Belgian Hospitals Track Temperatures and Staff
Three Antwerp-area facilities have deployed AeroScout’s Wi-Fi RFID tags and software to monitor the temperatures of refrigeration units, as well as the locations of 40 staff members.
RFID News Roundup
UPM Raflatac to launch security RFID tags; Pramari unveils update to open-source RFID software; EPCglobal ratifies version 1.5 of Tag Data Standard; North Dakota unveils voluntary RFID cattle-tracking program; ABI Research forecasts higher-frequency RFID- and RTLS-enabled asset-management system revenues to hit $845 million in 2014; RadarFind intros temperature sensor.
Vail Resorts Links RFID With Social Media
Visitors to the company’s ski mountains this season can use their RFID-enabled lift tickets to connect with each other via social-media tools, and also track their ski or snowboard metrics over the Internet.
Can RFID Tags Be Read Deep Underwater?
We have a customer with a need to put RFID tags in products that will lie temporarily underwater (both fresh and sea water). The client wants to read those tags in water up to a depth of 400 meters (1,312 feet). Do you know if there exists such an application, or if...
RFID Consortium Releases Patent-Licensing Portfolio
The program enables vendors of UHF passive RFID tags and readers to purchase licenses through a patent pool, reducing the time and cost associated with negotiating individual patent agreements, and potentially enabling them to introduce new products sooner.
U.S. Forest Service Explores RFID’s Ability to Detect Fires
The agency’s San Dimas Technology Development Center headed up a test burn in California that demonstrated how a system using RFID temperature sensors could support an early and rapid response to wildfires, thereby saving lives and reducing damage.
Is It Worth Using RFID to Track Shipping Containers?
Does the technology’s value justify the expense of deployment? —Name withheld ——— As with so many questions, the answer is, “It depends.” If you have a small distribution yard or a port with only a few containers, it might not make economic sense to...Calif. Law Seeks to Avert Privacy Intrusions Related to RFID Toll Tags
The bill, now awaiting the signature of the state’s governor, would codify how transit agencies should handle data collected from FasTrak transponders.
Can RFID Track Hotel Inventory and Fixed Assets?
What is the value of using RFID for such an application? —Name withheld ——— We have not published many articles on hotels’ tracking of inventory or assets, because the industry has been slow to adopt RFID technologies. Here are links to a few articles you might...Academic Navel Gazing Continues
Another study unearths a potential security problem with RFID that could expose people to a nonexistent threat.