When the Iridium service delivers a message an HTTP POST request to the MyComm server URL. As well as the message data other parameters such as device serial number and imei number are included. Also included is the approximate latitude and longitude of the device at the time it transmitted.

Request Body: {
     "imei":"300234062910580”,"
     device_type":"ROCKBLOCK”,
     "serial":"8532”,
     "momsn":"13”,
     "transmit_time”:"20-08 11:00:47”,
     "iridium_latitude":"55.9533”,
     "iridium_longitude":"-3.1883”,
     "iridium_cep":"3”,
     "data”:”{Light Level: 6, Random Val: 48}”
}

Example POST data

This location data could be used to automatically track location of a remote sensor unit along with the sensor data, the MyComm device can be programmed to automatically send the sensor data say every hour or every day. We’ve used the POST data/location along with the Google Maps API to show a nice reporting page on the MyComm server: