Australian customs RFID asset tracking management system application case
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The 22 offices of the Australian Customs and the maritime patrol fleet use high-frequency passive tags and readers to track the location and maintenance records of patrol equipment.
The Australian Customs and Border Protection organization has set up more than 50 patrol offices and dozens of maritime patrol fleets on Australia’s vast coastline. These agencies are managed by the central department of Canberra. These agencies are responsible for patrolling Australia’s 16,000 miles of coastline, strictly controlling illegal drugs, human smuggling and terrorist activities, enforcing trade regulations, and collecting customs duties. The customs conducts real-time monitoring of the use of patrol weapons, protective gear, special equipment and vehicles.
The control center needs to master the detailed usage of patrol weapons, armors, special equipment and vehicles in order to carry out reasonable distribution and timely maintenance. All the time, various branches have provided statistical data in tabular form. However, due to the high liquidity of equipment assets, most of the statistical results of data are not accurate, equipment cannot be updated in time, and maintenance is often delayed.
In order to solve the above problems, the RFID system was newly introduced. The assetDNA software of the system is provided by Relegen, an asset intelligence solution provider, and HID Global provides high-frequency RFID tags. assetDNA is a data management software, responsible for the statistical processing of data. When the loaned assets are not returned on schedule, the system will automatically send out an alarm. In addition, when the tag is removed under abnormal circumstances, DataTraceDNA technology provided by DataDot Technology can provide other security mechanisms. DataTraceDNA is a special anti-counterfeiting tape with molecular structure, which cannot be distinguished by the naked eye and needs to be detected by a spectrometer.
The system uses passive 13.56 MHz RFID tags from HID Global, which complies with the ISO 15693 standard. The tags used include HID Global’s Logi Tag 161, Intag 200 and Intag 300. The model is selected according to the type of asset to be tracked.
In the customs control center, a fixed reader is responsible for data entry of newly registered assets. So far, 7,000 assets have been put into storage, including pistols, machine guns, short guns, handcuffs, maces and protective vests, as well as other protective gear used by 22 sub-patrol fleets. Asset statistics started in March 2011 and completed on July 1.
Each patrol unit has an munitions office for storing weapons and other items. Each customs officer holds a HID Global 13.56 MHz RFID card with a unique number and personnel information stored in the card. When the management personnel of the arsenal distribute the device, they scan the RFID tag on the device and the RFID card of the customs officer at the same time to establish an association between the two, and use the handheld reader of Bluebird Pidion BIP-6000Max in the process.
When the staff returns the equipment, make the same record. In this way, the traceability of equipment is realized. The management personnel of the control center log in to the inventory management software to view real-time data, perform review at any time, and establish a repair list based on the repair date indicated by the system.
In some cases, the maritime patrol fleet of customs and border protection also uses handheld readers. The equipment manager scans the employee’s RFID card and equipment tag through a handheld reader.
Due to the uncertainty of the customs work location and the large number of users, the system must be convenient enough to set up; in addition, in terms of hardware, the label must have a certain degree of waterproofness. Since the system was put into use last summer, work efficiency has been greatly improved, from the previous four hours to less than one hour, and the accuracy has been improved. According to Relegen, the Australian Department of Defense (ADF) has also adopted the RFID-based asset tracking system.
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