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

Damien Gardner Jnr rendrag at rendrag.net
Thu Nov 20 11:25:51 EST 2008


I just quickly sucked them down (not sure why folks are complaining, I  
was getting 400k/sec sustained ;) ) to:

http://offshore.pinegap.net/stuff/aprs/wxaprs/c_aus10no08.zip
http://offshore.pinegap.net/stuff/aprs/wxaprs/mz_aus13no08.zip
http://offshore.pinegap.net/stuff/aprs/wxaprs/z_aus13no08.zip

Cheers,

Damien

Damien Gardner Jnr
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On 20/11/2008, at 9:48 AM, Larry wrote:

> Hi
>
> Have had considerable trouble downloading the zipped shapefiles.  I  
> suspect the server may be overloaded - anyone else got a mirror  
> organised or have them available for download.
>
> Thanks Larry vk5ly
>
> Geoff wrote:
>> I'll try to put together a mini "howto" on the site soon.....
>> If you don't use the shapefiles, you will still see the Objects and  
>> Messages
>> for warnings, just not the affected area.
>> In a nutshell, the shapefiles are overlayed on your existing map,  
>> and server
>> to highlight the area affected by the warning.  The overlays are  
>> tinted in
>> Yellow, Orange or Red depending on the message (ADVIS, WATCH or WARN)
>> For UI-View users, simply extract the three shapefile zip's to
>> C:\Program Files\Peak Systems\UI-View32\NWS\Shapefiles
>> Restart UI-View and then go to FILE->UI-NWS
>> This opens the NWS application that processes the messages, and  
>> controls the
>> display of the shapes.
>> For Xastir, I haven't done this myself yet, although I have just  
>> downloaded
>> the latest source and will give it a go.  I'll post the HowTo on the
>> wxsvr.aprs.net.au site.
>> Regards,
>> Geoff
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs- 
>> bounces at aprs.net.au] On
>> Behalf Of Ray Wells
>> Sent: Thursday, 20 November 2008 7:24 AM
>> To: Australian APRS Users
>> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] RE: New APRS Weather Warning service for  
>> Australia
>> 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 convoluted, often with outdated links or information.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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