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Features

  • The IoT Devices are located by using the cell id of the current tower when creating a new PDP Context/Session used for data transmission. In case the location cannot be determined, the update is skipped and a retry will be done in the next PDP Context/Session.

  • Using the API. Device location and cellTower activity can be queued. The DeviceId is equal to the ICCID.

    • The location of a certain IoT device can be queried using https://api.1nce.com/management-api/v1/locate/devices/{deviceId}/positions
    • The cellTower location resolutions history of a certain IoT device can be queried using https://api.1nce.com/management-api/v1/locate/devices/{deviceId}/activity

  • Using Geofencing functionality it is possible to set virtual boundaries to detect geofence crossing event and receive a notification about it.

  • Advanced cell tower location also provides a metadata parameter with accuracy data

Limitations

  • At this moment the cell-tower location works in beta mode and not all locations may be resolved. It can produce inaccurate location data, especially on 3G, 4G, LTE-M and NB-IoT devices. We are currently working on improving this feature.
  • NB-IoT locations are not being resolved with advanced resolver.
  • After activating the location setting it can take a few minutes before the first location will be available.
  • Location data is resolved no more frequently than once an hour.
  • For customers in Brazil and China, current service limitations may impact our ability to accurately determine device cell-tower location and maintain a complete location history. This may result in less accurate or incomplete location information.
  • To view the location on the map you have to switch to the Device Inspector in the 1NCE OS Portal.
  • Geofencing and advanced cell tower location are currently in beta testing. You can request access to these features via the 1NCE OS portal.
  • Interactive drawing and visualization of geofencing is not available in our portal, https://geojson.io/ can be used to visualize geofences. Here is the guide

Updated about 1 month ago