<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Imagine having a constellation of sensors, reporting back "situational awareness" data in real time.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Imagine a router to redirect the applicable data from the APRS-IS to a command center where it can become simply another "layer" in their realtime/situational GIS.<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Think in those terms as you read this interesting article about how GPS can be used: <a href="https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/physical-world/2019/gps-going-places?utm_source=pocket-newtab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/physical-world/2019/gps-going-places?utm_source=pocket-newtab</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">APRS can be a game changer to the EmComm/ARES/RACES community if we just had those sensors. They could be deployed-and-secured, and the deployer would leave the affected area to remain safe.<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ev, W2EV</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div></div></body></html>