The Account Name is displayed 2628 within the top-level header. Clicking name reveals general account navigation items including sign out.

FIG. 27 illustrates an exemplary device preferences interface 2700 of the Sensing as a Service Dashboard in accordance with one or more embodiments. In this example, the preferences page is accessed by clicking on gear icon 2702 from within the Web Application. There exist four primary preferences categories, General 2704, Module Sensors 2706, Cellular Network 2708 and Communication Settings 2710.

General preferences 2704 includes Device Name, Device ID Number, and Alert Contact Information such as cell phone number, email address, smartphones linked to the account where push notifications can be sent. Device name, cell phone number and email address are editable by the user by clicking on the item. Once a user has finished editing the value, a confirmation message is initiated. Before updating the user device information, the entered values are verified to be valid inputs. If an input is not valid, an error message is served.

Cellular Network 2706 displays current cellular network on which the device is connected, the signal strength, and cellular data usage. Data usage is displayed as an aggregate of all data across all networks. Current period and lifetime usage are available. The user also has the ability to set usage alerts. Alert would be sent to defined cell number via SMS, or defined email address via email when data usage is reaching predefined period limits. The user could also get notifications on the web based application, desktop application, or push notifications on their smartphone app.