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It's not just about capacity—the key is business continuity, during and beyond the pandemic.

The Prince George's County school district has deployed a camera- and cellular-based system from BusPatrol to capture data about stop-arm violations that lead to traffic citations, while the revenue supports additional interior cameras, tablets for viewing transit routes and driver training, and RFID to identify students onboard.

The MIT Media Lab system employs computer vision, focused by RFID technology, to enable a robot to find a specific item in a complex environment, then pick it up and place it according to instructions for shipping, sorting or manufacturing.

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Students and personnel, leveraging technology from Transact, can conduct business ranging from purchasing meals to printing copies, checking out books, and accessing dorm rooms or labs using their mobile phones.

ITL Group has posted a webinar in partnership with Tageos which explores the importance of RFID in helping retail businesses achieve their sustainability goals.

SkyLab's Internet of Things system, used throughout the Netherlands and beyond, is now being expanded offshore, with Kerlink's iStation gateways creating open networks for ports and companies.

The partnership is intended to help companies fuel digital transformation and utilize predictive business insights to pivot their operations in real time via artificial intelligence, machine learning and the Internet of Things.

Sofar's Spotter units will incorporate relatively low-cost Swarm Tile satellite technology so the devices can share data regarding water surface conditions from around the world with users in real time.

Before the pandemic essentially made it a necessity, many universities had already begun investing in such systems to improve campus safety.