34 Int. J. Business Information Systems, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2010 Copyright © 2010 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. On demand radio frequency identification based vehicle tracking system Shahzad Memon*, Khalil Khoumbati and Asad Shaikh Institute of Information and Communication Technology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, 76080, Sindh, Pakistan E-mail: shahzad.memon@ymail.com E-mail: khalil.khoumbati@gmail.com E-mail: asadshaikh_56@yahoo.com *Corresponding author Abstract: Over the years, many systems have addressed the problem of location sensing. In the past, geographic positioning systems (GPS) have been widely used to track moving objects located outside environments. These systems have several problems such as operational, environmental and high cost. The fixed GPS infrastructure causes several problems in wireless systems. Thus, GPS is considered not a suitable solution for the fixed environment. Due to this, there is a need for the system that can be replaced with less effort to meet future needs. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to discuss the available wireless technologies like radio frequency identification (RFID) techniques and mobile ad hoc sensor network. In doing so, the application of these technologies for remote objects information acquisition and tracking of moving objects is discussed. Further, the authors attempt to develop a communications setup for highways of Pakistan by using RFID and wireless senor networks techniques to build a network that can be used for object tracking and information acquisition of moving vehicles on highways. This system may be used for variety of purposes especially for security enhancements at highways. Keywords: pervasive computing; radio frequency identification; RFID; sensor networks; information acquisitions; object tracking. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Memon, S., Khoumbati, K. and Shaikh, A. (2010) ‘On demand radio frequency identification based vehicle tracking system’, Int. J. Business Information Systems, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp.34–43. Biographical notes: Shahzad Memon is a Lecturer in the Institute of Information and Communication Technology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan. He has BSc and MSc in Electronics. His research interests include use of micro-devices in sensing applications, designing of novel ICT Systems and security issues relating to information integration systems. Khalil Khoumbati is a Professor in the Institute of Information and Communication Technology University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan. He has PhD in ‘Evaluation the adoption of enterprise application integration in healthcare organizations’ from Brunel University, UK. He has MSc in Computer Technology and BSc in Electronics from University of Sindh, Jamshoro. His current research focus is on the adoption of enterprise application integration in healthcare organisation and e-government