Part I
Getting Your Bearings in RTLS
In this part . . .
With all the buzz in recent years around RFID and then the success of GPS, the concept that you can locate anything or anybody automatically in real time is catching everyone’s attention. In Chapter 1, I give you some examples of where an RTLS is, or could be, used. An RTLS can be the solution for applications in which items or personnel need to be located within a given area — whether they’re moving or stationary. The examples I give get you thinking. The rest is up to you.
To get a good understanding of any RTLS, you have to know what it’s made of. That’s where Chapter 2 comes in, with the components, technologies, and methodologies of an RTLS. And because no single technology has been completely up to the task of providing an RTLS in all environments under all conditions, Chapter 3 lays down various things you might want to weigh before making your choice. From this humble beginning, it’s a quick trip to total RTLS mastery.
