I’ve been using a web-based tool that visualizes movement through GPS coordinates, mainly in areas where mobile signal drops in and out. As someone who regularly travels through a fairly isolated region with few towers and long stretches of similar terrain, I started noticing an odd inconsistency that’s been on my mind, and I wonder if anyone else has faced something similar — or has a better explanation.
My observations began on a route I take almost daily, where the landscape and the road path are pretty much repetitive — lots of straight stretches, same turn angles, and consistent speed. What I’ve noticed is that sometimes, even though the GPS tracks correctly most of the way, there are moments when the device “repeats” a previously accurate coordinate sequence instead of registering new subtle shifts in path or delay caused by traffic or sudden halts. The connection returns after dead zones, but instead of picking up right where it left off, it seems to interpolate or even mirror earlier segments. I’m aware that the GPS system can make use of cached patterns or fallback behaviors when signal disappears, but in networking terms, how does Teltonika’s routing logic manage that? Does it apply logic based on earlier path history to fill the gap? Is it something in the packet resend behavior or route caching that can be fine-tuned?
Let me pause here and talk briefly about GPS coordinates themselves, just to make sure we’re all on the same page. GPS coordinates are pairs of latitude and longitude values used to define specific points on Earth’s surface. These values are calculated through triangulation from satellite signals and are used widely in everything from vehicle tracking to delivery logistics. A live GPS coordinate display tool takes these raw coordinates and presents them in real-time through a browser-based interface, which allows for direct monitoring and observation of position changes as they happen. That’s been especially useful for me to see exactly when and where signal behavior changes or path oddities begin.
When I reviewed trips across different days, the same GPS coordinates would sometimes show up at nearly the same spots and times, even though on one trip I had stopped for a few minutes and on another I hadn’t. This made me think there might be some kind of network-side assumption or buffering going on — possibly due to how Teltonika handles incoming packets when signal is restored. I’m curious if anyone has experience with how that behavior works, and whether it’s influenced more by device settings or network delay compensation.
Another thing I’m trying to understand is how quickly the system resumes live tracking after mobile data is restored. Does the Teltonika unit automatically favor resuming from live position, or is there a logic path that pulls from recent patterns for continuity? Especially in low-signal zones, how can one tell if the visualized path is freshly pulled from GPS or partly reconstructed from earlier data? I’ve even wondered whether a watchdog timer or interface bounce has anything to do with that decision-making.
Has anyone seen this kind of behavior in repetitive rural paths, where the GPS data appears accurate but might actually be replayed or assumed? Would adjusting something in the router’s network logic reduce the chance of route mirroring or over-smoothed tracking? I’d appreciate hearing if others have looked into this from a networking perspective rather than just GPS hardware.