At the moment, most of the RFID applications or solutions are built for major clients in their SCM (Supply Chain Management) needs. I am a great follower of this technology and look for alternate possibilities of adapting this technology to those areas that are far from retail business or supply chain. This article talks about few of those areas.
One of the ideas is, Smart Building. Ever wondered how much time an Administrative Department for large companies spend in designing the needs of a new office space as part of their expansion needs? It is quite cumbursome and needs lot of time and analysis. What if you have a system capable of displaying an accurate information of current usage patterns in an office space with few mouse clicks? A Smart Building offers this as one of its wide array of features. Having RFID readers in designated areas of your building to track rfid tag movement builds a good data capture system. Process this data to find out accurate details of usage patterns in a building.
Challenges at the moment include cost and the range of antennas. The range is limited currently and not sure about the future developments in this area.
I welcome comments on this idea.
Sunday, December 19, 2004
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