Azure Maps and IoT Hub

Question

So I have settled up a RPI 3B with Windows IOT Core, a GPS module, wrote a C# program where I can get GNGGA data: packet those in json format and sent it to IOT Hub (stored in blob storage).

Now I want to visualize those data in a map, pointing the position of the device. I have studied for days about azure maps but I didn't find any solution...

The goal is to point to IoT hub or my blob storage (maybe with a stream analytic function(?)) where I can read LATITUDE e LONGITUDE data from my json's and set the pointer (of location required) in azure's map.

In docs I didn't find anything particular/specific whith this purpouse. Any help, idea, suggestion?

thank you very much

Answer 1

Not sure whether this is going to be helpful, maybe if you provide more details I can update my answer. Nevertheless, I will suggest some approaches to your problem:

1. Azure Stream Analytics have built-in geo-spacial functions that could be very handy in working with such data. ASA also provide an integration with Power BI online. Using these features you could develop a solution that displays your data on a map in Power BI. Some guidelines could be found here.

2. The second approach in general is to consume the Bing Maps API with a Web HTTP request. This could be accomplished in several ways: (A) after you parse your data in Stream Analytics, you could output it to a Function App and make a Web HTTP request; (B) It is also an option to trigger a Function App directly as an endpoint listener to your IoT Hub and make the same thing; (C) And a third option would be to route your messages to a Service Bus endpoint, then attach a Logic App and again make your HTTP request.