topic Re: Tracking Server / SnowCOP Requirements in State & Local Government Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/state-local-government-questions/tracking-server-snowcop-requirements/m-p/182475#M1068 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>The current Flash-based SnowCOP requires Tracking Server as its source of tracking information.&nbsp; With Tracking Server being replaced by the GeoEvent Server at 10.2, however, we have new options open to us.&nbsp; The GeoEvent Server offers amazing customization possibilities for accepting data sources and it works handily with the new Operations Dashboard.&nbsp; The GeoEvent Server is not yet released, but it is definitely the direction to go for connecting to your AVL vendor's web services and perhaps to the SQL database.&nbsp; We in the Local Government team have been monitoring the GeoEvent Server's progress for our future development work.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>SnowCOP also uses a direct connection to a web service of equipment information; it merges this information with the tracking information to provide details about the vehicle being tracked.&nbsp; This keeps the tracking information payload much lighter since it doesn't need to carry relatively static information.&nbsp; The equipment connection is rather specific; this would be another area for generalization work.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:01:42 GMT MikeTschudi 2013-04-26T15:01:42Z Tracking Server / SnowCOP Requirements https://community.esri.com/t5/state-local-government-questions/tracking-server-snowcop-requirements/m-p/182474#M1067 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I'm looking to implement SnowCOP. I have an existing AVL hosted by my vendor; who also stores my data on their server. However, they do provide some web services to allow access to the data. I am trying to figure out what role Tracking Server would play�?�</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>1. Can either SnowCOP or Tracking Server connect directly to the web services hosted by my AVL vendor? If yes, do I need to build an integration or is the COTS functionality?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>2. If I had my AVL data in a SQL database, would Tracking Server still be required for SnowCOP to FULLY operate?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:46:05 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/state-local-government-questions/tracking-server-snowcop-requirements/m-p/182474#M1067 JamesMunro 2013-02-25T12:46:05Z Re: Tracking Server / SnowCOP Requirements https://community.esri.com/t5/state-local-government-questions/tracking-server-snowcop-requirements/m-p/182475#M1068 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>The current Flash-based SnowCOP requires Tracking Server as its source of tracking information.&nbsp; With Tracking Server being replaced by the GeoEvent Server at 10.2, however, we have new options open to us.&nbsp; The GeoEvent Server offers amazing customization possibilities for accepting data sources and it works handily with the new Operations Dashboard.&nbsp; The GeoEvent Server is not yet released, but it is definitely the direction to go for connecting to your AVL vendor's web services and perhaps to the SQL database.&nbsp; We in the Local Government team have been monitoring the GeoEvent Server's progress for our future development work.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>SnowCOP also uses a direct connection to a web service of equipment information; it merges this information with the tracking information to provide details about the vehicle being tracked.&nbsp; This keeps the tracking information payload much lighter since it doesn't need to carry relatively static information.&nbsp; The equipment connection is rather specific; this would be another area for generalization work.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:01:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/state-local-government-questions/tracking-server-snowcop-requirements/m-p/182475#M1068 MikeTschudi 2013-04-26T15:01:42Z