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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>That was my suggestion. More automated readings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank You,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Brian N2KGC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> aprssig [mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sterling Mann<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 20, 2019 10:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> Rick Widmer<br><b>Cc:</b> aprssig@lists.tapr.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [aprssig] APRS: IoT via Ham Radio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>I was confused as the USGS water data is readily available and accessible. I use it all the time in the summer to see which rivers are flowing best for float trips in missouri. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>That said, there are many places where there could be more sensors; lots of rivers and streams aren't monitored via satellite, and instead by eye as needed during floods. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 3:02 PM Rick Widmer <<a href="mailto:yahoo@rickwidmer.com">yahoo@rickwidmer.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On 11/20/2019 11:44 AM, Michael Barnes wrote:<br>> There are lots of stream gauge/water level <br>> monitors in our area. They have UHF yagi antennas pointed at a satellite <br>> (GOES?), <br><br>Actually I believe the stream gauges use Meteor Scatter, but I can't <br>find a reference right now...<br><br>> <a href="http://hydrologie.org/redbooks/a178/iahs_178_0009.pdf" target="_blank">http://hydrologie.org/redbooks/a178/iahs_178_0009.pdf</a><br><br><br>> but the data is hard to find and use. <br>Have you looked here:<br><br>> <a href="https://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/rt" target="_blank">https://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/rt</a><br><br><br>Rick KD7VKZ<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>aprssig mailing list<br><a href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org" target="_blank">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig_lists.tapr.org" target="_blank">http://lists.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig_lists.tapr.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>