July 22, 2005
The Real-Time Potential of RFID
Michael Stonebraker, CTO of StreamBase Systems, foresees endless opportunities for RFID. From increasing the accuracy of parking meters to improving storm monitoring, nothing seems out of reach for RFID. For example, currently the strength and path of storm winds can often only be plotted after the fact, once the weather data from sensors is collected. RFID's power lies in its potential to easily produce massive amounts of real-time data. With RFID sensors enabled, complete weather information could always be derived while it is happening. Stonerbraker notes that this kind of data provision could benefit almost any type of business. According to InformationWeek:
"Microsensor technology is going to solve a lot of social problems that have been hard to address," says Stonebraker...
Read more: RFID Beyond the Supply Chain
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