RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)
RFID Technology Prevents Lost Luggage
McCarren Airport in Las Vegas invested recently in RFID systems for baggage tracking. Old bar code systems presented a problem because about 10% could not be read easily. These bags had to be manually tracked, creating increased labor costs for the airline and a constant stream of baggage that didn’t end up at it’s final destination. [...]
Lost Balls a Thing of the Past With Golf GPS
Have you ever been golfing and one after another, the the balls in your bag end up all over the course. You stock up in the morning knowing that you’ll be lucky to have 2 balls left by the 18th hole. Golf balls are one of the largest quantity of lost items on earth. They are small enough that they are rarely, if ever, turned into a lost and found but they are still expensive to replace. Well, technology again has come to our rescue with a new GPS golf ball revovery system made by Radar Golf.
Radio Frequency Lost and Found – LoJack
LoJack is a lost and found recovery service company based out of Massachusetts that is a Stolen Vehicle Recovery System for asset tracking.
RFID Technology Isn’t Just For Lost and Found
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags have been widely used for years. My first memory is walking out of JCPenny’s when I was a child and setting off the alarm, thanks to the cashier who forgot to remove one of those big plastic asset tags before I walked through the electromagnetic field generated by those metal-detector [...]