Theobjectiveofthisworkistoprovidedecision-makingprocesseswithanupdated/realpictureofthemobileresourcesinindustrialenvironmentsthroughaconstantfeedbackofinformation.Thecombinationofidentificationtechnologiesandwirelesssensornetworks(WSN)isproposedasakeydevelopmenttoguaranteeanaccurateandtimelysupplyofonlineinformationregardingthelocalizationandtrackingofthemobilewirelessdevices.Thisapproachusesacooperativeanddistributedlocalizationsystem,calledZigID,whichisaWSNbasedonaZigbeenetworkwithradiofrequencyidentification(RFID)activetagsasendnodes.TheWSNcanrecovernotonlytheIDinformationstoredatthetagsattachedtomobileresources,butalsoanyotherusefuldatacapturedbyspecificsensorsforacceleration,temperature,humidityandfuelstatus.ThispaperalsoshowsthedevelopmentofZigID,includingdevicesandinformationflows,aswellasitsimplementationingroundhandlingoperationsattheCiudadRealCentralAirport,Spain.
