Real-time Location Services (RTLS): Applications, Services and Company Analysis

Table of Contents

Section I - Introduction to RFID

• Understanding How RFID Works
• Types of Tags
  • Passive
  • Semi Passive
  • Active
  • Active Tags with Sensors and GPS
• Difference between Active and Passive RFID
• Fields of Application
• Privacy issues
• Preventives

Section II - RFID in Practice

• Manufacturing
• Picking
• Retails
• Applications of RFID
• Prevalent Application Types
  • Item Tracking
  • Inventory Monitoring
  • Asset Monitoring

Section III - Introduction to Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS)

• Introduction to Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS)
• The Need and Purpose of RTLS
• Discriminating the various types of RTLS
• Classification of RTLS
  • Passive RFID based RTLS
  • GPS based RTLS
  • Active RFID based RTLS
  • Active RFID based RTLS with customizations
  • Proprietary RTLS Solutions
• Advantages of RTLS
  • Improved Productivity and Cost Avoidance
  • Decreased Cycle Time and Taking Costs Out
  • Reduced Rework
  • Reduced Business Risk and Control of Assets
  • Improved Security and Service
  • Improved Utilization of Resources
  • Increased Revenues
  • Exception Management

Section IV - Standards and Protocols

• RFID Standards and Protocols
• Standards and Protocols of RTLS
• RTLS Services and Contracts
• Precision Factors related to RTLS
• RTLS Evaluation Techniques

Section V - Applications of RTLS

• Applications of RTLS using Passive RFID
• Applications of RTLS using Active RFID
• Application of RTLS using WiFi
• RTLS applications using GPS & GPRS/CDMA/WiFi
• Next Generation RTLS Applications using Sensor Networks
• A short outlook into the RTLS Software Applications

Section VI - RTLS Evaluation and Feasibility of RTLS in various Industries

• Evaluation of the Key areas of Application for RTLS
  • Item Tracking and Tracing
  • Inventory Monitoring in Yards and Docks
  • RTLS in Automotive Industry
  • RTLS in Healthcare
  • RTLS in Public Safety
• RTLS Applications of the Future

Section VII - Growth Analysis of RTLS and Bottlenecks

• Growth Analysis of RTLS
• Predictions of the most flourishing RTLS a
• The Major drawbacks of RTLS
  • Antenna
  • Collision Characteristics
  • Privacy
• Ways to overcome the bottlenecks

Section VIII - Company and Product Analysis of the RTLS Domain

• Key Players in the RTLS Domain
• A Brief Company Analysis with Products, offering, applications for
  • AeroScout
  • Identec
  • Savi
  • Intelleflex
  • Ekahau
  • Tagsense
  • WhereNet
  • Pinc Solutions
  • ContainerTrac

Section IX - Recent Developments in RTLS Technology

• Recent Developments
• New Business Process
• RTLS - Intelligent Services
• Smart Vehicle Identification using License Number Plate
• Automated Vehicle Registration
• RTLS in Public Transport

Section X - Concluding Remarks

• RTLS Scope and Status in some Major Countries around the World
• France
  • Protocols
  • National and Private Companies working with RTLS
  • Current Status of RTLS in France
  • Possible Future Developments in France with RTLS
• Germany
  • Protocols
  • National and Private Companies working with RTLS
  • Current Status of RTLS in Germany
  • Possible Future Developments in Germany with RTLS
• United Kingdom
  • Protocols
  • National and Private Companies working with RTLS
  • Current Status of RTLS in UK
  • Possible Future Developments in UK with RTLS
• United States of America
  • Protocols
  • National and Private Companies working with RTLS
  • Current Status of RTLS in US
  • Possible Future Developments in US with RTLS

Section XI - Concluding Remarks

• Conclusions