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Re: RE: I didn't know this. Or why Proofreaders are needed. Or They've been lying to us....
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
(203) 866-5958
(203) 984-5920 (Cell)
----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Anderson <
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)
>
> www.kleinschmidt.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ilia Chlaifer [mailto:
> > 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: [mailto: 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: [mailto:
> 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.
> >
> >
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