Digital Angel Corporation an advanced technology company specializing in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets, announced today that it has been awarded a multi-year contract worth up to $10 million with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) technology. PIT is used in conjunction with a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) antenna to monitor fish movement and stream and dam passage.
"We are incredibly pleased to have been chosen by the Army Corps of Engineers as its key provider of RFID technology," said Zeke Mejia, Chief Technology Officer of Digital Angel. "This contract reflects the market's confidence in our products, performance and innovation. We look forward to continued success in marketing this exciting technology."
Since the late 1980's, Digital Angel has worked to develop and manufacture passive integrated transponders, which the Army Corps of Engineers will use to monitor everything from fish populations and migration patterns, to water levels and the flow of various dam passages and streams.
Digital Angel's RFID antenna is capable of electronically detecting tagged fish in a fraction of a second. When a tagged fish passes through the monitored areas, its' transponder automatically activates, sending the Army Corps a unique identification number. At the operations center, important information such as the species, journey origin and age of each fish is meticulously logged. This information is essential to biologists and local conservationists attempting to maintain healthy ecosystems for the indigenous fish population.
In addition to the contract with the Army Corps of Engineers, Digital Angel recently announced new contracts with the Bonneville Power Administration, Royal Malaysian Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Navy. Through its ground-breaking RFID and location tracking technologies, Digital Angel remains focused on rapid growth, building a world-class organization and driving shareholder and market value in the global marketplace.
By Applied Digital
Posted January 4th, 2007 by Nymphadora
