Savi Technology and Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. have developed an integrated product that continuously tracks and manages both transport vehicles and the cargo they carry while in-transit. Both military and commercial customers can mount the two-way communication kit to the roof of the driver's cab, enabling them to automatically locate, manage and redirect cargo in near real-time while and wherever it's being transported.
Comtech's Movement Tracking System integrates the Savi Mobile Reader (SMR-650) active RFID reader board with Comtech's mobile satellite transceiver (MT-2012) and Comtech's worldwide GPS location and satellite communications system. The Savi SMR-650 reader board reads active RFID tags affixed to containers and other cargo. Comtech's MT-2012 then uploads that data (including GPS location) via satellite to the customer's server and software system. Comtech's Movement Tracking System also provides the driver with near-real-time messaging capability.
"The Army has needed a capability to track the location of vehicles as well as the critical supplies they transport, communicate with vehicle operators, and redirect movements based on changing battlefield requirements," said Lt. Col. James Bass, the Army's MTS product manager. "This next generation Movement Tracking System provides greater visibility of supplies and ultimately more effectively supports the war fighter at the tip of the spear."
The Army's Movement Tracking System product office has fielded about 7,000 of the previous version of the MTS product, including 4,000 in Iraq, and has plans to order another 12,000 of the RFID integrated units, according to Bass. Comtech, which has provided satellite-only MTS units for the military over a number of years, is the sole supplier to the U.S. Army for the Movement Tracking System and licenses Savi's active RFID technology in the upgraded units.
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