STICKER LOCATION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

A "sticker" location device includes a PCB with a processor and memory, a communicator for communicating with other location devices and a server, one or more sensors for determining an environment of the location device, and a power module. Some embodiments include GPS receivers and may serve as digital radio network hubs or bridges for other location devices. A method for tracking the location of assets uses these location devices attached to assets to sense an environment of the assets by comparing sensed environment to previously sensed environment, and communicating the changes in the environment from the location device to a server when the changes exceed a configurable threshold. Some embodiments include determining location with GPS and/or relaying signals from other location devices, and smart power management using low power digital radio modes unless sufficient energy is available for high power modes.