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Savi Technology Rolls Out New Generation Tracking Device

Small, compact portable tracking unit supports NATO logistics in Afghanistan by combining sensors with GPS, RFID, SatCom, GSM and GPRS

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Lockheed Martin’s Savi Technology announced the first-of-its-kind technology device that can switch from satellite or terrestrial wireless systems to continuously monitor the location and condition of shipments anywhere and at anytime. Called the Portable In-Transit Tracking Unit (PITU), the new-generation device about the size of a digital video recorder connects communications among RFID devices, GPS location and SatCom systems, global cellular networks and sensors that detect environmenta...

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