[aprssig] Is WXSVR Permanently Defunct???

[Gregg Wonderly]

How many people make use of the NWS kml features to use google earth for ridge 
radar imagery?   Would the addition of weather poly's and coloring to my aprskml 
server be a useful addition?  I've just been using nws kmls for weather in my 
area since that makes most of the things I need to know available for me.

Gregg Wonderly

Michael Francoeur wrote:
> I would also like to learn the status of WXSVR.
> 
> Mike/N1NAF
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: aprssig-bounces at tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces at tapr.org] On Behalf
> Of Stephen H. Smith
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 4:52 PM
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> Subject: [aprssig] Is WXSVR Permanently Defunct???
> 
> It's been several weeks now since the stream of messages from "WXSVR"  
> that light up the National Weather Service shape file overlays on APRS 
> maps has stopped. 
> 
> At first, I thought this was some sort of technical glitch or temporary 
> interruption.  Now I am wondering if this is permanent.   As I recall, 
> about a year ago, the sysop of WXSVR announced he was going to shut down 
> the server; then changed his mind a week or so later.   
> 
> During the interruption, some discussion appeared on this list about 
> developing a replacement, but was dropped when WXSVR re-appeared.   
> 
> Currently, I see that AE5PL is injecting APRS point objects and simple 
> APRS area objects for weather events into the APRS IS, but not the 
> control codes to "light up" the colored transparent "shape file"  
> overlays.  
> 
> Is there any plan to resume the WXSVR shape file service?
> 
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