[aprssig] QRU - Anything for Me? (was: location-based services)

[Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)]

> What do you say ? Have you ever heard anything like that ?

Better description coming soon, but please check out 
http://aprsisce.wikidot.com/qru

The QRU server feature of APRSISCE/32 provides objects on-demand based 
on the APRS-known location and query group desired by a remote 
APRS-message capable operator.  We're still working out standardized 
group names, but ?HOSP (Hospitals) and ?PD (Police Departments) are two 
of the top runners.

Send an APRS message to QRU containing "?INFO 20000" to see what QRU 
servers have what groups available within 20,000 miles of your current 
location. Obviously, you'll need to have transmitted a position beacon 
that has been heard by a QRU server to get any answers.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32

On 7/20/2011 7:39 PM, Guido Trentalancia wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-07-19 at 17:36 -0400, Bob Bruninga wrote:
>> Glad to hear that someone is using Bulletin Groups.
>>
>> Just remember that Bulletin Groups are EXCLUSIVE.  This means that if you set a BULLETIN GROUP name, that you will then automatically IGNORE ALL other bulletins and groups.
>>
>> Can you share with us how you are using Bulletin Groups?
> And the next development step will probably be location-based services.
> This will be mainly based on Messages, but I do not exclude the
> possibility to exploit the broadcasting properties of Group bulletins
> (with new groups being created on-demand).
>
> For example, an unknown (to a properly designed database) mobile station
> enters the area of my automated station from surrounding areas. if
> he/she is not already in the database, he/she must a traveller new to
> the area. I was thinking of sending him/her a Message offering the
> availability of information about the specific area. Such information
> can be static (attractions, places of interest, sightseeing tips) or
> gathered from the web.
>
> So, it will be location-based and mostly on-demand to avoid sending
> unwanted information.
>
> What do you say ? Have you ever heard anything like that ?
>
>> Thanks
>> Bob, WB4APR
> 73,
>
> Guido IZ6RDB
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Guido Trentalancia [mailto:iz6rdb at trentalancia.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 3:36 PM
>> To: aprssig at tapr.org
>> Cc: Bob Bruninga
>> Subject: Group filtering bug in Kenwood TM-D710 (firmware version 2.10)
>>
>> Hello !
>>
>> It appears to me that the Kenwood TM-D710 with Operation Panel firmware
>> version 2.10 (and possibly any other previously released version) has a
>> bug/limitation within the "Group Filtering" menu settings (APRS) and in
>> particular it does not appear to be fully compliant with the APRS
>> protocol specification.
>>
>> Basically it is not possible to set the above mentioned filter for group
>> bulletins with group names longer than 4 characters. The APRS protocol
>> specifies that the Group Name for bulletins can be up to 5 characters
>> long.
>>
>> Given the above, at present time, the Kenwood TM-D710 is not able to
>> filter group bulletins having a group name of 5 characters and this
>> constitutes a rather severe limitation.
>>
>> Can somebody please forward this message directly to Kenwod Engineering
>> or Kenwood Support as appropriate ? Thanks.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Guido IZ6RDB
>>
>>
>
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