Real Time Locating Systems

RTLS or Real time Locating System is RFID upgraded to produce instant location information.

Normal RFID tags are read when a reader is brought near the tag or vice versa. RTLS allows a reader unit to "see" the actual location of a tagged item, without the tagged item being near the reader. Using special readers placed around a property, tags are located using a triangulation system.

An RTLS solution typically utilizes battery-operated radio tags and a cellular locating system to detect the presence and location of the tags. The locating system is usually deployed as a matrix of locating devices that are installed at a spacing of anywhere from 50 to 1000 feet. These locating devices determine the locations of the radio tags. The systems continually update the database with current tag locations as frequently as every several seconds or as infrequently as every few hours for items that seldom move. The frequency of tag location updates may have implications for the number of tags that can be deployed and the battery life of the tag. In typical applications systems can track thousands of tags simultaneously and the average battery tag life van be 5 years or more. average tag battery life can be five or more years.

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