diff --git a/signalo/signalo_app/models.py b/signalo/signalo_app/models.py
index da8dac0f..df48c219 100644
--- a/signalo/signalo_app/models.py
+++ b/signalo/signalo_app/models.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ class Pole(ComputedFieldsModel):
     def _serialized(self):
         return f'{{"id": "{str(self.id)}", "type": "Feature", "geometry": {self.geom.geojson}, "properties": {{"name": "{self.name}"}}}}'
 
+    @property
+    def geom_wkb(self):
+        return self.geom.hexewkb
+
 
 class Sign(ComputedFieldsModel):
     id = models.UUIDField(primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False)
diff --git a/signalo/signalo_app/views.py b/signalo/signalo_app/views.py
index 73a3317a..4306daca 100644
--- a/signalo/signalo_app/views.py
+++ b/signalo/signalo_app/views.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import Polygon
 from django.http import HttpResponse
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+
 from django_oapif.mixins import OAPIFDescribeModelViewSetMixin
-from rest_framework import viewsets
+from rest_framework import viewsets, serializers
 from rest_framework_gis.serializers import GeoFeatureModelSerializer
+from rest_framework.pagination import LimitOffsetPagination
 from signalo_app.models import Pole, Sign
 
 
@@ -17,12 +20,13 @@ def __init__(self, data):
         super(OapifResponse, self).__init__(data)
 
 
-class PoleSerializer(GeoFeatureModelSerializer):
+class PoleSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     # used only for API route
+    geom_wkb = serializers.ReadOnlyField()
+
     class Meta:
-        model = Sign
-        fields = "__all__"
-        geo_field = "geom"
+        model = Pole
+        fields = ["id", "geom_wkb", "name", ]
 
 
 class SignSerializer(GeoFeatureModelSerializer):
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ class SignViewset(OAPIFDescribeModelViewSetMixin, viewsets.ModelViewSet):
 
 class PoleViewset(OAPIFDescribeModelViewSetMixin, viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     serializer_class = PoleSerializer  # used only for API route
+    pagination_class = LimitOffsetPagination
     oapif_title = "PoleOAPIFModel"
     oapif_description = "PoleOAPIFModel layer"
     oapif_geom_lookup = (
@@ -56,22 +61,6 @@ class PoleViewset(OAPIFDescribeModelViewSetMixin, viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         settings.SRID
     )  # (one day this will be retrieved automatically from the DB field)
 
-    def list(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        queryset = self.filter_queryset(self.get_queryset())
-
-        queryset = queryset.values_list("_serialized", flat=True)
-
-        serialized_poles = []
-
-        page = self.paginate_queryset(queryset)
-        if page is not None:
-            for pole in page:
-                serialized_poles.append(pole or "")
-            return self.get_paginated_response(serialized_poles)
-
-        for pole in queryset:
-            serialized_poles.append(pole or "")
-        return OapifResponse(serialized_poles)
 
     def get_queryset(self):
         if self.request.GET.get("bbox"):