[aprssig] WXBOT -- weather forecast via APRS Message

[Martin Nile]

Hi Monty,

Thanks for the suggestion.  I'll be adding that feature in a future
version.   At the moment, my only access to the CWOP data is via api.aprs.fi,
and I cannot search by latitude/longitude.

Fortunately, a daily updated list of CWOP stations is available, which I
can use to locate the nearest station.  From there it is trivial to ask
api.aprs.fi for the data.
--
Martin
KI6WJP


On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 9:15 AM, Monty Wilson <jwilson16 at cableone.net> wrote:

> 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.
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> Thanks for your work
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> Monty Wilson, NR0A/AP677
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> jwilson16 at cableone.net
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> *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
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> The WXBOT weather forecast via APRS message program has been updated.
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> The program now responds to messages addressed to WXBOT as well as KI6WJP
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> 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.
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> 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.)
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> Here are some example weather queries sent to WXBOT
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>    - 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.
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> For a complete list of features see
> https://sites.google.com/site/ki6wjp/wxbot
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> --
>
> Martin Nile
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> KI6WJP
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