Abstract: An identification system (1) for identifying the position of an article, the identification system comprising an identification device (12) to be attached to the article and a central server system (11) arranged for data communication with the identification device, the central server system being arranged to receive a data communication from the identification device, the data communication including position identification data, the central server system being operable to determine the location of the article from the position identification data and to generate location data for transmission to a communication device (50) of a user of the identification system.