[aprssig] APRS Mapping with Weather Radar Overlay?

[Stephen H. Smith]

On 3/29/2011 10:32 AM, Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote:
> It has been pointed out to me that the NWS really doesn't issue alerts for 
> "non-critical" things.  Everything they alert could be considered critical by 
> someone, so please re-read the following updated post:
>
> If you can make do with just NWS alerts and not radar, you could use
>
> APRSISCE/32 on either a cell phone or a laptop
>
> Either an Internet connection or APRS RF or both (assuming an NWS-gating 
> IGate nearby)
>
> "Immediate, Actual" NWS alerts w/moving multi-line objects from AE5PL-WX (see 
> http://www.wa8lmf.net/aprs/AE5PL_Memo.htm)
>
> More NWS alerts w/highlighted zones from WE7U-WX via firenet.us
>
> Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
>

The reference to "just alerts" refers to the way the old WXSVR issued three 
diffferent classes of messages:  "Advisories", "Watches" and "Warnings" that 
would would light up transparent shape files in three different different 
colors (yellew, orange, red) on maps.

When AE5PL took over the APRS weather server in July 2009, he opted to 
drastically reduce the amount of traffic by dropping the advisories and 
warnings and send only the most urgent "Warnings" (severe events actually 
underway).

Full details on this are on my web site at:

<http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/get_nws_shapefiles.htm>


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