SenseAware®, a FedEx innovation, is a multi-sensor device that monitors critical shipments from the moment they’re packed and picked up to the time they’re delivered — and even beyond. Typically placed inside packages, pallets, trailers and warehouses, the device collects data from items it’s traveling with and transmits that data via wireless communication to an online application for monitoring and analysis. During airplane travel, SenseAware records data and information and reports those upon landing.
SenseAware uses a global positioning system (GPS) and location-based services (LBS) provided by cell tower proximity to collect its location data, and an integrated cellphone to communicate data collected during shipments or in a static environment.