Tracking the mobile equipment (trolleys) in the airport helps to make the allocation and maintenance of this equipment more efficient. It is quicker to find the trolleys when they need to be used, and easier to plan a redistribution of them if too many of them are accumulated in the same place. By following the patterns of movement of the trolleys, the personnel will also be able to get an indication of how many of the trolleys have been used, and how much maintenance they need.

This type of tracking is already known from industrial contexts, but it is also suitable for a number of other sectors. Hospitals, for example, will derive great benefit from being able to track their equipment. Trolleys in airports and shopping centres are of key significance for earnings, but as the trolleys are left at random, they are seldom used optimally.