The access control system for retail businesses and offices developed by Istituto di Vigilanza La Patria monitors, within specific areas, the movements of visitors and employees by means of radio frequency identification systems. The high technology used in these systems makes it possible to recognize devices and passes, with a read range of several metres, by means of electronic smart cards.
La Patria offers this service in an area comprising 200 municipalities inPiedmont and Lombardy, as well as 120 municipalities in Emilia-Romagna, above all in the provinces of Bologna, Modena, Reggio Emilia, Milan, Varese, Monza Brianza, Como and Novara.