Meraki GPS/GNSS for mobile devices

PhilipDAth
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Meraki GPS/GNSS for mobile devices

Have you got a Meraki device (like an MX) on something that moves, such as a marine vessel, vehicle, etc?

 

Then you should check out my latest project.  I marry a GPS chip to a raspberry Pi to form a GPS server (using the common gpsd), and then use a script to get the GPS co-ordinates from this to update the Meraki devices location on the overview map.

If you already have a network gpsd on-board then all you need is the script.

 

https://www.ifm.net.nz/cookbooks/meraki-gps.html 

 

 

For the GNSS people out there - sorry - I know it should be GNSS but the public know the term GPS better.

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Seshu
Meraki Employee
Meraki Employee

Nice idea @PhilipDAth 

BigRay
Conversationalist

Hello

We are approaching this a bit different, when it comes to vessels. Why not just use the ship AIS system, a bit of magic in between with Meraki SDK and connect to the Meraki dashboard API.

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:10.3/centery:57.7/zoom:6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edgar-VO
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Hi There,

 

We have a survey department and they store their GPS locations in a csv file on a server and they update that information on a hourly basis. 

 

I have created a tiny Flask server which i now query to obtain the GPS position of a vessel, and change all devices in meraki which belong to that network on board the vessel...You sent a request to the server and recieve a json file with the lat and lng

 

It is up and running now, and we see all vessels now in our meraki Map.....

 

PhilipDAth gave me the idea, and i adapted it for use in my company.

 

PhilipDAth
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I've found the Marine Traffic guys difficult to deal with in the past and the satellite service is pretty expensive to sibscribe to. 

BlakeRichardson
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Nice I might have to try this with a cellular MX I have planned for a vehicle install. 

BigRay
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Our customer is already subscribing to this information so not extra cost in this case

PhilipDAth
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@BigRay perhaps you could publish your AIS code for others to use?

BigRay
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Hello
Have to check, customer paid so there might be is some comercial issues. 

Sharing is caring so I will try 🙂

rwiesmann
A model citizen

@PhilipDAth I like this! Thanks a lot for the great documentation to it. Gone try it!

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