TraccarOnICE/README.MD

TraccarOnICE

This is a small python script which allows you to send the location of the ICE you are currently in to your Traccar instance. Most ICEs expose their current geolocation in the "WifiOnICE" network. This allows iceportal.de to show you a map with points of interest around you. This also allows us to get a pretty good idea where the train is. This information can be collected and sent to a Traccar server.

I wrote this tool out of frustration, because my train journeys would never properly reflect in Traccar.

Working prinicipal

The endpoint https://iceportal.de/api1/rs/status returns a json object with much interesting information:

{
  "connection": true,
  "serviceLevel": "AVAILABLE_SERVICE",
  "gpsStatus": "VALID",
  "internet": "HIGH",
  "latitude": 51.962427,
  "longitude": 8.474433166666667,
  "tileY": 218,
  "tileX": -81,
  "series": "412",
  "serverTime": 1699645080972,
  "speed": 192,
  "trainType": "ICE",
  "tzn": "ICE9223",
  "wagonClass": "SECOND",
  "connectivity": {
    "currentState": "WEAK",
    "nextState": "UNSTABLE",
    "remainingTimeSeconds": 600
  },
  "bapInstalled": true
}

I request this information regularly, check if the location has changed (the iceportal is somewhat slow) and then send it off to Traccar. Little transformation is needed. Only the speed has to be converted to knots, which is handeled in the script.

Running it yourself

When on the go I often use Termux on Android to run the Python script. There are two lines which need changing:

Line 19: Your Traccar-Server URL

Line 55: The identifier of your tracker

Then you can go ahead and run python tracarOnIce.py