RFID applications in construction and facilities management

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 11, Issue , 2006, Pages 711-721

  Wing, Robert ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction process; Cyber agents; Facilities management; RFID; Tagging

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER HARDWARE; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADIO EQUIPMENT; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SENSORS;

CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; CYBERAGENTS; FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (FM); TAGGING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33748805770     PISSN: 14006529     EISSN: 14006529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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