[mapserver-users] upload/stream data from GPS unit?

[Bill Wordsworth]

Thanks Steve. I am clear about the mapping part. I am not so sure about
streaming/uploading near-real-time GPS data from on-site to webserver across
WPA?
Cheers, Bill
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 3:10 PM, Stephen Woodbridge <woodbri at swoodbridge.com>
wrote:

> Bill,
>
> There are probably many solutions available depending on the various
> technical components that you might have in the solution. One possible
> solution might be something along these lines:
>
> 1) stream data to some service that you probably have to build
> 2) have said service load the points into a postgres/postgis database
> 3) create a mapfile with a LAYER to disply the data from postgis
> 4) Use a client like OpenLayers to render you map from mapserver
> 5) add a timer event to refresh your map every X secs
>
> -Steve W
>  http://imaptools.com/
>
> Bill Wordsworth wrote:
> > Please let's not hijack my poor thread :)! Anyway, here's my original
> > question:
> >
> > "How can I upload/stream near-real-time GPS data from on-site to
> > webserver/MapServer (MapServer 5.x can read *.gpx)?"
> >
> > I've been referred to http://franson.com/gpsgate/ from the usenet
> > groups. I am looking for something with WPA.
> > Cheers, Bill
> > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Carlos Pinto <cmspinto at gmail.com
> > <mailto:cmspinto at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >     Hi all,
> >
> >     I'm new in MapServer and I'm using Openlayers that can be a client
> >     of MapServer.
> >
> >     What I'm trying to set-up is a grid that is in GML file. And I want
> >     MapServer to build the layer reading the GML file and give it to
> >     OpenLayers (javascript API) would read it as WMS.
> >
> >     I have instaled MapServer in C#  so I'm using MapScript. Is this
> >     possible?
> >
> >     Thanks
> >
> >     Carlos
> >
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> > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Bill Wordsworth
> > <bill.wordsworth at gmail.com <mailto:bill.wordsworth at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     How can I upload/stream near-real-time GPS data from on-site to
> >     webserver/MapServer (MapServer 5.x can read *.gpx)?
> >     Cheers, Bill
> >
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