Feed live ISS location data to a connected IoT display

Fetches the space station's current location every minute and pushes it to any connected display or device.

How the work actually flows

A straight line.

Pattern: Sequence (1)

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Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Image & Media Processing
Connects
MQTT

The problem it solves

You want a live, always-on display like an ISS tracker for a lobby, classroom, or exhibit, but manually refreshing the data is impractical. Keeping any kind of real-time public data flowing to a screen usually means paying for a custom service.

Who it fits

Museums, schools, makerspaces, or offices that want a live data display for visitors or students.

How it works

  1. A timer checks in every minute
  2. The current ISS position is pulled from a public tracking service
  3. Only the location data needed is kept
  4. The location is pushed to your connected device or display
What you get

Visitors who pause at your display

Your lobby or classroom screen shows the space station's live position, updated every minute for anyone walking by.

What you get

A live, continuously updating feed of the ISS location on any device subscribed to it.

What you need

An MQTT-enabled device or broker to receive the updates.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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