# Real time vehicle tracking **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [June 21, 2012, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/real-time-vehicle-tracking/4678 "2012-06-21T07:54:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![unkier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d6d6ee/32.png) [@unkier](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/unkier)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/real-time-vehicle-tracking/4678/1 "2012-06-21T07:54:48Z")
hi. i have a task - real time vehicle tracking. i need to display vehicles on a mnemonic scheme. this can be done with your product? ---
**Author:** ![Greg.Buehler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@Greg.Buehler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Greg.Buehler)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/real-time-vehicle-tracking/4678/2 "2012-06-21T14:02:30Z")
[quote=“unkier”]hi. i have a task - real time vehicle tracking. i need to display vehicles on a mnemonic scheme. this can be done with your product?[/quote] What is meant by mnemonic scheme? ---
**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/real-time-vehicle-tracking/4678/3 "2012-06-21T15:05:48Z")
Give this a quick read, it might give you an idea of what you can do with Ignition [files.inductiveautomation.com/ca … eStudy.pdf](http://files.inductiveautomation.com/casestudies/KSBCaseStudy.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![unkier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d6d6ee/32.png) [@unkier](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/unkier)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/real-time-vehicle-tracking/4678/4 "2012-06-21T16:15:34Z")
[quote=“Greg.Simpson”]Give this a quick read, it might give you an idea of what you can do with Ignition [files.inductiveautomation.com/ca … eStudy.pdf](http://files.inductiveautomation.com/casestudies/KSBCaseStudy.pdf)[/quote] yep. i saw this. it’s great but does not fit for my task. i need to track locomotives. i don’t have gps coordinates. i know part of the railway track on which the locomotive is. [quote=“gbuehler”] What is meant by mnemonic scheme?[/quote] i mean something like this. [getransportation.com/rail/ra … scada.html](http://www.getransportation.com/rail/rail-products/locomotives/on-board-systems/train-controlscada.html) i don’t know how this call exactly ---
**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/real-time-vehicle-tracking/4678/5 "2012-06-21T16:26:40Z")
How are you receiving the information about where the locomotive is located on the tracks? We have to know how your getting the information (OPC?) in order to know how it will communicate with Ignition. ---
**Author:** ![unkier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d6d6ee/32.png) [@unkier](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/unkier)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/real-time-vehicle-tracking/4678/6 "2012-06-22T03:00:08Z")
[quote=“Greg.Simpson”]How are you receiving the information about where the locomotive is located on the tracks? We have to know how your getting the information (OPC?) in order to know how it will communicate with Ignition.[/quote] yes, we will use opc ua protocol. I think communication will not be a problem. I do not understand what is the best way to display it. I can use ready-made primitives and just move them, or should I develop my own widgets? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/real-time-vehicle-tracking/4678/7 "2012-06-22T15:02:11Z")
[quote=“unkier”][quote=“Greg.Simpson”]How are you receiving the information about where the locomotive is located on the tracks? We have to know how your getting the information (OPC?) in order to know how it will communicate with Ignition.[/quote] yes, we will use opc ua protocol. I think communication will not be a problem. I do not understand what is the best way to display it. I can use ready-made primitives and just move them, or should I develop my own widgets?[/quote] You’ll probably want to make your own widgets using templates and the drawing tools.