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December 17, 2005
RFID provides safety to Japanese School Kids
A recent rise in crime against children in Japan has prompted the trial of RFID tags to keep a track of children as they attend school. The product has been the brain child of a wireless location-tracking product vendor, AeroScout.
Other vendors like Nissan Motor Co. and NTT Data are also providing assistance in the trial. Yokohama is the first city where the test is being conducted . It involves school children wearing T2 Tag on their wrists that sends periodic signals to readers.
Parents are notified of the location of the children whenever they reach a pre-defined point. Children can also send signal for help or assistance by pressing a call button attached to the tag. AeroScout's system is compatible with Cisco WLAN access points. The whole exercise has generated a lot of interest among parents and those concerned with safety of children. informationweek.com reports:
"The safety of schoolchildren is a critical concern for parents and guardians in Japan and worldwide, and the use of standard Wi-Fi networks for location and alerting provides an innovative solution," Gabi Daniely, AeroScout's vice president of marketing, said in a statement.
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