Hardware required for Mobile Positioning
Hardware required for Mobile Positioning
(OP)
I'm working on a Mobile Positioning project. Does anyone have any experience with some barebones hardware that can be used for Mobile Positioning?
The intended application is a simple mobile device (no screen, no buttons) that pings a carrier's tower. The carrier then calculates the approximate position of the device and sends it to a private server.
Any advice or assistance in this project is greatly appreciated.
The intended application is a simple mobile device (no screen, no buttons) that pings a carrier's tower. The carrier then calculates the approximate position of the device and sends it to a private server.
Any advice or assistance in this project is greatly appreciated.





RE: Hardware required for Mobile Positioning
Why not use GPS? It'll be a lot cheaper, is more universally available signal-wise, and more self-contained chips than you can shake a stick at.
Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com
RE: Hardware required for Mobile Positioning
Why do you think GPS would be cheaper? My application needs a GSM chip for communication, so the GPS would be an additional cost.
RE: Hardware required for Mobile Positioning
What is the end product? How many do you intend to manufacture as that will have a major effect on final pricing and what method to suggest...
Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com
RE: Hardware required for Mobile Positioning
If it works, I'd like to get 1000 of these for my business.
RE: Hardware required for Mobile Positioning
I know iPhones do. When the GPS signal is not available, they use the 3G/wireless signal for location, by inferring their location from which wireless nodes they can 'see'. To do that, they access a global database of position coordinates by wireless node, which I think is maintained by a third party through a service, whose name I have forgotten right now. Try a search for 'GSM location' or something similar.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Hardware required for Mobile Positioning
I know that carriers can use triangulation to get an approximate location of a device with GPS, I just need to know what the minimum hardware requirements would be for a carrier to pick up the device, identify it, locate it, and report it.
RE: Hardware required for Mobile Positioning
GSM module, power supply, antenna.
The triangulation is done by the mobile carrier. You need to negotiate with them what that service would cost and if it's possible (legal issues).
Benta.
RE: Hardware required for Mobile Positioning
Expense-wise, I would consider writing an app for a mobile phone, and simply include one of those in the shipment. Offer a refund to ship the small package back that covers the cost of the phone and service for the month.
Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com
RE: Hardware required for Mobile Positioning