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On Oct 25, 2007, at 12:02 PM, Atul Aggarwal wrote:

> Hi,
> I have thought of an idea for tracking packages using GPS.My father
> owns a transport company and we are thinking of implementing it for
> our company.
>
> Here is the idea( which i also sent to NASA design contest) with the
> block diagram-
> http://www.createthefuturecontest.com/pages/view/entriesdetail.html? 
> entryID=1044
>
>
> Basically i need suggestions how individual packages be tracked so
> that it turns out to be a professional solution.

There are already many companies doing exactly this sort of solution,  
shipping a GPS with some sort of radio in the package.

There are other companies doing similar without GPS but with other  
radio location techniques to track pallets in a warehouse, or to  
track the location of officers with guns in a prison.

UPS does similar with barcode. Package is scanned every time it is  
loaded or unloaded. Needs more scanners but the cost is minimal.

Where can one get barcode readers for $30? Maybe OE quantities as  
hand held units quantity 1 start at about $100.

I have seen embedded GPS receiver modules for under $50, and that was  
several years ago.

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