Device and method for geo-location

Abstract

An Internet of things (IoT) node operating in a low-power wide-area (LPWA) IoT network includes a store to keep at least a node unique ID, an incoming message processor configured to receive incoming messages over an LPWA and create an information unit associated with the incoming message, and an outgoing message creator configured to create an outgoing message and transmit it using the same LPWA protocol, the outgoing message includes the node unique ID and the information unit. A method for providing information to an application for computing geolocation of a moving appliance in an Internet of things (IoT) network includes receiving a radio signal over LoRa™ from an IoT device, computing an RSSI, creating an outgoing message with the ID of the receiving device, the ID of the sending device and the computed RSSI and sending the outgoing message to the application over LoRa™.

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