[Xastir] CAD object transmissions?

[Craig Anderson]

That would be hugely useful to me.

The ability to create a coordinated, distributed,
common operating picture for a search & rescue
effort.  Like NetMeeting for S&R.

Could I talk someone into that?  :-)

Craig

On May 16, 2007, at 1:03 PM, Tom Russo wrote:

> On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 01:00:13PM -0700, we recorded a bogon- 
> computron collision of the <acraiga at pacbell.net> flavor, containing:
>>  Hi all,
>>  	I thought I read in some docs that in Xastir
>>  you can draw CAD object on a map and then
>>  transmit them to other Xastir stations.  But the
>>  help window just said no.  I'm looking at 1.8.4
>>  currently.  Can Xastir transmit CAD objects?
>
> Nope.  CAD objects aren't APRS objects.  There was talk of making  
> it possible
> to transmit "multipoint" objects like the NWS does for "areas of  
> maximum
> concern" but that is not in any version of Xastir yet.
>
> CAD objects are purely on-screen drawings.
>
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