hi. a possible alternative is to have the gis client automatically refresh the layer at regular intervals, e.g. every 30 seconds. I have used this simple approach for monitoring vehicle locations using QGIS. regards mike
On Tue, 14 May 2024, 11:25 pm Peter Smythe, <g...@smythe.co.za> wrote: > Hi Jeremy > > While you *can* do this via GeoServer, it's probably far from optimal. > GeoServer is designed to publish data (via WMS, WFS standards). You could > use a WFS-T (transaction) to update a device's location stored in a spatial > database, but it would be more efficient to have a simple CRUD API directly > to the database, not via GeoServer. Take a look at https://postgrest.org/ > perhaps? You might also want to look into websockets for real time > display updates. > > Peter > > GeoServer PSC > AWS Solutions Architect > https://github.com/petersmythe > > > On Mon, 13 May 2024 at 21:29, Jeremy Jackson <j...@coplanar.net> wrote: > >> Is there a data source or API which would allow pushing a point feature >> and/or updating it in realtime? >> >> For example, a GPS tracking device which emits a location update once a >> minute, could this cause a map to be updated in real time? >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Geoserver-users mailing list >> >> Please make sure you read the following two resources before posting to >> this list: >> - Earning your support instead of buying it, but Ian Turton: >> http://www.ianturton.com/talks/foss4g.html#/ >> - The GeoServer user list posting guidelines: >> http://geoserver.org/comm/userlist-guidelines.html >> >> If you want to request a feature or an improvement, also see this: >> https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/wiki/Successfully-requesting-and-integrating-new-features-and-improvements-in-GeoServer >> >> >> Geoserver-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users >> >> _______________________________________________ > Geoserver-users mailing list > > Please make sure you read the following two resources before posting to > this list: > - Earning your support instead of buying it, but Ian Turton: > http://www.ianturton.com/talks/foss4g.html#/ > - The GeoServer user list posting guidelines: > http://geoserver.org/comm/userlist-guidelines.html > > If you want to request a feature or an improvement, also see this: > https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/wiki/Successfully-requesting-and-integrating-new-features-and-improvements-in-GeoServer > > > Geoserver-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users >
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