EchoRFID Offers Views Into Buried Oil and Gas or Utility Pipes

EchoRFID, a Colorado company founded by veterans of the oil and gas and radio frequency identification industries, is currently in discussions with potential clients to begin piloting an RFID and GPS solution, dubbed the EchoShield PipeTalker, that manages pipes and other equipment for oil and gas pipeline owners and operators. The solution has been five years in the making, according to the company, and was tested at a Colorado installation to determine whether tagged pipes could be located, and data related to those pipes accessed using a combination of RFID and GPS data. - See more at: http://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?10751#sthash.Z7YPcLaP.dpuf