RFID tags equipped with GPS

Identec Solutions of Austria just announced satellite assisted RFID technology that can track a certain asset’s location independent from a base station. However the technology is not in real time for you’ll still have to wait for your container to arrive at the port.

The new tags which have a read / write range of 500 meters are equipped with self-tracking GPS tag utilizes satellites in combination with RFID to chart its route and movement. Once within range of an Identec Solutions reader, the GPS Tag will provide crucial information on the assets movements.

This new technology is developed for asset or personnel tracking applications, and in particular for container and port transits - nothing of interest to everyday consumers.