secured personnel and documented procedures, costs will be higher.
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ODIN Technologies has conducted more than 100 RFID projects to date. Clients include the U.S. Department of Defense, leading computer manufacturers, and global and mid-size product and pharmaceutical companies, and the company has developed a particular expertise in RF physics. Patrick J. Sweeney, president and CEO, explains how ODIN performs its site surveys.
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