https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-geoevent-server-ideas/geoevent-input-connector-for-zipped-xml-xml-gz/idi-p/1011983 <P>In some cases, dynamic and realtime open data is not plain XML from a URL, but it is zipped. Zipping the data means it is published as an '.xml.gz' file which currently GeoEvent cannot read.</P><P><STRONG>Example<BR /></STRONG>One example of this can be found here:&nbsp;<A href="http://opendata.ndw.nu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://opendata.ndw.nu/</A>&nbsp;(no https yet). Several datasets like incidents&nbsp; (road traffic incidents), traffic speed and brugopeningen (tells you which bridges are opened or closed) are zipped. Therefore, GeoEvent cannot connect to any of this data.</P><P><STRONG>Idea<BR /></STRONG>My idea is to<BR />A. Either add a specific GeoEvent connector which can read .xml.gz or<BR /><SPAN>B. Allow for the existing XML input to specifcy whether or not the xml is plain or zipped.</SPAN></P> Wed, 23 Dec 2020 07:24:50 GMT Erwinvan_Veen1 2020-12-23T07:24:50Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-geoevent-server-ideas/geoevent-input-connector-for-zipped-xml-xml-gz/idi-p/1011983 <P>In some cases, dynamic and realtime open data is not plain XML from a URL, but it is zipped. Zipping the data means it is published as an '.xml.gz' file which currently GeoEvent cannot read.</P><P><STRONG>Example<BR /></STRONG>One example of this can be found here:&nbsp;<A href="http://opendata.ndw.nu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://opendata.ndw.nu/</A>&nbsp;(no https yet). Several datasets like incidents&nbsp; (road traffic incidents), traffic speed and brugopeningen (tells you which bridges are opened or closed) are zipped. Therefore, GeoEvent cannot connect to any of this data.</P><P><STRONG>Idea<BR /></STRONG>My idea is to<BR />A. Either add a specific GeoEvent connector which can read .xml.gz or<BR /><SPAN>B. Allow for the existing XML input to specifcy whether or not the xml is plain or zipped.</SPAN></P> Wed, 23 Dec 2020 07:24:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-geoevent-server-ideas/geoevent-input-connector-for-zipped-xml-xml-gz/idi-p/1011983 Erwinvan_Veen1 2020-12-23T07:24:50Z