Inventory Management
Asset Management
Using Bluetooth
SageData is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Alongside RFID implementations, we are able to deliver BLE (Bluetooth, Low Energy)
solutions for asset
management
in environments where long read range, lack of sight-line, and requirement for a
variety of sensors are major factors.
Specific applications can include areas such as EMS or
police
kit
tracking, construction site tool or materials locating, safety management, lab supplies
supervision, always-on monitoring of valuable equipment (with alerts if anything goes missing).
In
fact,
the more we have considered BLE applications, the more appears possible for
mission-critical applications in both private and public sector.
Why BLE?
The great news is that there need be no extra investment in tag reading
hardware.
Any
Bluetooth-enabled smartphone, tablet or computer (with the appropriate BassetPro
software) does the job. With a read range of a hundred feet or more, BLE has the potential to
displace
active RFID as the long-distance solution for tracking. And, of course, unlike fixed
active RFID readers, BLE readers do not require an infrastructure of cables and power.
Always-on
applications can be as simple as walking around with your smartphone running the appropriate
software.
But there is so much more. Consider the power of using the smartphone GPS in
conjunction
with
the BLE devices, or having on board sensors for temperature, light, movement and so
on, or having the device inform you of its presence with a flashing light or audible alarm. All
of
this
is there now.
And beyond this, there are ways that a BLE infrastructure can revolutionize
asset management in ways similar to the revolution that has occurred in the consumer field
(think of
bluetooth-enabled wearables, for instance).
We would be happy to provide you with more details.
If you found this useful, you might also want to review:
-
an introduction to WMS - warehouse management system
- an introduction to RFID
- an introduction to BassetPro
software solution
-
consulting
services: barcodes and their applications
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