The motor carrier industry has been using RFID and Satellite tracking/communications for at least 10 years. In addition they use cell for communication and scheduling. So has the rail industry. Both the American Trucking Associations and the Association of American Railroads were involved in an ISO Technical Committee (don't recall the number now, it has been over 10 years since I was involved) that set the early rfid standards for transportation.
One of ideas floated quite a while ago was that every item and packaging unit would have an rfid tag, so when you put the item(s) in a box, the box on the pallet, the pallet in the truck, the truck could communicate via satellite the location of the product in the supply chain (our Military does this to a limited extent today). So, rfid tag information via satellite is already being done. Some of the companies involved include Savi and Qualcomm. Doug Doug Anderson Asst. VP Sales Support Kleinschmidt Inc. 450 Lake Cook Road Deerfield, IL 60015 847.405.7457 (office direct) 847.826.3531 (cell) 847.945.4619 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.kleinschmidt.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Ilia Chlaifer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:38 AM > To: Joyce, Brad; Dan Mehlhorn; EDI-L Listserv > Subject: RE: [EDI-L] I didn't know this. Or why Proofreaders > are needed. > Or They've been lying to us.... > > > One thing is pallets, but when it comes to actual containers > or trucks I > think an appropriate transmitting device can be arranged. Don't you > think? > > At least to transmit the signal to the nearest tower, which would > communicate it back to a satellite. > > Ilia. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > Joyce, Brad > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 12:02 PM > To: Dan Mehlhorn; EDI-L Listserv > Subject: RE: [EDI-L] I didn't know this. Or why Proofreaders > are needed. > Or They've been lying to us.... > > That must be one heck of an RFID tag to uplink to a satellite 22,300 > miles > above the earth. > > Brad > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Dan Mehlhorn > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 8:36 AM > To: EDI-L Listserv > Subject: RE: [EDI-L] I didn't know this. Or why Proofreaders > are needed. > Or They've been lying to us.... > > > Uh, what do you think we use satellites for now? Broadcast radio uses > them > to enlarge the footprint of the broadcaster. TV and > Telephone use them > as > repeaters, also. Also, anyone hear of SPY SATELLITES??? > > Dan Mehlhorn > Probably will be transported to the nearest Homeland Security > Interrogation > office for spilling the frijoles. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Rawlins > > At least Travis caught on to William's joke. Please re-read > this in the > context of needing a proofreader: > > "Wal-Mart is already requiring all pallets delivered to its > headquarters > in > Bentonville, Ark., to be fitted with radio frequency identification > tags, > SO THAT THEY CAN BE TRACKED BY A SATELLITE." > > Good one, William! > > Mike > > P.S. If we have to explain it to you, then you probably need > to go back > and > take RFID 101 again. > > > > > . > Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: > <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> > Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > . > Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: > <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> > Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > . > Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject > prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> > Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > . Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
