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Verizon Connect Reveal

In this topic

  1. Examples
  2. Usage notes
  3. Parameters
  4. Considerations and limitations

The Verizon Connect Reveal feed type in ArcGIS Velocity creates a built-in HTTP endpoint that can be used to receive GPS Push Service messages from Verizon Connect Reveal. For details on Verizon Connect Reveal and the GPS Push Service, see GPS Push Service in the Verizon documentation.

Examples

  • A shipping company uses Verizon Connect Reveal to track their fleet of vehicles. They collect the GPS Push Service data into Velocity to maintain real-time situational awareness about their vehicles and driver behavior.
  • A public works department uses Verizon Connect Reveal to track the vehicles that belong to the department. They store this information and run a big data analytic at the end of each week to generate a report that shows the vehicles that need maintenance based on odometer readings.

Usage notes

  • With this release, the following components of the Verizon Connect Reveal feed have changed:
    • When a Verizon Connect Reveal feed is started in ArcGIS Velocity, you must check the feed logs in another browser tab to confirm the subscription by navigating to the Subscribe URL included in the feed log message. This is a requirement from Verizon Connect Reveal to ensure the subscription is valid.
    • Verizon has changed the field names to now start with lowercase camel casing. If necessary, the Map Fields tool can be used in your real-time and big data analytics to adjust the field names to the different casing.
    • For more information on recent changes, see the note below.
  • The Verizon Connect Reveal feed only processes events with the GPS Push Service schema defined by Verizon.
  • The Verizon Connect Reveal feed supports configuring key fields, removing unwanted fields, and adjusting field names. Changing data types or adding new fields is not supported because the GPS Push Service schema required by Verizon cannot be modified.
  • Once the feed is created, the URL in the HTTP Endpoint Path parameter is available on the feed details page. This is the URL to use for data that is pushed from Verizon Connect Reveal.
  • After configuring feed connection parameters, see Configure input data to learn how to define the schema and the key parameters.
  • The Verizon Connect Reveal datetime information is stored in the updateUTC field as a string. When configuring your Verizon Connect Reveal feed, on the Identify Key Fields page, the updateUTC field should be set as the Start Time, with a date format of Other (string) and a date formatting string of yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'.

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionData type

HTTP Endpoint Path

The full URL that Verizon Connect Reveal will use to send GPS Push Service messages.

This parameter is generated and populated by Velocity after the feed is published.

String

Username

The username used to secure the HTTP endpoint created by the feed.

String

Password

The password used to secure the HTTP endpoint created by the feed.

String

Considerations and limitations

  • Store the username and password carefully since Verizon Customer Support uses this information, along with the HTTP endpoint URL, to push data to the feed. If the username or password is lost, you must create new credentials and provided them to Verizon Customer Support.
  • When a Verizon Connect Reveal feed is started in ArcGIS Velocity, you must check the feed logs in another browser tab to confirm the subscription by navigating to the Subscribe URL included in the feed log message. This is a requirement from Verizon Connect Reveal to ensure the subscription is valid.
Note:

Verizon recently changed the Verizon Connect Reveal schema and connection confirmation requirements. As a result, any Verizon Connect Reveal feeds you have configured before the change must be updated in ArcGIS Velocity to adopt the new schema. Any Verizon Connect Reveal feeds created after the change will automatically use the new schema and do not need to be updated. Follow the steps below to update your Verizon Connect Reveal feeds to use the latest schema. As an additional note, as part of this change, the date formatting string for the UpdateUTC field changed from yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss to yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'.

  1. Contact Verizon and confirm your account is using the latest Verizon Connect Reveal configuration.
  2. In ArcGIS Velocity, navigate to the Feeds page and edit your Verizon Connect Reveal feeds.
  3. In the feed configuration wizard, enter your Username and Password and click Next.
  4. Click Continue to overwrite the old schema with the new one.
  5. Click Next and configure the Location, Date and Time, and Tracking settings.
  6. Click Next and then click Complete to save the feed.
  7. Once the feed is started, inspect the feed logs to identify the Subscribe URL to which to navigate to in order to confirm your subscription with Verizon.

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In this topic
  1. Examples
  2. Usage notes
  3. Parameters
  4. Considerations and limitations