gncnpk / MN511toCOT

A PyTAK application that pulls cameras and road reports from 511mn.org and pushes it to TAK as a CoT Event.

511 to CoT

A PyTAK application that pulls cameras and road reports from 511 Data Feeds and pushes it to TAK as a CoT Event.

Installation

1. Install pipenv using python -m pip install pipenv
2. Run python -m pipenv install to install the prerequisites.
3. Create a config.ini and adjust the settings to your use-case.

Usage/Setup

Running (as a standalone service)

Run python -m pipenv run python main.py to start the application.

Running (as a service)

1. Modify mn511tocot.service to the correct working directory, user, and shell script directory.
2. Copy it to the right directory using cp mn511tocot.service /etc/systemd/system/
3. Run sudo systemctl daemon-reload
4. Run sudo systemctl enable mn511tocot (if you want to run it at boot, otherwise skip this step)
5. Run sudo systemctl start mn511tocot to start the service

Example Config

This config connects to TAK server instance via TLS (with a self-signed cert), pulls data and pushes CoT events every hour. This will only push cameras and not road reports.

config.ini

[mn511tocot]
COT_URL = tls://XX.XX.XX.XX:8089
PYTAK_TLS_CLIENT_CERT = private_key.pem
PYTAK_TLS_CLIENT_KEY = private_key.pem
PYTAK_TLS_DONT_VERIFY = true
POLL_INTERVAL = 3600
CAMS_ENABLED = true
ROAD_REPORTS_ENABLED = false

State Compatability Table

State	Supported	Notes	API
Minnesota	✔️	Decoder needs to be rewritten	https://www.castlerockits.com/xml-data-feeds
Iowa	🛠️	Decoder needs to be created	https://www.castlerockits.com/xml-data-feeds
Nebraska	🛠️	Decoder needs to be created	https://www.castlerockits.com/xml-data-feeds
Kanasas	🛠️	Decoder needs to be created	https://www.castlerockits.com/xml-data-feeds
Indiana	🛠️	Decoder needs to be created	https://www.castlerockits.com/xml-data-feeds
Idaho	🛠️	Decoder needs to be created	https://www.castlerockits.com/xml-data-feeds