Panometric

Sensor networks with hierarchies and their resultant isolation will eventually give way to the notion that all devices should interoperate with the world, through IP protocols. I’ve advocated this trend for some time, but several news items from Sensors magazine reinforce this: Zigbee and IP and Pedigree Releases Oneview
From an architectural perspective, this [...]

In a recently released report: RFID Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2009–2019
I found several thing interesting: (Context warning: this is related primarily to passive technologies.)
1. The total spend is only expected to grow 10% in 2009. Hardly a sign we are on the hockey stick of adoption.
2. Three of Five dollars spent is by Government.
3. Government’s [...]

Recently, the Zigbee Alliance released standards for Medical oriented devices to allow standardized interoperability for device functions. Eventually, this should allow worthwhile peer- to peer functionality on the 802.15 network, over and above centralized monitoring applications. I can see this functionality built on Zigbee being very useful in elder care facilities, because of its [...]

There seems to be confusion in the industry about where these descriptions differ.
RFID is a general description of any system that identifies without line if sight. At a cursory glance, RTLS (Real time location System) seems to add a qualitative presentation and timeliness element to data that is collected by RFID.
But ask yourself [...]