Community Highlight: How InfluxDB Enables IoT Monitoring of Gas Station Tanks

InfluxDB is being used by Alex Skrivseth, Operations Manager at The Shed App, to monitor gas station tank levels in real-time, providing valuable data to fuel truck drivers. The system uses IoT sensor data from the tanks, which are manufactured by companies like Veeder-Root, and extracts insights such as how quickly stations can run out of fuel if not refilled on time. The app fetches data from every gas tank at the monitored stations, enabling drivers to check current levels and plan their refueling routes more accurately. InfluxDB's ease of use and scalability have allowed Alex to collect metrics from 576 data points per station every ten minutes, providing a wealth of information for analysis and pattern detection. The solution has improved communication between gas stations and truck drivers, reducing the time spent on back-and-forth with dispatchers. With its capabilities, InfluxDB is being considered for expansion into other local gas stations and potentially collaborating with larger oil and gas companies to share this technology.