Features & Limitations
Features
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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.
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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
. TheDeviceId
is equal to theICCID
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Using Geofencing functionality it is possible to set virtual boundaries to detect geofence crossing event and receive a notification about it.
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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 up to 24 hours before the first location will be available.
- Location data is resolved no more frequently than once an hour.
- 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 18 days ago