March 29, 2005
RFID In Airports Still A Ways Off
The use of RFID at the airport still is a technology waiting to happen. The reason for the absence is the costly investment required. While seen as an answer to the massive problem of lost luggage, the cost of implementation of RFID at airports at present is not worth the cost. Perhaps one solution to this price problem is tags that are being developed by Globalbagtag.com. This system uses tags that are traced though the internet. Supply Chain Review writes:
"The success of globalbagtag has, in most part, been due to the fact that it does not charge airlines or airports to use the system and the do not need any kind of costly equipment to read the globalbagtags, all that is needed is internet access," he says.
Read more: RFID tracking for luggage fails to take off
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