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Questions tagged [gps]

For questions about IoT devices or services using the Global Positioning System (GPS). Only include this tag if the GPS functionality is essential to your question not just if the device in question has the GPS capability in general. For other navigation satellite systems, use a more specific tag (e.g. [gnss] or [glonass]).

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Robust GPS + Internet - Best option?

Please consider the following: I am looking to build a device that will be placed in a vehicle as it drives through heavy wooded areas, potentially far away from any mobile reception towers. The hope is for this device to be able to get its GPS…
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Calculate velocity and direction on microcontroller or on remote server?

Assume that I have a device attached on a car which includes an MCU, and a SIM908 module. The SIM908's function is to receive GPS data from satellites and then send them to the remote server through 2G/GPRS once every minute to display on the web.…
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GPS ground communications expensive (financially and power requirement)?

I hadn't realised that the Argos satellite network existed and animal trackers communicated with it. Tracking technology. Does anyone know how much it costs and what level of power is required to communicate with GPS satellites?
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Sensors for a Validation Research

I've been searching for wireless sensors that could track the following metrics: Location (GPS) Heart Rate Head Movement Length of Steps Skin Conductance Pavement location (relative location compared to the walking lane, needs to be more accurate…
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TrackR keep ringing on its own

At the beginning of 2014 I purchased a couple of coin sized TrackR devices to tag my belongings, so I can easily find them. I use an iPhone to connect to them. My main problem using these devices was that the ringer on these devices keeps on…
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Is there an IoT device which has Bluetooth, GPS, a USB port and which can support a module for an alarm?

I'm looking for an IoT device which has Bluetooth, GPS, a USB port and which can support a module for an alarm. The end product is a wearable device therefore the device should be small. It should be something like an Arduino or a Raspberry Pi. The…
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Internet Connectivity at the sea

I am building a project which involves the application of geo-fencing at the international borders. An alert is received when the user is near the border. an email is sent to the coastal guards as well. I know that internet connectivity or getting…
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How do I stop the Fitbit Surge from storing GPS data?

I was reading about the privacy of Fitbit devices, and this Huffington Post article has a rather concerning point with regard to GPS-enabled fitness trackers: In certain cases, the government or legal institution could request your fitness tracker…
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Arduino LMIC: GPS Logger - old coordinates stuck in queue

I'm building a LoRaWAN GPS Logger using the Arduino LMIC Library. I've got a running solution which reads GPS coordinates and transmits them via LoRaWAN to TTN. For activation, I'm using OTAA. On TTN, I included the TTN Mapper integration where I…
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Solution for Outdoor Geolocation

I am new to the Internet of Things space and would like to inquire if a solution exists / could be created for real-time geolocation of an intermittently mobile object (not an automobile)? The GeoLocation would have to work mostly outdoors and would…
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How reliable is location tracking of shipments?

I was reading about the tracking of parcels and other shipments, being a primary example of IoT applications. But I'm wondering about how reliable and precise the positioning would be. I have the impression that those tracking devices would not get…
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IoT SIM platform

I'm looking into building a location tracker. It will contain a GNSS module and a GSM module, the former for getting location coordinates and the latter for transmitting them over to my backend. I'm looking into IoT SIM providers and was considering…
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Smallest version of a GPS Receiver searched

I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but I think it is. Short background: I keep losing things temporary. That means I forget my purse at the office (or was it at home?), leave my keys at home(or were they at work?). See? I want something…
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Transforming Semtech LR1110's NAV message (GNSS data) to location information?

If I have Digital Matter's Yabby Edge Cellular devices and would be interested in knowing and reporting their locations, is there any sensible way to achieve that other than using Digital Matter's Location Engine service (for a fee)? The devices…
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Can GPS device report to other device without internet?

I have device A which that device made by only GPS+CONTROLLER. Can that GPS report their location to device B which made by Controller or it will better report to internet without using GSM module or WiFi module? Is it possible? If possible what…
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