Special report: Identifying Vehicles in Southern Border Provinces with RFID

[Lite Beer]

Special report: Identifying Vehicles in Southern Border Provinces with RFID

Bangkok, 13 April 2014 (NNT)- Most violent incidents in the restive South involve stolen vehicles or those with fake registration numbers.

It can therefore be assumed that a number of incidents will decrease if all vehicles in the region can be identified and tracked. This is the main idea behind a project by the Independent National Rule of Law Commission (NRLC) to use the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) with all vehicles in the far South.

The NRLC has proposed that the Department of Land Transport under the Ministry of Transport issue a ministerial regulation requiring all automotive vehicles, including personal cars and motorcycles, to be installed with the RFID. The commission has suggested that the government be responsible for RFID installation costs since the technology will directly help authorities perform their duties and facilitate security operations in the restive region.

To put it simply, the RFID is the technology which identifies objects usingradio frequencies with wavelengths between 0.1centimeter and1,000 kilometers or the frequencies ranging from 30 Hz to300 GHz.The RFID gives information such as registration number, VIN number, engine number, color, brand, model, license expiry date and the place where the license was obtained. The RFID can also record such information to be used as evidence later.The information will be recorded every time the vehicle passes the RFID readers installed at various check points and important places.

The NRLC has informed the government that the RFID is a very worthwhile investment thanks to the cheapness of the technology. It will cost the government only 49 million baht to install the RFID with all 800,000 automotive vehicles in the deep southern provinces.

Technology can help prevent a loss of life and tackle the southern unrest if it is used correctly. However, it is still necessary to have capable personnel to operate and control it. Such capable personnel must be able to work as a team and truly understand problems in the restive south so that the RFID fulfills its potential in preventing violence and protecting lives of both officers and innocent people.

-- NNT 2014-04-13

[Costas2008]

Good Idea.

It would be better if they decided to attach RFID to criminals all over the country.

It can be done.

[Why ask]

"However, it is still necessary to have capable personnel to operate and control it. Such capable personnel must be able to work as a team and truly understand problems"

49 million to implement it into 800,000 cars, and graft of 1.2 billion to train the <deleted>ers.

What's new?

[slapout]

This governments track record for the projects they have dreamed up and tried to implement has had a close to zero in preformance success, to say the least. As mentioned training for their programs have not been forthcoming, techinal tenders, bond requirements, delivery and distribution, and inventory control appears beyond them, finding reputable suppliers eludes them,and under present ''caretaker status'' finances may bring out a few legal questions.

I think they may want to just continue what they are doing, change out those in charge on a whim and regular basis, roll eyes, wring hands, and hope the as yet, undefined root problem goes away.

[thesetat2013]

This looks like another useless waste of thai money and time. Any radio frequency can be duplicated or altered cheaply and easily. They should use GPS so it is more secure.

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[chainarong]

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This looks like another useless waste of thai money and time. Any radio frequency can be duplicated or altered cheaply and easily. They should use GPS so it is more secure.

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The Australian police have been using this stuff for ages, there has never been outside interference on the MHz frequency to my knowledge, you don't even have window stickers anymore in West Oz, as stated , the problem lies in the operational personal and maintenance, I doubt they have the capabilities. And they talk about high speed trains.

[Basil B]

I can not see the system working as they would have to be placed on a vehicle away from any metal, so they would be easy to find, remove, steal, switch, they might as well use proven technology like ANPR (Automatic number plate recognition).

[Basil B]

This looks like another useless waste of thai money and time. Any radio frequency can be duplicated or altered cheaply and easily. They should use GPS so it is more secure.

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No, the security would depend on the chips used and could be the same as those used for bank cards, some claims to hacking them but nothing proven, certainly not easy.

PS, GPS [Global Positioning System] is used to determine the position of the receiver nothing to do with security.

Edited April 13, 2014 by Basil B

[northernjohn]

Sounds like a great idea to me.

But as has previously been said the implementation of it might be an unreachable goal for this government.

What about motor bikes? Are they included in the 800,000 figure sounds like they are not to me.

[surangw]

rfid chips are only readable at close range,, did the "experts" take this into account? or will it be another mine detector boondoggle where someone makes big bux ?

[noitom]

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rfid chips are only readable at close range,, did the "experts" take this into account? or will it be another mine detector boondoggle where someone makes big bux ?

It will be discovered after the fact. Funding, then skim, then failure, then blame.

[Seastallion]

So, just nip next door to the neighbouring province to steal the vehicle, or only steal vehicles with out-of-province number plates.

The entire fleet of the country needs to be done if it is going to work.

ANPR is the way to go, especially if the cameras are placed wisely and abundantly. Integrate with the police system and concentrate on recovering stolen vehicles immediately.

[worgeordie]

First the Blimp,then Bomb detectors now this,another waste of money for the

tax payer,but a good earner for others.

The only way to curb the terrorists is through intelligence like they were very

successful with in NI, but that would be an oxymoron here.

regards Worgeordie

[yankee99]

seems like 56 baht a vehicle...maybe they meant 46 billion.

[KonaRain]

Her Christian views notwithstanding, if You search spy chips..Dr Kathryn Albrect understands these very well.

works great for retailers..big box stores.Could be good but as stated, and easily implemented, but so much metal

in an auto..may have to stop and be scanned..more chance for intrusion..Alohz

[sunshine51]

The idea is ok...but it's never gonna work. End of story.

[Local Drunk]

Do they wake up every morning and ask themselves, "What would Donald Rumsfeld do?"

[mrfill]

So, just nip next door to the neighbouring province to steal the vehicle, or only steal vehicles with out-of-province number plates.

The entire fleet of the country needs to be done if it is going to work.

ANPR is the way to go, especially if the cameras are placed wisely and abundantly. Integrate with the police system and concentrate on recovering stolen vehicles immediately.

You need a number plate for ANPR to work and plateless vehicles are not unusual.

And then, if plateless vehicles are 'clamped down on' (haha), you just put a plate on from a legal vehicle.

Have these people never stolen a car before?????

[DrTuner]

30Hz, eh ? Finally a practical use for those trucks with the morlam destroyer-of-the-world speakers on them , just blast 'em terrorists with some good 'ol bass and their RFID chips will start to dance in line

Edited April 14, 2014 by DrTuner

[chotthee]

Go read George Orwell 1984.

[surangw]

Go read George Orwell 1984.

yes, rfid tracking at any range is still in the fiction realm

[KonaRain]

Yes, they might stop each car, so that they can run a scanner by the sticker that will be on windshield to make sure it's authentic..

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