Link between RFID, GPS and Location Based Services


	Link between RFID, GPS and Location Based Services

chaser120

7-24-2008 10:47 PM

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real time asset tracking, real time supply chain, rf asset tracking, mobile resource management, real time location systems, in-transit visibility

chaser120 says:

Discussion of real time supply chain and why silo based systems are going out of vogue in favor of platform that can handle a variety of 'locating technologies' and scale out over time.

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				<A name="9"><STRONG>Question: </STRONG></A>What is the link between RFID, GPS and Location Based Services ?</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.applocation.net/web/faq">In the distribution, warehousing and manufacturing field tracking assets is usually handled by barcode, passive and  active RFID and real time locating systems that send data into Work in Progress (WIP)/Warehouse Management System (WMS) and/or ERP software.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.applocation.net/web/faq">Automotive Vehicle Tracking or AVL and Fleet Management use GPS linked to cellular or satellite networks to track moving assets.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.applocation.net/web/faq">
Location Based Services or LBS using cellular networks and Assisted GPS for indoor and outdoor tracking of cellphones and PDAs. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.applocation.net/web/faq">The latest trend are handsets enabled with barcode and RFID readers specific for enterprise applications further demonstrating the blurring lines between LBS and RFID</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.applocation.net/web/faq">However, integration of RFID data on a telco handset is not a trivial matter - it requires telco experience and a telco grade platform.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/8B8EB0EE-1B48-4A5C-8A65-5FEDB921D2F9/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>