The invention relates to a method for detecting objects, comprising a plurality of RFID data carriers (DT1-DT9) designed as tags, one data carrier being assigned to each object and the data carriers forming an RFID data carrier population with a random distribution of the RFID data carriers in a data carrier vicinity and at least one mobile read device (R1-R5). The read device, in an active operating mode, moves between at least two different positions in the data carrier vicinity and receives object data or position data of the RFID data carriers that are within range of the read device, such that a data carrier association is made in the read device, in accordance with the position of the latter, between an RFID data carrier and the read device and an object data record or position data record is created and then said object data record or position data record is transmitted to a network interface (NS) within transmission range of the read device.