automatic Vehicle tracking application (AVL)

[percy]

I saw something like this in ka-map quite a while ago, it was using a 
boat race or something like that. I believe using PG's KaXMLOverlay 
might work for you.

You might try posts on OpenLayers and Kamap lists for help with this...

Gaston Izaguirre wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I have made a similar post to other lists regarding mapserver.
> 
> I have the following situation, I want to implement an online automatic 
> vehicle tracking application (AVL). I have vector maps and real time GPS 
> data in a database. I need to monitor about 300 vehicles and have the 
> possibility to query some information about each one, e.g. velocity, 
> direction, and also about the map, e.g. the name of the street where the 
> vehicle is circulating, etc.
> 
> In your experience, which is the most suitable tool for implementing 
> this stuff?
> Somebody has developed a similar application?
> Do You know some online application that makes similar tasks to take 
> some ideas from it?
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> 
> Gaston.
> 

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