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Detecting the Sound of Illegal Logging via IoT
Rainforest Connection has deployed a solution in 32 countries by which a wireless device listens for signs of illegal deforestation in progress and alerts officials, leveraging a LoRa connection from SpaceX.
MEET THE INFLUENCERS: Nuclear Engineer Looks Ahead for Waste Storage Safety Program
Argonne Labs' Yung Liu has spent two decades developing and deploying RFID and IoT solutions to ensure the real-time management of nuclear waste, whether in storage or as it is being transported.
MEET THE INFLUENCERS: Tali Freed Links Industry with Academia for Technology Innovation
The founder and director of Cal Poly's PolyGAIT Center for Global Automatic Identification Technologies has been solving industry challenges with RFID for two decades, and is leading students who are driving new solutions for complex challenges.
National ID Program Digitally Connects Rwandan Citizens
Nearly 95 percent of citizens are enrolled in the program, which provides an ID card with a barcode, biometrics and a photograph to allow easy and secure access to services.
University Spinoff Links Materials Science, RFID for Temperature Detection
A sensing system from CleanTech & Beyond detects temperature rises, then creates an irreversible record for a passive UHF RFID or NFC label so it can transmit that information to a reader, even after the excursions take place.Auto-ID, GPS School Bus Safety Solution Expands
WheresTheBus is building out its technology platform for school districts, adding route planning and seat assignment management to a system that leverages barcodes or RFID to manage students and buses.
El Monte Police Dept. Expands IoT and RFID System for Security
Guardian RFID's Command Cloud platform unifies multiple inmate security and identification applications, as well as tool tracking for safety purposes, using technologies ranging from RFID to facial recognition with security cameras.
MEET THE INFLUENCERS: Steve Halliday Hangs Up His Hat as RAIN Alliance President
After four decades in the auto-ID industry, the business owner, magstripe technology developer and RFID consultant is reflecting on his work and the industry—then, now and in the future.