– Real time location system (RTLS) technology that enables accurate real-time location measurement of people and objects indoors and outdoors has evolved and new utilization applications have begun to be developed. –

1. What is a Real Time Location System (RTLS)?

2. Types of RTLSs

2-1. RFID

2-2. Wi-Fi

2-3. BEACON

2-4. Ultra Wide Band (YWB) System

2-5. Pedestrian Dead Reckoning (PDR)

2-6. 3D Location Measurement System

3. Market Size

4. Efforts Made by Companies

4-1. Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd.

1) System Configuration and Location Measurement Method

2) Software

3) Introduction Examples

i. Real-time Location Measurement (An Example of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation)

ii. Traffic Line Analysis / Behavioral Analysis (An Example of Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd.)

iii. Crane Intrusion Detection at a Construction Site (An Example of a Major General Contractor)

iv. Location + Environmental Information Tracking at Research Facilities (An Example of Ricoh Company, Ltd.)

v. Location of Racehorses at Racetracks (An Example of Kochi Horse Racing Association)

4-2. TATEYAMA KAGAKU HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD

1) Characteristics of “theams”

2) Configuration of “theams”

3) Features of “theams”

4) Introduction Examples of “theams”

i. Medical Device Location Detection

ii. Employee Safety Management

iii. AMR Destination Instruction System

4-3. Bestskip Co., Ltd.

1) UWB Location Detection Mechanism

2) UWB Location Information System “BestskipRTLS”

3) Features of “BestskipRTLS”

4) Utilization of “BestskipRTLS”

i. Factories and Warehouses

ii. Offices

iii. Commercial Facilities

iv. Welfare Facilities

4-4. Matrix Inc.

1) Semi-active “POWERTAG”

2) Location Measurement System “dokoja2”

3) Utilization Examples of “dokoja2”

i. Location Detection and Touchless Access Control

ii. Prevention of Accidents Involving Heavy Machinery/Forklifts and Workers

iii. Watching Over Students Going to and From School

iv. Prevention of Leaving Hospital for Dementia Patients/ Prevention of Babies Being Taken Away

4-5. MULTISOUP CO., LTD.

1) Basic Service of “iField”

2) Overview of Location Measurement Service

3) BLE BEACON Location Measurement Technology

i. Smartphone Location Measurement

ii. IoT Gateway Location Measurement

4) Introduction Examples

4-6. MetCom, Inc.

1) MetCom’s Business Concept: Making Location Information a Real Social Infrastructure

2) 3D Location Location Service

i. Vertical Location Measurement by Air Pressure Analysis – Vertical Location Measurement Service “Pinnacle” –

ii. Realization of 3D Location Measurement by Radio Wave Location Measurement + Air Pressure Analysis

3) Example: Utilization in Building Management: Understanding the Location of People in a Building

4) Trends in the US

4-7. Rakuten Communications Corp.

1) What is “Ubisense” Service?

2) Contents of “Ubisense” Service

3) Features of “Ubisense” Service

i. Hardware

ii. Software

iii. Abundant IT Resources

iv. Abundant Introduction Examples

4) Worldwide Examples of “Ubinsense” Service

i. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG: Automobile Factories (Germany)

ii. Airbus SE Operational Tracking of A380 Assembly Factory (France)

iii. HERMA GmbH: Pallet Location Tracking in Logistics Warehouses (Germany)

5. Future Prospects