Here's an RFID Application That's Dead On

A pioneering green' woodland burial site is using microchip technology to identify the dead... Buried amongst the grass covering each plot is a radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip held securely in a plastic container... The microchip allows people and pets to be buried in a natural manner without the need for a headstone, says manager Wendy Pratt. To locate each plot, she simply has to pass a scanner over the area and a reassuring beep will confirm the information that is held in a formal burial ledger and tell her exactly where each body lies.

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"The microchips provide us and the family with peace of mind and ensure that we bury in the right place, although immediate family always know where the body is."