Saturday, February 12, 2011

RFID in Racing

My girlfriends brother is a collegian runner at Lesalle in Pennsylvania and used to run at QU before the program was cut, so I thought I would look into some running technology today. It turns out every runner wore a ChronoTrack D-tag which included an Impinj RFID chip at a recent marathon in Seattle. The tags were weather resistant and the consensus was that they more dependable than other race technologies. They were useful because they tracked start, split and finish times. It enabled data to be collected not just at the start or finish but also midway through the race in order to eliminate any chances of cheating, this is the beuty of rfid technology, and one of its many uses. The tags used were disposable so they were just hooked up to the shoe and shirt number It seems RFID technology has started to become a common feature at races being held across the world and it not only makes the races fun and exciting but also enables the deserving winner to be awarded for his or her efforts.


http://www.rfid-weblog.com/50226711/sports.php

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