Camera FTP integration

Following this guide, you will be able to import pictures with the camera plugin using FTP protocol.

Setup

1. Go to Site Admin > Plugins
2. Make sure the camera plugin is installed
3. Go to Site Admin > Service > Providers
4. Select CameraFtpProvider from Add New Provider drop-down list
5. Fill the Name, Url, Username, and Password fields. (The Url should start with ftp:// prefix)

6. Click the Save button
7. Click the Start link for the provider you have just set up

File format

• The provider periodically checks the FTP account and downloads pictures.
• The successfully downloaded pictures get deleted from the FTP account.
• The information about the picture must be encoded in the filename as shown below:
  Format: IMEI-DDMMYYYY-HHMMSS.FF-LAT-x-LON-y-FILENAME.JPG
  Example: 123456789012345-24052016-191215.00-4910.9588-N-12254.6560-W-IMAGE001.JPG
  Note that a vehicle can't have two different pictures with the same timestamp.