Best way and place to upload GPS data

#1

Dear members,

I am trying to use a SIM808 module to upload the GPS location of the module. It’s going all good but I am confused about where should I upload the GPS coordinates. I don’t have much knowledge of computer networks so perhaps that why I am facing difficulty. I have seen TCP/IP, MQTT and HTTP commands of the module but I am not sure how which one should I use. I have uploaded dummy values to ThingSpeak using TCP/IP but it seems too slow. I want to upload GPS location every 2sec or 5sec. What should be the best server to do this? Any code sketches would be appreciated as well.

Thanks in advance.

#2

Hi Usman,

MQTT/TCP is always lighter and faster than HTTP.

Do you plan to use your own server or plan to use ready made PAAS.?

Regards,
Ravi

#3

Thanks Ravi for the swift response.

I would like to use a free service. Any free server that can allow me to upload data in real time. I looked into your video related to deepstream but I can’t find how to install or sign up to use the database.

Regards,
Usman

#4

Stay tuned, i am uploading a video in two days on how to save MQTT messages to a database using two open source broker and REST API backend. It should help you. :slight_smile: