As a member of the DASH7 Alliance, Damco will work with more than forty companies around the world to advance development of the ISO 18000-7 (DASH7) standard.
DASH7 is a wireless sensor networking technology that evolved from the RFID and sensing technologies used in the defence industry. Because of its long range, ten-year battery life and its ability to penetrate water, concrete and other materials that can block other radio frequency signals, DASH7 is used extensively by the military for tracking ocean cargo shipments.
To meet the needs of the commercial shipping and supply chain industries, The DASH7 Alliance recently formed the Container Sensing & Security Initiative (CSSI), to define the next generation of cargo container tracking and monitoring devices.
"We see great potential for DASH7 technology," said Jeremy Haycock, president of Damco USA. "We hope that by joining the alliance, we can have an impact on how the technology is applied to areas such as container security, perishable goods, air cargo and other applications, thus providing improved service to our customers."
The DASH7 Alliance membership comprises manufacturers, systems integrators, developers, regulators, academia and end-users, and includes Analog Devices, Arira Design, Confidex, Dolphin RFID, Dow, Evigia Systems, Hi-G-Tek, Identec Solutions, KPC, Lockheed Martin, Lyngsoe Systems, Damco, Melexis, Michelin, Northrop Grumman, OnAsset Intelligence, RFind, Semtech, Savi Technology, ST Microelectronics, Syrma, Texas Instruments, US Department of Energy, and Wavetrend.
