8 Feb
2008
8 Feb
'08
3:40 p.m.
On a semi-related topic, here is another non-evil use of RFID that encourages kids to ride to school and wear helmets:
http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Freiker
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Sincerely,
Jonathan Morrison
Executive Director
Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective
2312 S. West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
w: 801-328-2453
c: 801-688-0183
f: 801-466-3856
www.slcbikecollective.org
Get Addicted to Crank!
http://www.slcbikecollective.org/crank/
On Feb 8, 2008 1:39 PM, Jonathan Morrison jonathan@slcbikecollective.org
wrote:
> I don't know if your organization has issues with volunteers, "lost" or
> M.I.A. keys, or just not knowing who left the shop a mess after hours. We
> did, but after looking into all the options (
> http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Keyless_Entry) we were
> able to get a smart card (RFID) reader donated for our shop door. This has
> worked out really well so far.
>
> * A log is kept of who uses the shop and when for accountabilities sake.
>
> * Smart cards (
> http://www.hidcorp.com/technology.php?tech_cat=1&subcat_id=9) can be
> purchased at any locksmith for the same cost of getting a traditional key
> cut, but they don't work until they are "registered" with software that
> controls the door.
>
> * Smart cards cannot be copied.
>
> * If a card is lost or there is a problem with a volunteer that can't be
> resolved in a civil manner -- the card can be denied future access. Luckily
> we haven't had that anything besides "lost" keys.
>
> * Access to the shop can be limited to the hour, so if we wanted to we
> could incubate a volunteer by only giving them access to the shop at certain
> times.
>
> * A magnetic contact on the door gives us a count of roughly how many
> people use our shop. We realize that some people hold the door for others
> and some go in and out more than once -- while those might cancel each other
> out, it is a rough estimate.
>
> * We installed the smart card reader at "butt" level. So if it is in your
> wallet you can open the door without taking your hands off a bike with the
> "butt swipe."
>
> * No personal information is stored on the smart (RFID) card, there is
> just a pre-programmed number that has to be an inch away for a card reader
> to detect.
>
> --
> Sincerely,
>
> Jonathan Morrison
> Executive Director
> Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective
> 2312 S. West Temple
> Salt Lake City, UT 84115
> w: 801-328-2453
> c: 801-688-0183
> f: 801-466-3856
> www.slcbikecollective.org
>
> Get Addicted to Crank!
> http://www.slcbikecollective.org/crank/