What is LBS Positioning?

Trakbond device used combination of GPS and LBS positioning (cellular tower positioning) depending of availability of signal at any moment of time. So when the device is outdoors and getting good GPS signals, current location shown in the app will be very much accurate. But when the GPS is weak (indoors, bad weather, etc), mobile towers are used to show the current location in the app and the accuracy may vary from few hundred meters to upto kms in worst cases.   

Positioning method used by the app to show current location of device can be checked in profile icon in the mobile app. Positioning method symbol is situated at top-right of profile icon.

Profile Icon	Symbol on top-right	Positioning Method
	GPS satellite	GPS
	Mobile Tower	LBS

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