July 24, 2006
Database of RFID Case Studies
IdTechEx is keeping a database of RFID applications [via Logistics Today] and trials from around the world. Here are a few salient points from the database, at the time of this writing.
(a) There are over 2000 case studies involving over 220 companies in 76 countries. Over three 300 of those studies were conducted or started between January and July 2006.
(b) The top 5 application areas were as follows:
(1) [410 cases] Retail, consumer goods.
(2) [352] Financial, security, safety.
(3) [292] Passenger transport, automotive.
(4) [236] Leisure, sports.
(5) [191] Land and sea logistics, postal.
I would have though that there'd be more applications in Healthcare [161 cases] or Manufacturing [152] studies. Thankfully, there is no "cyborg" area of study. Unless that's under Military [42 cases]. (In terms of national security, what I think would be interesting to track is how many of the countries participating in RFID studies are actually part of the United Nations.)
The case studies are not free, costing US$750 (€600) for one application area, or US$2800 (€2250) for all areas, for one year of access. Still, there is a substantial amount of information on the public pages, as well as sample reports for download.
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