[OZAPRS] FW: aprs.fi bookmarks video, and web location sharing

[Col Thompson - VK2CRT]

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Col
(aka VK2CRT)


-----Original Message-----
From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On
Behalf Of Howard Small
Sent: Tuesday, 12 October 2010 10:31 PM
To: ozaprs at aprs.net.au
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] FW: aprs.fi bookmarks video, and web location sharing

  Just tried it using my Android pad in Bangkok and it works fine - got 
my position from the internet connection! Have a look at VK4BS to see 
the result.

Howard
VK4BS
On 12/10/2010 19:56, Richard Hoskin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Going on recent discussions this may be of interest to F Calls who wish to
> be involved on APRS on the internet only.
>
> Cheers
> Richard
> VK3JFK
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aprssig-bounces at tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces at tapr.org] On Behalf
> Of Heikki Hannikainen
>
> On Sunday I made a video demonstrating the new bookmarks feature on
> aprs.fi, and uploaded it to Youtube. Feedback appreciated (maybe off-line
> using direct email instead of this mailing list). Should I invest time in
> making more of these for other features? Is it progressing too fast or too
> slow? Is the language understandable? Waste of time?
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4UA77fnIok
>
> This might also be news to some: The aprs.fi site also allows you to
> upload your position to the site directly from a web browser, if the web
> browser somehow knows where you are. This works great on mobile phones
> with GPS, such as the iPhone and many new Android phones from multiple
> vendors (HTC, Motorola, Samsung, LG...). Some browsers figure their
> position pretty accurately based on nearby WLAN hotspots using a wifi
> hotspot coordinate database provided by Google. No application
> installation or purchase necessary!
>
> The position is not transmitted to the APRS-IS, so it can be used by
> non-amateurs too without risking the licensing of transmitting igates (and
> without me having to worry about how to possibly identify licensed
> amateurs from non-hams). The web station names can also be longer and they
> are not restricted to ASCII characters - international characters are just
> fine. Some 400 users have already successfully used this feature on
> various devices.
>
> Instructions here:
>
> http://blog.aprs.fi/2010/08/web-location-uploads-better-iphone.html
>
>     - Hessu
>
>
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