[aprssig] WXBOT -- weather forecast via APRS Message

[Monty Wilson]

Nice app.  I just tried the weather for my local airport.  It worked well.  Have you looked into using the CWOP stations for weather.  Probably more complicated than finding the nearest airport, but it may return more local current conditions since some airports can be a ways away.

 

Thanks for your work

 

Monty Wilson, NR0A/AP677

jwilson16 at cableone.net

 

From: aprssig [mailto:aprssig-bounces at tapr.org] On Behalf Of Martin Nile via aprssig
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 11:15 AM
To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
Subject: [aprssig] WXBOT -- weather forecast via APRS Message

 

The WXBOT weather forecast via APRS message program has been updated.

 

The program now responds to messages addressed to WXBOT as well as KI6WJP

 

The program now recognizes any US callsign, and returns a forecast for the address listed in the FCC ULS.  Even if the callsign has never transmitted a position via APRS.  The FCC ULS data is courtesy of the call.n0agi.com server.

 

The program now recognizes all ICAO metar stations (i.e KJFK, or KSFO etc...) and returns a METAR report for the station.  (TAF forecasts will be added in the future.)

 

Here are some example weather queries sent to WXBOT

*	KSFO   -- returns metar report for San Francisco International Airport
*	KSFO brief -- returns a brief weather forecast for SFO (not TAF)
*	NZSP   -- returns metar report from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
*	metar   -- returns a metar report for the ICAO metar station nearest to your location.
*	Any US callsign  -- returns a weather forecast for the address listed in the FCC ULS.
*	whois CALLSIGN -- returns FCC ULS data for given callsign.

The "whois" option is a side feature not directly related to weather, but since I had access to the data, I added the feature.  

 

For a complete list of features see https://sites.google.com/site/ki6wjp/wxbot

 

--

Martin Nile

KI6WJP

 

 

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