The TracPlus feed in ArcGIS Velocity connects to the cloud-based solution TracPlus Cloud to get real-time firefighting telemetry.
Examples
The following are example use cases for the feed:
- A data analyst uses the TracPlus feed to monitor when resources enter and exit designated fire zones. This allows for real-time data insights, improves asset management, and enhances team safety.
- A GIS analyst uses the TracPlus feed in a real-time analytic to capture enriched asset information in output feature layers. This allows for postevent investigation and analysis to improve future firefighting strategies.
Usage notes
Keep the following in mind when working with the feed:
- The TracPlus feed polls the TracPlus USFS AFF JSON gateway at a regular polling interval defined during the feed configuration. Each time the TracPlus gateway is polled, relevant tracking data received since the last polling interval is returned.
- The TracPlus feed can only be configured to return live data. The TracPlus feed cannot be used to retrieve historical data.
- TracPlus gateways can restrict the number of records that can be returned in any single call.
- When configuring the TracPlus feed, you can turn on the Include extended information parameter. Turning on this parameter adds the assetCategory field to the feed schema. If this field is present in the gateway data, it includes information about the type of asset.
- The Velocity subscription license levels have limits on how much data can be ingested by a feed. If feeds exceed the ingestion limit of your license level, a message is written to the logs and an email is sent to you indicating that the limit has been reached. If ingestion of data remains above the limit for more than an hour, the feed is stopped. Work with your Esri representative or Esri Technical Support to explore Velocity license levels that support your workflows if necessary. License levels are as follows:
- Standard—Ingest and process data at 25 KB per second (approximately 100 events per second).
- Advanced—Ingest and process data at 250 KB per second (approximately 1,000 events per second).
- Dedicated—Ingest and process data at 2,500 KB per second (approximately 10,000 events per second).
- The data provided by TracPlus is in GeoJSON format, so the Location parameter is handled automatically when identifying key fields.
Parameters
The following are the parameters for the feed:
| Parameter | Description | Data type |
|---|---|---|
| Username | The username required to authenticate TracPlus. | String |
| Password | The password required to authenticate TracPlus. | String |
| Include extended information (optional) | Turn on the Include extended information parameter to return additional information such as asset category. | Boolean |
| Additional logging (optional) | Turn on the Enable Request Logging option to log for raw HTTP requests and responses issued by Velocity to the TracPlus URL. Note:Turn on this parameter for troubleshooting purposes and turn it off when troubleshooting is complete. Once turned on, start the feed; the debug level logs are available on the feed logs page. Contact Esri Technical Support for assistance with troubleshooting if necessary. | Boolean |
Consideration and limitation
A TracPlus subscription is required to use this feed.