The GPS/GNSS receiver 3314 can be a separate receiver or incorporated inside the WWAN cellular connectivity module 3324. The WPAN module 3322 could also be a ZigBee, Z-Wave, 6LoWPAN, or any other personal area network module. The WWAN module could meet one or more or any combination of cellular standards such as: GSM, UMTS, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, LTE-A, LTE-Cat1, LTE-Cat0, LTE-MTC. WWAN module 3324 could also be a LoRA or a Sigfox module that connects to the non-cellular network focused of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. WWAN module 3324 can be any other module that functions in wide area using wireless means of communication.

FIG. 34 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary user sign in and sign up process in accordance with one or more embodiments to access the sensor management dashboard (web application). If user has an existing account and has already set up their account information, that user will enter the sign in flow from the primary website 3402 or directly through the sign in/sign up form page 3404. If submitted credentials are valid, user is directed to the primary dashboard page illustrated in FIG. 26 and represented here as Sensor Management Dashboard 3420. If login credentials are not valid, user will have ability to select a Forgot Password link to retrieve a token URL to reset account information. Upon resetting password, an alert notification will be sent to user email and phone number contacts.