RFID Radio Queries ...

Embedded Chips and Radio Queries: A Look at the Future

Major Stephen M. Rutner, Ph.D., USAR, writes ...

... "It is easy to imagine a future RFID system that improves management of the transportation process, including ITV. Assume that there is a time when all major end items have embedded RFID chips containing all of the information that is currently available on barcode labels, plus a great deal more. A unit is ordered to deploy. RFID readers verify that all of the information on the chips is updated for the new mission. Deployment support teams verify the dimensions and weight of each item with a quick scan before it leaves the installation; this reduces the need for staging areas before items arrive at the port. Satellite readers track the items to the port of embarkation (whether air or sea)." ...