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latlng (Tool)
latlng is a new open-source Rust engine designed for high-performance indexing and querying of moving objects and geofencing.
What: latlng provides a native server and CLI for tracking spatial movement and geofencing in real-time. It is written in Rust and supports both standalone server deployment and browser environments.
Takeaway: Download the release binaries for your architecture from the latlng GitHub repository to host your own geofencing service.
Deep dive
- High-performance spatial indexing for moving objects.
- Native geofencing capabilities for real-time location streaming.
- Written in Rust for memory safety and execution speed.
- CLI provided for direct interaction with spatial data pipelines.
Decoder
- Geofencing: The use of GPS or other location services to create a virtual boundary around a geographic area.
Original article
Download from GitHub
Release archives contain the native server and CLI. Pick the asset for your platform, extract it, and start the server binary.
Assets are named linux-x64, macos-arm64, and windows-x64.
curl -fsSL -o latlng-linux-x64.tar.gz \
"https://github.com/tobilg/latlng/releases/latest/download/latlng-linux-x64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf latlng-linux-x64.tar.gz
chmod +x latlng-server latlng-cli
./latlng-server
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