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UPM RFID, USF Polytechnic and Borda Technology Use RFID Support Floridians Quest to Form Largest Human Awareness Ribbon in the World

Used UHF tags, RFID technology and custom software to accurately count participants of the Big Pink Ribbon event

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

On Saturday, Oct. 22, several thousand Florida citizens formed the world’s largest human awareness ribbon in Polk City, FL. UPM RFID, the University of South Florida (USF) Polytechnic and Borda Technology supplied the RFID technology to document their efforts. The three organizations used UHF tags, RFID technology and custom software to accurately count participants of the Big Pink Ribbon event, who hoped to break the Guinness World Record of 3,952 individuals in this category. Organized by l...

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