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The New Zealand RFID Pathfinder Group is a non-profit, membership based incorporated society. Our vision is for New Zealand to achieve superior economic and competitive performance through the adoption of RFID and EPC technologies. Our mission is to make the process of evolution (or revolution) faster and make the result optimal. We will work with industry and individuals to educate, research, pilot and implement RFID to provide valuable leanings for our members.

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RFID MASTERCLASS coming your way
In March, GS1 NZ will be offering three RFID seminars throughout NZ - in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Check the home page for more information!
 
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RFID Masterclass in March
In March GS1 New Zealand with the support of The New Zealand RFID Pathfinder Group will run the “RFID Masterclass”.
This workshop is an intensive one-day, ‘hands-on’ session held in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Overall, this workshop will focus on business processes that are best enabled by EPC/RFID such as traceability and improved inventory accuracy. Using New Zealand case studies and international examples you will see how companies derive competitive advantages today by using the technology.

The workshop has been designed for RFID beginners and those more advanced in RFID. It will interest a wide range of disciplines from business and finance executives, IT and packaging professionals, merchandisers and marketers to those involved in the operational aspects of the business.
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USDA Approves First UHF Tag for Animal Identification System
From RFID Journal, january 2010 - The agricultural department says an EPC Gen 2 RFID tag from Eriginate can serve as an alternative to low-frequency RFID tags for use with its National Animal Identification System.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tag for cattle tracking that will be used in conjunction with the agency's Animal Identification Number (AIN) system.
Read the full RFID Journal article here.

Read relevant articles on Pathfinder research concerning animal tagging:
New Zealand Study Finds UHF Superior for Livestock Tracking
On farm trials with UHF ear tags for NAIT
 
On-farm trials with UHF ear tags for NAIT
tagged deerOn-farm trials in the use of UHF (ultra-high frequency) ear tags for the RFID (radio frequency identification) of livestock have provided further demonstration of how suitable this technology can be, especially for use with deer and sheep.
Rural IT specialist Rezare Systems ran the trials during October-November, with backing from Deer Industry New Zealand, the Meat Industry Association, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, ANZCO, Landcorp Farming, GS1 and the New Zealand RFID Pathfinder Group.
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BRIDGE project: final report
Bridge logoFor more than three years, a dedicated team of close to 100 researchers and business executives from 31 organisations worked together under the BRIDGE consortium funded by the European Commission.
Coordinated by Henri Barthel, GS1 Director System Integrity, Technology and Partnerships - the consortium concentrated on 15 work packages around RFID technology.
Many of the deliverables, documents, presentations, software tools, are publicly and freely available from the public web site.
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Submissions on 806-960 MHz band replanning options discussion paper
The Ministry has received the submissions on the 806-960 MHz band replanning options discussion paper.
You can view them here.
 
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