RFID

Recently I was reading few articles and I came across a very interesting article. The information is not new to share but I thought may be it is worth putting out. Most of you might have already read this one or at least is aware of the content.

The article revolves around Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). It showed a linked how our arm forces troops identify each other in the field with the help of RFID-based “dog tags”. This idea is really fascinating and impressive. Think in this direction, if at all a troop come across an enemy dressed identical, the only way to check is via RFID.

Now a bit on this unit, this unit is so handy and miniature that it can be carried very easily by almost anybody: the RFID will be able to communicate information as well as position of the fellow trooper. These systems are intended to allow a shooter to query his target - "friend or foe?" - and have the target respond if friendly, reducing friendly fire incidents. This is such a neat idea, especially on the field when things are tensed and exhausting, that last thing one wants is to shoot their own kind. With such technology errors can be avoided.

This technology or the actual metal tags were offered to our troops in the early 1900s, plus the idea of the digital tag has been around for a while now.Inventor Hal Woodward impressed the DoD with a small, hardened device that could hold a soldier's medical history for quick access in the field in 1996. This convinced the Pentagon to start the Personal Information Carrier (PIC) project. RFID would allow the tag to be scanned most conveniently.

This article would not be complete without mentioning that the idea of the "digital dog tag" has already been implemented for canines; the Dog-e-Tag contains up to forty lines of information to store the owner's pager number, veterinary information and even messages.

In short RFID technology if used properly can become a huge asset.