But let's not confuse line-of-sight satellite communications for location tracking (with GPS) and ultra-low power RFID tagging on products!
Greg Knowles [EMAIL PROTECTED] (203) 866-5958 (203) 984-5920 (Cell) ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 2:45 pm Subject: RE: [EDI-L] I didn't know this. Or why Proofreaders are needed. Or They've been lying to us.... > 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! 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