Integrating with ESRI GIS

Overview

Samsara provides the ability to integrate with ESRI ArcGIS. Once set up, live Samsara vehicles locations will appear as a layer within your cloud or on-premises installation of the ArcGIS product.

Requirements

Samsara

• Read only API token
• Samsara Group ID for your fleet

ESRI

• GeoEvent Server product

Deployment

ESRI built the integration and will assist with deployments as needed. Start by reaching out to your ESRI Account Manager and providing the following information to be entered within ESRI GeoEvent Manager:

• Name: customer-specific name for this integration (e.g. Samsara-Vehicle-Locations)
• URL: https://api.samsara.com/v1/fleet/locations?access_token=<yourSamsaraAPItoken>
• GeoEvent Definition Name: customer-specific field for Samsara GPS location data
• HTTP method: must be POST
• Header parameter name: X-Samsara-Version: 2018-01-01
• Post From: Content Body
• Post Body: {“groupid”: <yourSamsaraGroupID>}
• MIME Type: application/json

Example 

If you have any setup issues requiring input from Samsara Support please reach out at support@samsara.com.

Support

For issues related to the integration, reach out to ESRI technical support.