[OZAPRS] RE: New APRS Weather Warning service for Australia

Ben Lindner vk5jfk at activ8.net.au
Thu Nov 20 08:41:47 EST 2008


Geoff

Where can we download this "shapefile" stuff that is mentioned or maps 
for the WXSVR

Ben
VK5JFK



Ray Wells wrote:
> Can somebody provide a crash tutorial on implementing this?
>
> Shapefiles are mentioned; is their use compulsory or can topo maps be 
> used? I have a preference for the latter and apart from a single trial 
> with shapefiles that left me totally unimpressed, I don't use them.
>
> Maybe there's a dozen dumb questions just begging to be asked.
>
> I find the US based "help" documentation quite confusing and 
> convoluted, often with outdated links or information.
>
> Anyone care to comment?
>
> Ray vk2tv
>
> Geoff wrote:
>> With the number of Severe Thunderstorm Warnings current at the time of
>> writing for much of NSW and QLD, I have decided to swing the WXSVR-AU 
>> feeds
>> over to APRS-IS now.
>>
>>  
>>
>> I have also uploaded the current shapefiles.
>>
>>  
>>
>> There are still some glitches with the system that I'm trying to iron 
>> out,
>> but I'm hoping that letting it loose to the network will allow more 
>> of the
>> issues to be identified and corrected sooner than if it were just my 
>> eyes
>> looking for the problems :-)
>>
>>  
>>
>> I am gating SYD* and CTL* to RF in the Sydney area (via VK2RSW-1, 
>> VK2US-1).
>> Igates in other areas would need to be configured to allow 
>> appropriate data
>> to RF..
>>
>> For example in NSW:
>>
>> VK2HIM-1 = ILL*, SCT*
>>
>> VK2ZEN-5 = HNT*
>>
>> VK2TV = MNC*, NTL*, NTR*
>>
>> VK2ASY-1 = CTL*, CWS*
>>
>> VK2KAW = RIV*, SWS*
>>
>> VK1NPW = STL*
>>
>>  
>>
>> Etc etc. . .
>>  
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Geoff  VK2XJG
>>
>>  
>>
>>   _____ 
>> From: Geoff [mailto:geoff at gatwards.org] Sent: Monday, 17 November 
>> 2008 8:34 PM
>> To: 'Australian APRS Users'
>> Subject: New APRS Weather Warning service for Australia
>>
>>  
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>>  
>>
>> As some of you may be aware, we have been working on a project in the
>> background to establish an APRS Weather Server to disseminate warning
>> information via APRS, in a similar method and format to the NWS 
>> messages in
>> the USA.
>>
>>  
>>
>> After several months of on again, off again scripting, testing and
>> frustration, we finally have something that is ALMOST ready to be let 
>> loose
>> on our national APRS network.  The system is known as WXSVR-AU and will
>> generate area messages, objects and plain text messages that will be
>> targeted at areas affected by current warnings from the Bureau of
>> Meteorology.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Full details of the project are online at  http://wxsvr.aprs.net.au
>> <http://wxsvr.aprs.net.au/>  
>> There are still some sections of the site that are as yet incomplete, 
>> but
>> the information that is there should provide a teaser of what is 
>> coming your
>> way, and how to prepare to handle the data.  We would appreciate it 
>> if IGate
>> operators could configure their systems to gate the relevant area 
>> messages
>> to RF to maximize the benefits of this system.
>>
>>  
>>
>> The data stream is not yet publically available - however I'm hoping 
>> by end
>> of November the last few bugs with the protocol implementation will be
>> resolved, and at this stage the WXSVR-AU stream will be allowed into the
>> wider APRS-IS.
>>
>> When it is, it will be available via the standard APRS-IS streams.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Since the protocol used is identical to that used in the USA, the 
>> standard
>> NWS clients for UI-View and other applications can be used to display 
>> this
>> data.
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>> Hopefully get the shapefiles uploaded this week and swing the data 
>> stream
>> over to the live network soon after.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Any comments, questions etc welcome.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Geoff  VK2XJG
>>
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