CompassCom Unveils Connectors for Asset Tracking in Esri ArcGIS Solutions

CompassCom Software has introduced the next-generation CompassLDE Connectors for Esri ArcGIS solutions that enable users to view real-time asset location and status information in their ArcGIS maps and perform back-end analysis of operational data.

There are CompassLDE Connectors for three Esri products available from CompassCom:

•              ArcGIS Online

•              ArcGIS GeoEvent Processor

•              ArcGIS Velocity

Embraced across North America by public works, public safety, street maintenance, and transportation departments at the state and local government levels, CompassLDE (Location Data Engine) was developed as an automated vehicle location data engine. Later upgraded as a mobile resource management solution to track any GPS-enabled device, CompassLDE is now an on-premises or cloud-based server capable of monitoring thousands of assets in multiple fleets over all wireless communications networks.

CompassCom has enhanced the latest version of CompassLDE to gather an almost limitless array of sensor inputs, referred to as telemetry, from assets in the field. Primarily related to vehicle activities, these include ignition on/off, engine diagnostics, idle time, material spreader on/off, plow up/down, miles traveled and other data points. The server can even keep track of how much sand or chemical has been applied by a snowplow, for example.

For ArcGIS Online users, the primary advantage of the CompassLDE Connector is the improved situational awareness and better decision making that comes with seeing asset locations and status in real time. Vehicle fleet managers can perform live queries to view which snowplows have activated their spreaders and which ambulances are on a call, for instance. Alerts can be triggered when a police cruiser has left its geographic jurisdiction or other changes in status have occurred.

The extraordinary value of real-time data processing, however, will be realized by users of the GeoEvent Processor and Velocity Connectors. These Connectors transmit all telemetry data gathered by CompassLDE to the big data analytics applications, dashboards, and workflows that have been integrated on the back ends of GeoEvent Processor and Velocity – regardless of whether they are Esri, third-party or user built.

For improving operations after an event, a back-end work order management system can place orders to replenish de-icing materials in preparation for the next storm or flag a vehicle for repair in response to engine diagnostics. Dashboards, such as Esri’s Velocity WinterOps application, can instantly determine the total cost of snowstorm response. And engine idle time can be tallied to calculate vehicle emissions that can be refined for more environmentally sustainable fleet operations in the future.