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RFID Tracks the Shipment of Entire Gold-Processing Plant
With Wavetrend's GlobalEyes tracking solution, which features multi-technology communications such as GPS, GPRS, GSM and ZigBee wireless mesh networks, Townley Group will be able to offer its customers real-time data—something not possible with bar-code technologies.
"Customers want more precise information and a more realistic time capture of their cargo, as opposed to traditional methods, such as bar-code tracking," Townley says. "We wanted to be able to take a step clear of the pack, and take the leap to new technology that would give clients a real-time answer."
For future shipments, Scott says, Townley Group will also employ GlobalEyes Asset Monitoring Units (AMU), which will be integrated with each Workabout Pro G2 to improve traceability and security. "GlobalEyes AMUs are also equipped with a variety of sensors," he states, "such as light, acoustic, tamper, door status and temperature sensors, together with GPS."
The AMUs can communicate with each other using the ZigBee protocol, to ensure that any AMUs in locations onboard a ship that obscure GPRS or satellite communications can relay data to those in a better location within the vessel. All AMUs can communicate to the main system using any available WLAN network, GPRS or satellite communications methods. They also transmit immediate alerts regarding any status change beyond acceptable limits, such as excessive shocks and acoustics, unexpected route diversions or potential security problems, such as unexpected door openings or tampering.
Additionally, Townley Group plans to use the technology to monitor the progress of all future shipments through the Web-based GlobalEyes Information Management Bureau (IMB), integrated with data held on the AssetTrace platform.
Townley says his company's initial investment has already been paid back, and that the firm intends to run other jobs with clients in Papau New Guinea and Africa later this year. "We will also be looking into any other applications for cargo-transport identification that Wavetrend can develop," he says.
"Customers want more precise information and a more realistic time capture of their cargo, as opposed to traditional methods, such as bar-code tracking," Townley says. "We wanted to be able to take a step clear of the pack, and take the leap to new technology that would give clients a real-time answer."
For future shipments, Scott says, Townley Group will also employ GlobalEyes Asset Monitoring Units (AMU), which will be integrated with each Workabout Pro G2 to improve traceability and security. "GlobalEyes AMUs are also equipped with a variety of sensors," he states, "such as light, acoustic, tamper, door status and temperature sensors, together with GPS."
The AMUs can communicate with each other using the ZigBee protocol, to ensure that any AMUs in locations onboard a ship that obscure GPRS or satellite communications can relay data to those in a better location within the vessel. All AMUs can communicate to the main system using any available WLAN network, GPRS or satellite communications methods. They also transmit immediate alerts regarding any status change beyond acceptable limits, such as excessive shocks and acoustics, unexpected route diversions or potential security problems, such as unexpected door openings or tampering.
Townley says his company's initial investment has already been paid back, and that the firm intends to run other jobs with clients in Papau New Guinea and Africa later this year. "We will also be looking into any other applications for cargo-transport identification that Wavetrend can develop," he says.
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