Method for Locating a Geolocation Beacon

An entity for managing transmission of geographical locations from a geolocation beacon during movement thereof, wherein the entity comprises:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon which when executed by the processor configure the entity to:
• define a first reference communication network associated with a first value representative of a cost of transmission over the first reference communication network and of a reference frequency used for the transmission of the locations over the first reference communication network;
• locate the beacon in a second network during the movement thereof;
• obtain a second value that is representative of a cost of transmission over the second network;
• compare the first and the second value;
• and
• modify the number of locations to transmit over the second network by the beacon over a given time period and when the values differ.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which at least one sequence of program code instructions for executing a method is stored, which when executed by a processor of a geolocation beacon configure the geolocation beacon to:

• manage transmission of geographical locations from the geolocation beacon during movement thereof, by:
• defining a first reference communication network associated with a first value representative of a cost of transmission over the first reference communication network and with a reference frequency used for the transmission of the locations over the first reference communication network;
• locating the beacon in a second network during the movement thereof;
• obtaining a second value associated with the second network that is representative of a cost of transmission over the second network;
• and
• comparing the first and the second value, and in response to the values differing, modifying the reference frequency for the transmission of the locations over the second network.