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Sensors in the Cloud


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 [...]

What’s in an acronym – RFID and RTLS


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 [...]