Monday, 18 September 2023

How are RFID tags used in a smart city?

RFID, a wireless technology, helps in creating an integrated and secure urban environment, making its use in smart city solutions imperative. 

  

RFID tags are small electronic devices that store information and can communicate with other devices using radio waves. Many of the smart city solutions developed by NEC India use them.


This wireless technology, which is similar to IoT, helps create a seamless integrated urban environment to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and overall quality of life. Smart waste management, smart fare collection systems, and smart parking management systems use the technology to ensure efficiency.




In a smart parking management system, RFID is used to give entry to the vehicle in a parking lot. Unauthorized entry can be prevented in a parking lot as it authenticates the vehicle before giving it entry.


RFID-enabled smart cards can be used to make payments for fares in transport utility. The RFID reader identifies the passenger with pinpoint accuracy to provide frictionless access.


In smart waste management, door-to-door collection of waste can be strengthened using RFID tags. The bins tagged with these electronic devices give an indication of the fill level. With the help of data about the waste bins that need to be collected, the waste collection vehicles can optimize their route, ensuring the efficiency of waste management.


In addition, the RFID tags can also be attached to the vehicles. Tracking of the waste collection vehicles from a central location will be possible with RFID. This ensures that there is no neglect in solid waste management.


These electronic devices can be used to give occupants smart access in government offices, convention centers, hospitals, and schools, among others. This enhances the security of set-up by providing authorized entry. It will also reduce the requirement of security personnel. 


RFID is also used in logistics to ensure visibility in the supply chain. Containers tagged with these electronic devices can be tracked efficiently. 

 

The source referred https://www.nec.com/en/press/201812/global_20181205_05.html 

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