Sense-driven technology wins ingenuity award
2 June 2004
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Spatial solutions and computers that 'sense' and manage the location of people, products, supply chains, equipment and facilities represent thousands of potential new applications.
And a first sense-driven computing platform could signal the coming revolution in human-centric systems. The Ubisense system was created by engineers at its development centre at Cambridge, England. It is the first type that uses ultra-wideband (UWB) technology and has won an award at the annual East of England Spirit of Ingenuity competition that recognises the most promising new technologies.
The Ubisense platform tracks people and resources within indoor environments using business card-sized tags called Ubitags. The platform monitors and manages everything inside a building in realtime, in three dimensions, performing at 15 cm accuracy, a quantum leap forward from traditional location systems.
"From corporate campuses and retail centres to hospitals and military bases, the use of UWB and Ubisense realtime, location-aware and sense-driven platforms will dramatically improve the way people work and manage facilities, equipment and security," said Warren Ferguson, Ubisense's chief executive officer.
Jay Cadman, Ubisense's vice-president, added: "We believe that location-based computer platforms are one of the IT niches with the potential to grow exponentially. Spatial solutions and computers that 'sense' and manage the location of people, products, supply chains, equipment and facilities represent thousands of potential new applications."
For more information contact Ubisense, 0944 1223 448170, or see www.ubisense.net
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