This specific application is used by the LCA to secure cargo against black market theft in trade lanes, and goes well beyond traditional wireless monitoring platforms, by providing real-time information using patented wireless remote sensing technology.

The LCA project utilizes a combination of fixed readers, handheld readers, scanners and active-RFID sensors attached directly to shipment containers and trucks traveling from one border to the next on Lithuania's trade routes. In low frequency, short-range mode, cargo information is communicated to a handheld data terminal, allowing LCA officers to take action immediately if a security break should occur.

Prior to the implementation of this solution, LCA officers manually inspected select shipments. This system gives the LCA the ability to provide increased security, using less manual labor, throughout its trade routes. When an unauthorized breach occurs, an alert is transmitted immediately to the appropriate authorities, eliminating the need to inspect every container.

"Both the Lithuanian Customs Authority and the general public have benefited from the implementation of Hi-G-Tek and INTA's cargo tracking solution," said Juozas Rimkevicius, Deputy Director, Lithuanian Customs Authority. "With the primary intent to improve security on the region's trade routes, the system has simultaneously saved the country significant amounts of money by streamlining our security operations."

"INTA was able to design a complete customs solution for the Lithuanian Customs Authority around Hi-G-Tek's technology platform-offering the agency an advanced, highly intelligent security system," said Larry A. Blue, President and CEO, Hi-G-Tek.

"This capability was particularly important to the LCA, since the agency's revenue is dependent upon its ability to properly tax imported and exported items. Hi-G-Tek knew that with INTA's support, we could provide an active-RFID solution capable of accurately monitoring all cargo transported through the country to effectively meet this need."

Vytautas Vitkauskas, General Director, INTA, stated, "Hi-G-Tek leads the way in customs sensing, visibility and tracking worldwide and INTA was pleased to provide the systems integration services to get this job done. Working with Hi-G-Tek, we were able to deliver a solution that has become the first of its kind in the region, and will likely serve as a model for future implementations throughout Europe."

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