Real-time identification and tracking system and method for construction and maintenance purposes

The invention relates to a real-time identification and tracking system and method for hidden products like cablings or pipelines undergrounded or walled, the system comprising an identification tape or cover (2) coupled to a hidden product comprising a plurality of electronic identification means (3) embedded within variable intervals; a handheld electronic detector (4) configured to detect and read the unique tag identifier (TID) stored in the electronic identification means (3); a monitoring tape system (10). The invention further relates to a computer program for implementing the steps of the method and to a product to be hidden, comprising a plurality of electronic identification means (3) embedded within variable intervals of an external surface of it.