Real-Time Location and Tracking System (RTLS) with Apache Kafka for Transportation and Logistics

Real-Time Locating System (RTLS)enables identifying and tracking the location of objects or people in real-time. It is used everywhere in transportation and logistics across industries. A postmodern RTLS requires an open architecture and high scalability. This blog post explores the use cases for RTLS, the challenges of existing implementations, and why more and more RTLS implementations rely on Apache Kafka as an open, scalable, and reliable event streaming platform.