1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/org/traccar/helper/DateUtil.java b/src/org/traccar/helper/DateUtil.java
index 0dca88a2b..c2e691d5d 100644
--- a/src/org/traccar/helper/DateUtil.java
+++ b/src/org/traccar/helper/DateUtil.java
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@ package org.traccar.helper;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Date;
 
+import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import org.joda.time.format.ISODateTimeFormat;
+
 public final class DateUtil {
 
+    private static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT = ISODateTimeFormat.dateTime();
+
     private DateUtil() {
     }
 
@@ -55,4 +60,8 @@ public final class DateUtil {
         return calendar.getTime();
     }
 
+    public static Date parseDate(String value) {
+        return DATE_FORMAT.parseDateTime(value).toDate();
+    }
+
 }