Method, apparatus, and system for shipment tracking

A method, comprising:

• sending a tracking device report at least indicative of a position of a tracking device, wherein the tracking device is configured with a plurality of positioning methods;
• receiving a configuration associated with a determined segment of the tracking device over a communication interface, wherein the determined segment is a segment along a transportation route comprising a plurality of segments to which the position of the tracking device report corresponds, wherein the configuration comprises segment specific settings for the tracking device, wherein the configuration is pushed to the tracking device based on determining that a segment change along the transportation route has occurred, or determining that an updated configuration for the determined segment not provided to the tracking device is available;
• enabling or disabling one or more positioning methods of the plurality of positioning methods of the tracking device based on the received configuration and based on entering or leaving the determined segment;
• and
• receiving one or more further configurations associated with one or more segments that are expected to follow after the determined segment along the transportation route over the communication interface based on determining that the segment change along the transportation route has occurred.

A tangible computer-readable medium storing computer program code, the computer program code when executed by a processor causing an apparatus to perform and/or control:

• sending a tracking device report at least indicative of a position of a tracking device, wherein the tracking device is configured with a plurality of positioning methods;
• receiving a configuration associated with a determined segment of the tracking device over a communication interface, wherein the determined segment is a segment along a transportation route comprising a plurality of segments to which the position of the tracking device report corresponds, wherein the configuration comprises segment specific settings for the tracking device, wherein the configuration is pushed to the tracking device based on determining that a segment change along the transportation route has occurred, or determining that an updated configuration for the determined segment not provided to the tracking device is available;
• enabling or disabling one or more positioning methods of the plurality of positioning methods of the tracking device based on the received configuration and based on entering or leaving the determined segment;
• and
• receiving one or more further configurations associated with one or more segments that are expected to follow after the determined segment along the transportation route over the communication interface based on determining that the segment change along the transportation route has occurred.