On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Manokaran K <manoka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Interesting idea. A system that uses an RFID sensor installed in bus > shelters can sense the arrival of buses (fitted with RFID transmitters) and > appropriately update its bus location database. But I think it would be > much > more complex and the location information will be of a lesser resolution > than a GPS! > > RFIDs are generically very shot range. For it to cover the distance between the bus and the bus shelter (especially considering the drivers stopping the bus at will) you might require some exotic variant which might be costlier than a GPS+GPRS solution. Effectively a smart phone with GPS is enough to act the server in the bus. Arun -- Arun Venkataswamy http://arun289.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
