BTI utilizes Geographic Positioning Systems (GPS); Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID); and Reduced Space Symbology (RSS)
to form a unique, standards based system to identify and
track assets worldwide. This system utilizes the proven
technology of RFID and GPS and the uniqueness of RSS bar code.
The first and most obvious application of GPS is the simple
determination of a "position" or location. GPS is the first
positioning system to offer highly precise location data for any
point on the planet, in any weather. That alone would be enough to
qualify it as a major utility, but the accuracy of GPS and the
creativity of its users is pushing it into some surprising
realms.
If navigation is the process of getting something from one location
to another, then tracking is the process of monitoring an
asset as it moves within the chain. GPS used in conjunction
with communication links and computers can provide the backbone for
systems tailored to applications in agriculture, mass transit,
urban delivery, public safety, vessel and vehicle tracking.