Features & Limitations

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, the location of a certain IoT device can be queried using https://api.1nce.com/management-api/v1/locate/devices/{deviceId}/positions. The DeviceId is equal to the ICCID.
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

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 up to 24 hours 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