Can GPS Satellites Detect RFID Tags?

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Ask The ExpertsCan GPS Satellites Detect RFID Tags?
RFID Journal Staff asked 14 years ago

Is it possible for GPS satellites to detect radio frequency identification tags, or are such tags useable only in a localized setting, with interrogators and collectors utilizing radio frequencies or WI-FI?

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There are certain RFID tags that can be combined with GPS devices to enable long- and short-range tracking. But conventional RFID tags are short-range devices that can only be employed in a localized setting. Active tags have a read range of 300 to 500 feet. Passive tags can be read at no more than 30 feet or so.

—Mark Roberti, Editor, RFID Journal

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