RFID for the optimization of business processes / / Wolf-Ruediger Hansen, Frank Gillert ; translated by Kenneth Cox ; with a contribution from Viola Schmid

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910145682103321
• Autore: Hansen Wolf-Rüdiger
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, England ; , : John Wiley & Sons, , c2008; [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2008]
• ISBN: 1-281-32292-X; 9786611322922; 0-470-75416-8; 0-470-75415-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GillertFrank
• Disciplina: 658.05; 658.7/87
• Soggetti: Radio frequency identification systems - Economic aspects; Bar coding; Business logistics - Technological innovations; Electronic data processing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-263) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Vision, Reality, and Market Drivers -- 2.1 Process Drivers -- 2.2 Security as a Driver -- 2.3 Mandates, Mentors and Sponsors -- 2.4 Technology Drivers -- 3 The RFID Market -- 3.1 The RFID Value Chain -- 3.2 Trends in the RFID Market -- 3.3 Application-Specific Trends in the RFID Market -- 4 Business Process Structures -- 4.1 Evolution from Supply Chain to Supply Net -- 4.2 Strategies for Supply Chain Integration -- 4.3 Business Processes in the Retail and Consumer Goods Industry -- 4.4 Business Processes in the Packaging Industry -- 4.5 Business Processes for Container Systems and Returnable Transport Packaging Systems -- 4.6 Economic Viability Analysis Methods -- 5 Virtual Identities -- 5.1 Object Websites -- 5.2 The EPCglobal Network -- 5.3 RFID Standards -- 5.4 GS1 EANCOM EDI Standard -- 6 IT Architectures and Services -- 6.1 RFID and Higher-Level IT Architectures -- 6.2 Software Agents -- ; 6.3 Real-time Enterprise Infrastructure -- 7 Auto-ID/RFID Infrastructure -- 7.1 RFID Tags -- 7.2 RFID Readers and Antennas -- 7.3 Near-Field Technology (NFC) -- 7.4 Prerequisites for RFID Infrastructure Implementation -- 7.5 Global Positioning with GPS/GPRS -- 8 Consumer Protection and Data Protection in RFID Applications -- 8.1 RFID and Data Protection -- 8.2 General Data Protection Aspects -- 8.3 Data Protection Legislation Aspects of Scenario 1 -- 8.4 Data Protection Legislation Aspects of Scenario 2 -- 8.5 Data Protection Legislation Aspects of Scenario 3 -- 9 RFID Legislation in a Global Perspective -- 9.1 RFID Scenarios -- 9.2 Fair Information Practices for Personal Data: Traditional Law -- 9.3 Fair Information Practices for RFID Data -- 9.4 RFID Law -- 9.5 RFID and Law: A Summary of the Situation in 2007 -- 10 Applications -- 10.1 Logistics Processes at Hewlett-Packard -- 10.2 Mobile Maintenance at Fraport -- 10.3 Locating Cars at Dat Autohus -- 10.4 Locating Persons in Hazard Areas -- 10.5 Electronic Ticketing in Public Transport Systems.; 10.6 Application Scenarios for NFC Mobile Telephones -- 10.7 Monitoring Components in Computer Centres -- 10.8 Aircraft Seat Quick-Change at Lufthansa -- 10.9 Trolley Asset Management at the Finnish Post Office -- 10.10 Tracking Containers and Products at KPN in the Netherlands -- 10.11 RFID Optimizes Garment Logistics at gardeur -- 10.12 Agent Technology in Intralogistics Systems -- 11 Appendix -- 11.1 Bibliography -- 11.2 Information Sources on the Internet -- 11.3 Glossary -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: RFID, complemented by other Auto-ID technologies such as Barcode, NFC and sensor technology, can unlock huge benefits for enterprises and users, creating successful businesses with the combination of technology and processes. It is important to have an understanding of all aspects and properties o the technology, in order to see its potential. This solution-oriented book contains a comprehensive overview of RFID, explaining which elements can be applied with respect to specific project environments, and how RFID systems can be integrated into existing IT systems. It includes chapters and project guidelines written by top experts in the industry, covering global privacy issues and the history of EPCglobal, as well as: . a discussion on current trends and developments in the RFID market, and the process-based and technological driers behind it; . a chapter on RFID legislation with a global perspective; . descriptions of practical applications and twelve application scenarios, demonstrating the possibilities that have already been discovered with RFID. RFID for the Optimization of Business Process is a descriptive introduction to the technology for business and technical managers, IT consulting experts and business process designers, as well as marketers of RFID technologies. The text will also be of great use to technical experts interested in business processes and also students studying the subject.

Autarkeia; or The art of divine contentment. By Tho. Watson, pastor of Stephens Walbrook, London [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNISA996392677603316
• Autore: Watson Thomas <d. 1686.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : printed for Ralph Smith, at the sign of the Bible in the Piazza of the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1676
• Edizione: [The fourteenth edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: [14], 280, [6] p
• Soggetti: Piety; Christian life
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: The first word of the title is in Greek characters.; With a table of contents and marginal notes.; Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0018

Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar : Principles and Application

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910473456003321
• Autore: Hajnsek Irena
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Springer Nature, 2021; Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2021; ©2021
• ISBN: 3-030-56504-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Collana: Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing ; ; v.25
• Classificazione: SCI030000SCI063000TEC003000TEC003040TEC008000TEC036000
• Altri autori (Persone): DesnosYves-Louis
• Soggetti: Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing; Other technologies & applied sciences; Teaching of a specific subject; Agricultural science; Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques; Urban & municipal planning
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Pioneering Space-Borne SAR Interferometry -- Organising Airborne Polarimetric SAR Campaigns and Scientific Studies -- Dialoguing with POLinSAR Scientists and Training the Next Generation -- Pioneering Space-Borne SAR Polarimetric Interferometry -- Future Missions -- From Science to Applications -- Outlook -- In Memoriam -- Contents -- Symbols -- 1: Basic Principles of SAR Polarimetry -- 1.1 Theory of Radar Polarimetry -- 1.1.1 Wave Polarimetry -- 1.1.1.1 Electromagnetic Waves and Wave Polarization Descriptors -- 1.1.1.2 Totally and Partially Polarized Waves -- 1.1.1.3 Change of Polarization Basis -- 1.1.2 Scattering Polarimetry -- 1.1.2.1 The Scattering Matrix -- 1.1.2.2 Scattering Polarimetry Descriptors -- 1.1.2.3 Partial Scattering Polarimetry -- 1.1.2.4 Change of Polarization Basis -- 1.1.2.5 Scatterers Characterization by Single, Dual, Compact and Full Polarimetry -- 1.2 SAR Data Statistical Description and Speckle Noise Filtering -- 1.2.1 One-Dimensional Gaussian Distribution -- 1.2.2 Multidimensional Gaussian Distribution -- 1.2.3 The Wishart Distribution -- 1.2.4 The Polarimetric Covariance and Coherency Matrix ; -- 1.2.5 The Polarimetric Coherence -- 1.2.6 Polarimetric Speckle Noise Filtering -- 1.2.6.1 PolSAR Speckle Noise Filtering Principles -- 1.2.6.2 PolSAR Speckle Noise Filtering Alternatives -- 1.3 Polarimetric Scattering Decomposition Theorems -- 1.3.1 Coherent Scattering Decomposition Techniques -- 1.3.1.1 The Pauli Decomposition -- 1.3.2 Incoherent Scattering Decompositions Techniques -- 1.3.2.1 Three-Component Freeman Decomposition -- 1.3.2.2 Four-Component Yamaguchi Decomposition -- 1.3.2.3 Non-negative Eigenvalue Decomposition -- 1.3.2.4 Eigenvector-Eigenvalue-Based Decomposition -- 1.3.2.5 The Touzi Target Scattering Decompositions -- 1.4 Polarimetric SAR Interferometry.; 1.4.1 SAR Interferometry -- 1.4.2 Algorithms for Optimum Interferogram Generation -- 1.4.3 Model-Based Polarimetric SAR Interferometry -- 1.4.3.1 PolInSAR for Bare Surface Scattering -- 1.4.3.2 PolInSAR for Random Volume Scattering -- 1.4.3.3 PolInSAR Two-Layer Combined Surface and Random Volume Scattering -- 1.5 Polarimetric SAR Tomography -- 1.5.1 TomoSAR and PolTomoSAR as Spectral Estimation Problems: Non-model-Based Adaptive Solutions -- 1.5.2 Model-Based PolTomoSAR -- 1.5.3 Coherence Tomography -- References -- 2: Forest Applications -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Forest Classification -- 2.2.1 Land Cover Classification in Tropical Lands Using PolSAR -- 2.2.1.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 2.2.1.2 Methodology -- 2.2.1.3 Experimental Results -- 2.2.1.4 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 2.2.2 Forest Mapping and Classification Using Polarimetric and Interferometric Data -- 2.2.2.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 2.2.2.2 Methodology -- 2.2.2.3 Experimental Results -- 2.2.2.4 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 2.2.3 Detection of Fire Scars -- 2.2.3.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 2.2.3.2 Methodology -- 2.2.3.3 Experimental Results -- 2.2.3.4 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 2.3 Forest Height Estimation -- 2.3.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 2.3.2 Methodology -- 2.3.2.1 Random-Volume-Over-Ground Inversion -- 2.3.2.2 Non-volumetric Decorrelation Contributions -- 2.3.3 Experimental Results -- 2.3.4 Comparison with Single/Dual Polarimetric Data -- 2.3.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions.; 2.4 Forest Vertical Structure Estimation Using Multi-baseline Polarimetric SAR Acquisitions -- 2.4.1 Polarimetric SAR Tomography -- 2.4.1.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 2.4.1.2 Methodology -- 2.4.1.3 Experimental Results -- 2.4.1.4 Comparison with Single/Dual Polarization Data -- 2.4.1.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 2.4.2 Estimation of Vegetation Structure Parameters -- 2.4.2.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 2.4.2.2 Methodology -- 2.4.2.3 Experimental Results -- 2.4.2.4 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 2.5 Biomass Estimation -- 2.5.1 Biomass Estimation: A Review -- 2.5.1.1 Introduction, Motivation -- 2.5.1.2 Methodology -- 2.5.1.2.1 Direct Biomass Estimation -- 2.5.1.2.2 Model-Based Estimation -- 2.5.1.2.3 Allometric Biomass Estimation -- 2.5.1.3 Experimental Results -- 2.5.1.4 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 2.5.2 Biomass Estimation from Semi-empirical Relationships -- 2.5.2.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 2.5.2.2 Methodology -- 2.5.2.3 Experimental Results -- 2.5.2.4 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the ; Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 2.6 Summary -- References -- 3: Agriculture and Wetland Applications -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Crop Type Mapping -- 3.2.1 Evaluation of C-Band Polarimetric SAR for Crop Classification -- 3.2.1.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.2.1.2 Methodology -- 3.2.1.3 Experimental Results -- 3.2.1.4 Comparison with Single-/Dual-Polarisation Data -- 3.2.1.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 3.2.2 Crop Classification Using Multitemporal L- and C-Band Airborne Polarimetric SAR.; 3.2.2.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.2.2.2 Methodology -- 3.2.2.3 Experimental Results -- 3.2.2.4 Comparison with Single-/Dual-Polarisation Data -- 3.2.2.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 3.3 Soil Moisture Estimation Under Vegetation Using SAR Polarimetry -- 3.3.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.3.2 Methodology -- 3.3.3 Experimental Results -- 3.3.4 Comparison with Single-/Dual-Pol Data -- 3.3.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusion -- 3.4 Crop Phenology Estimation Using SAR Polarimetry -- 3.4.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.4.2 Methodology -- 3.4.3 Experimental Results -- 3.4.3.1 Analysis -- 3.4.3.1.1 Cereals -- 3.4.3.1.2 Canola -- 3.4.3.1.3 Field Pea -- 3.4.3.2 Retrieval Algorithms -- 3.4.3.3 Results and Validation -- 3.4.3.3.1 Wheat -- 3.4.3.3.2 Oat -- 3.4.3.3.3 Barley -- 3.4.4 Comparison with Single-/Dual-Polarisation Data -- 3.4.5 Discussion on Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 3.5 Wetland Observation -- 3.5.1 C-Band Polarimetric Time Series for Delineating and Monitoring Seasonal Dynamics of Wetlands -- 3.5.1.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.5.1.2 Methodology -- 3.5.1.3 Experimental Results -- 3.5.1.4 Comparison with Single-/Dual-Polarisation Data -- 3.5.1.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarisation, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 3.5.2 Tropical Wetland Characterisation with Polarimetric SAR -- 3.5.2.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.5.2.2 Methodology -- 3.5.2.3 Experimental Results -- 3.5.2.4 Comparison with Single-/Dual-Polarisation Data -- 3.5.2.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions.; 3.5.3 Subarctic Peatland Characterisation and Monitoring -- 3.5.3.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.5.3.2 Experimental Results -- 3.5.3.2.1 La Baie des Mines -- Peatland Hydrology Characteristics for Bog-Fen Discrimination -- Application of the Touzi Decomposition to Polarimetric ALOS Data: Required Processing Window Size for Unbiased ICTD -- Analysis of the ALOS Acquisitions -- Peatland Subsurface Water Flow Monitoring Using Polarimetric May and November ALOS Acquisitions: Multi-polarisation Versus Pol... -- 3.5.3.2.2 Wapusk National Park -- 3.5.3.3 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 3.5.3.4 Acknowledgement -- 3.6 Monitoring Change Detection Produced by Tsunamis and Earthquakes by Using a Fully Polarimetric Model-Based Decomposition -- 3.6.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.6.2 Methodology -- 3.6.3 Experimental Results -- 3.6.4 Comparison with Single-/Dual-Polarisation Data -- 3.6.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 3.7 Summary (Table 3.13) -- References -- 4: Cryosphere Applications -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Land Ice Extinction Estimation Using PolInSAR -- 4.2.1 Introduction, Motivation, and Literature Review -- 4.2.2 Methodology -- 4.2.3 ; Experimental Results -- 4.2.4 Comparison with Single/Dual Polarisation Data -- 4.2.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application, and Conclusions -- 4.3 Snow Water Equivalent Retrieval -- 4.3.1 Introduction, Motivation, and Literature Review -- 4.3.2 Methodology -- 4.3.2.1 Polarimetric Decomposition for Snow-Covered Areas -- 4.3.2.2 Snow Water Equivalent Retrieval Algorithm -- 4.3.3 Experimental Results -- 4.3.4 Comparison with Single/Dual Polarisation Data.; 4.3.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: This open access book focuses on the practical application of electromagnetic polarimetry principles in Earth remote sensing with an educational purpose. In the last decade, the operations from fully polarimetric synthetic aperture radar such as the Japanese ALOS/PalSAR, the Canadian Radarsat-2 and the German TerraSAR-X and their easy data access for scientific use have developed further the research and data applications at L,C and X band. As a consequence, the wider distribution of polarimetric data sets across the remote sensing community boosted activity and development in polarimetric SAR applications, also in view of future missions. Numerous experiments with real data from spaceborne platforms are shown, with the aim of giving an up-to-date and complete treatment of the unique benefits of fully polarimetric synthetic aperture radar data in five different domains: forest, agriculture, cryosphere, urban and oceans.