Can Active RFID Tags Be Read From Long Distances?

Active RFID tags have a read range of 1,000 feet or more. These are battery-powered tags that broadcast a signal, rather than harvesting energy from a reader and reflecting back a signal. The requirements depend on what your application is and what you are trying to track. Typically, active tags are based on the Dash-7 air-interface protocol, but there are proprietary systems as well.