Hahn Family Wines is testing the new solution to track the moisture level of its vineyard soil, via wireless sensor probes and gateways to aggregate that sensor data and forward it to a cloud-based server, where that information is managed and analyzed.
The UHF RFID system, from Sun International, allows the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant to confirm that all workers have left an area during an emergency, or identify any who still remain, as well as know if someone enters an unauthorized area.
The massive amounts of data that can be collected cost-effectively via radio frequency identification are enabling companies to anticipate and prepare for the future.
The interactive fitting-room technology, provided by Oak Labs, is part of Ralph Lauren’s adoption of RFID for customer-facing applications and inventory tracking.
HP-Intel IoT partnership; Sierra Wireless’ AirLink Raven RV50 M2M gateway; Hirschmann’s asset-tracking modules; Bluetooth spec upgrades for 2016; Sigfox comes to Ireland; STMicroelectronics’ new secure microcontrollers.