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