Project Abstract

Reliable and accurate global and domestic transportation of goods is a vital aspect in maintaining a sound and robust economic state.  Everything from wheat to luxury automobiles is transported through cargo containers.  A 1997 Commodity Flow Survey estimated that over $7 Trillion dollars worth of goods traveled via intermodal cargo containers.  In this dependence by industry and government on this method of transportation, there is often little ability to accurately track location and status of various containers.  Companies in the transport sector try to find ways of increasing their efficiency and reducing costs.  Customers often demand a tracking service, because they want to know where their shipments are and when to expect them.  Current systems that are in use are limited by the high cost of equipping mobile units or containers, or the limited functionality to meet the needs of the shipping/transport organizations more ...

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