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VISIBILITY

Visibility. No broken journeys.

One foundational layer fuses UHF RFID with fixed readers, GPS, satellite, internet, cloud, and the smartphone — so every asset is seen, every moment, end-to-end.

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Overview

One foundational layer fuses UHF RFID with fixed readers, GPS, satellite, internet, cloud, and the smartphone — so every asset is seen, every moment, end-to-end.

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What "Visibility" really means

For most enterprises, visibility is a patchwork: some assets show up in a dashboard, some are tracked by spreadsheet, and the rest disappear the moment they leave the building. Trakaid Visibility is different. It is the foundational layer on which every other supply chain decision is built — one unified, continuous view of every asset, 24 hours a day, in any environment.

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From black holes to a continuous chain

The Six-Technology Architecture

Most enterprises operate with visibility gaps they have grown used to. Trakaid closes them with a foundational layer designed for the realities of global operations.

The Status Quo

  • × Assets disappear from the dashboard for hours or days at a time
  • × Containers cross oceans with no signal — you hope they arrive
  • × Manual scans and spreadsheets patch over gaps and create new ones
  • × High-value items move between custodians without verifiable records
  • × Different systems give different answers about where things are
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From black holes to a continuous chain

With Trakaid Visibility

  • ✓ Every asset, every handoff, every location — captured automatically
  • ✓ When cellular fails, satellite picks up. When GPS dies, RFID confirms
  • ✓ One dashboard, one API, one source of truth across all facilities
  • ✓ Serialized authentication — verifiable chain of custody end-to-end
  • ✓ Automated alerts the moment something deviates from plan
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The Four-Part Architecture

01

Capture Layer

UHF RFID tags, GPS modules, satellite transceivers, and smartphone readers acquire identity, location, and event signals at every point in the journey.

02

Connectivity Layer

Hybrid devices toggle between Wi-Fi, cellular, and low-earth orbit satellites — whichever is live. No single point of failure, no coverage gaps.

03

Cloud Platform

Multi-level encrypted platform fuses signals, enriches with metadata, resolves GS1 Digital Links, and serves a unified source of truth.

04

Action Layer

Unified dashboard plus clean REST APIs drive your ERP, WMS, and alerting systems. Decisions in seconds, not hours.

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No single signal covers everything

Cellular dies in a remote port. GPS struggles inside a warehouse. RFID needs a reader within range. Trakaid fuses six layers so that when one signal drops, another carries the asset's data forward. The user just sees one seamless journey.

01

UHF RFID + Fixed Readers

Automated, hands-free reads at every door, gate, and choke point. Hundreds of tags per second, no line-of-sight needed. The workhorse for indoor and warehouse asset capture.

02

GPS

Precise outdoor location for vehicles, containers, and field assets — accurate to within meters, refreshed in real time. The reliable backbone for everything moving across the visible map.

03

Satellite (Low-Earth Orbit)

Ruggedized transceivers link directly to LEO satellites, bypassing unreliable ground towers. The only layer that delivers connectivity from oceans, deserts, and remote routes — where everything else fails.

04

Internet (Wi-Fi + Cellular)

Cellular and Wi-Fi backbones for the bulk of in-network traffic. Hybrid devices toggle automatically based on signal strength, ensuring continuous tracking through transit and warehouse zones.

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No single signal covers everything

01

Cloud Platform

Multi-level encrypted aggregation, enrichment, and API delivery. Every signal lands here, gets stamped with location and time metadata, and becomes one verifiable, queryable source of truth.

02

Smartphone

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No single signal covers everything

Every team member, partner, and customer becomes a mobile reader. Native RFID scan, GS1 Digital Link resolution, instant serialized authentication — no special hardware required.

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Capture → Connect → Enrich → Act

Four steps that turn signals from six technologies into one decision-ready stream of intelligence — without changing how your team already works.

Capture

Tags, transceivers, and smartphones broadcast identity and state at every door, gate, vehicle, and handoff.

Connect

Reads travel through the closest live channel — RFID, GPS, satellite, cellular, or Wi-Fi — whichever is available.

Enrich

The cloud fuses signals, adds time and location metadata, resolves GS1 Digital Links, and authenticates the asset.

Act

A unified dashboard plus a clean REST API drive your ERP, WMS, and alerts. You see deviations and act in seconds.

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Executive Outcomes

What changes for your business when visibility is foundational rather than bolted on:

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Where it pays off, fast

Inventory accuracy at 99%+

Continuous RFID captures replace periodic manual counts. Discrepancies surface immediately, not at month-end.

Shrinkage and loss eliminated

Every custody handoff is recorded and authenticated. Loss is identified at the moment it happens, not weeks later.

Faster customer response

Service teams answer "where is it?" in seconds. Real-time alerts catch delays before customers do.

Lower compliance cost

Chain of custody is automatically auditable. Digital Product Passport readiness is built in.

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Built for the real world from day zero

Six foundational design principles separate a visibility solution that scales from one that becomes another silo. Every Trakaid deployment is engineered around them.

1. Day-Zero Security

Multi-level encryption at the device, transport, and application layers. MFA, periodic credential rotation, and data anonymization for global privacy compliance.

2. End-User First

Smartphone-grade interfaces, role-based access, and problem-first design. Adoption is the metric — not feature count.

3. Proven, Global Standards

BLE, LoRa, 5G, and GS1 TDS 2.3 — certified for global operation. No "weakest link" custom protocols that disrupt a worldwide chain.

4. Hardware Optimized

Environment-aware antenna design. Energy-efficient signaling for long-life battery devices. Built for metal shelves, concrete walls, and salt air.

5. Independent Connectivity

Dedicated Wi-Fi, cellular-backed systems, and satellite fallback. We never assume guest Wi-Fi will carry your enterprise traffic.

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Built for the real world from day zero

6. Strategic Data Placement

Edge for low-latency floor operations. Cloud for global aggregation. Hybrid by default — the most cost-effective balance.

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Technical Specifications

Category

Specification

RFID Standard

UHF EPC Gen2v2 (ISO/IEC 18000-63), GS1 TDS 2.3 Digital Link

Fixed Reader Range

Up to 12 m, 800+ tag reads per second per portal

GPS Accuracy

2-3 m horizontal, A-GPS assisted for fast time-to-fix

Satellite Network

LEO constellation, global coverage including poles

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6, 4G LTE / 5G, BLE 5, LoRaWAN — hybrid auto-toggle

Encryption

AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, application-layer signing

Authentication

MFA, OAuth 2.0, SAML SSO, role-based access control

API

REST + WebSocket; OpenAPI 3.1 documented; rate-limited and scoped

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Technical Specifications

Cloud Platform

Multi-tenant or single-tenant; AWS / Azure / on-prem hybrid options

Compliance

GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II ready; Digital Product Passport aligned

Smartphone Support

Native RFID scan on capable iOS / Android devices; web app fallback

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Ready to close the gaps?

See Trakaid Visibility in action. We'll map your current chain of custody, identify the broken journeys, and propose a 30-to-60-day proof of concept built around your assets and your facility.

Discovery

30-minute call to map your assets, current visibility gaps, and the corridor where one win will pay for the program.

Proof of Concept

30 to 60 days. One corridor instrumented end-to-end. Working dashboard, working API, working chain of custody.

Scale

Roll the visibility layer across facilities, fleets, and the field. Add satellite and smartphone modules as you go.

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Start the next step with Visibility

Use Visibility to move from fragmented field activity to clear, verified, customer-ready execution with a reliable digital trail.

Start the next step.