| Railroads face a complex set of economic and | | | | standard configuration, our team of experienced |
| operational challenges like competitive freight pricing, | | | | engineers can design systems to meet specific |
| asset utilization and competition with trucking, capital | | | | application requirements. Some of the customized |
| expenditure levels, industry consolidation and debt | | | | applications developed to integrate with the system |
| management. Technology applications from GAORFID | | | | Track Inspection System |
| can aid the rail industry to evolve business solutions in | | | | Signal Asset Tracking System |
| enhancing revenue growth while reducing cost through | | | | Safety Audit |
| efficient operations, maintenance, asset utilization and | | | | Inventory and Maintenance |
| capacity management. | | | | Equipment Distribution and Management |
| The GAO RFID systems technology provides exact | | | | Car Accounting Systems |
| location and status of any individual objectives | | | | Rail Yard Information Management |
| mentioned above, and predicts their dynamic changes | | | | FEATURES/BENEFITS |
| from the system, particularly the change of rail-wagon | | | | The System stores tag data including time, date, train |
| throughput at the marshalling sites, interface between | | | | direction and speed. |
| local railways, confine interface. This enables timely, | | | | It also responds to inquiries via modem and interfaces |
| accurate and integral information and decision | | | | to scales, video systems and diagnostic and monitoring |
| assistance for the management of train transportation | | | | devices. |
| and the customer. The system contains the | | | | Timely data to increase capacity, speed, automation |
| sub-systems of Confirmation, Freight Billing, | | | | and operational flexibility |
| Transportation Planning, Train Marshalling, Train | | | | Arrival and departure data for signal and control |
| Dispatching, Real-time Tracking of Train and Container, | | | | operations |
| Prediction of Train Throughput and Revenue Run, etc. | | | | GAO Products for demanding RAIL RFID Applications |
| GAO RFID provides end-to-end Railroad / Transit | | | | RFID technology developed a range of readers and |
| application management services | | | | ID-tags that fulfils the tough requirements of the rail |
| APPLICATIONS | | | | industry. These products are used worldwide in railway |
| A GAO RFID Railway system is available in a number | | | | applications which require identification and positioning |
| of configurations designed to economically meet a full | | | | at high speed, with high precision and in demanding |
| range of service requirements. Reader systems | | | | environments. |
| provide automated tracking of railcars via RFID tags, | | | | GAO ID-tags |
| and make railcar location information available to | | | | The ID-tags are mounted on the front, side, top or |
| railroads for asset management and other purposes. | | | | underneath each individual vehicle or on the sleepers in |
| Traffic and Passenger Information: The system | | | | special tag fixings. The ID-tag is an extremely resistant, |
| provides accurate and reliable information about where | | | | totally encapsulated and maintenance free. It has a |
| a train is located. This real-time information is | | | | predictable life of 6, 8 or 10 years, depending on model. |
| forwarded to IT systems and used to update the | | | | GAO Fixed Reader |
| passenger information displays at stations and | | | | Standard readers are suitable for Rail track-side |
| terminals. | | | | installations. Readers can be installed at key locations |
| Operation and Maintenance: Precise information about | | | | such as stations, terminal entrances or maintenance |
| the configuration of wagons within a train can be | | | | locations. The reader identifies the ID-tag at a range of |
| provided automatically by the system. This information | | | | up to 6 meters and at passage speeds of up to |
| can be integrated with other systems such as track | | | | 300km/h. |
| inspection systems, so that the recorded information | | | | GAO Handheld Reader |
| can be automatically matched to the actual wagon, | | | | The Handheld a 2.45 GHz RFID reader. The versatility |
| thus eliminating errors. | | | | of the industrial PDA together with the flexibility of |
| Location of the Train: The System with the help of | | | | RFID technology makes the Handheld reader an ideal |
| the reader determines the location of the train by | | | | supplement to stationary readers in applications such |
| reading the tag identity as the train passes over the | | | | as train maintenance. The reader allows for quick and |
| tag at speed. This location data is transferred to the | | | | reliable on-the-spot identification and verification of |
| onboard system and can be used to update | | | | objects such as wagons. |
| passenger information automatically | | | | GAO Heavy Duty reader |
| Controlling and Positioning of Trains: Some onboard | | | | Heavy Duty readers are ruggedized, designed to |
| systems require a precise position of the train, for | | | | withstand environmental factors such as temperature, |
| example to control stopping positions. The reader | | | | moisture, shock and vibration. This allows them to be |
| accurately reports the position when the train passes | | | | mounted directly on the outside of vehicles. This |
| over an ID-tag. | | | | reader can be used to provide positioning information |
| In combination with requirements new applications can | | | | for onboard systems on a train. |
| be rapidly prototyped and deployed. In addition to the | | | | |