[Xastir] digipeater coverage plots

[David Aitcheson]

Dick,

I can wholeheartedly endorse the us of SPLAT as Alex Carver has suggested.

Take a serious look at the SPLAT web page and then get back to us via the
reflector here with your questions.  You are most likely not the only one
looking for this type of information.

I have SPLAT loaded on my laptop that is running "ubuntu 8.04-LTS" for the
operating system.  I am certain the group can assist you.  SPLAT has no
problem outputing "kml" files to use with Google Earth and or Xastir.

We would need to know where you are and the locations of the digipeaters
thgat you are wanting to get a coverage map of.

73
Dave
KB3EFS




On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Dick Repasky <dick.repasky at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> I'm interested in plotting digipeater coverage, and this message can be
> viewed as a feature request or a request to know where it has been
> implemented.
>
> Our ARES and RACES groups often support bicycle rides, runs, and relay
> races that take us out into the county far from digipeaters and often into
> hilly terrain. To fill gaps in coverage we deploy fill-in digipeaters. If we
> could plot coverage of digipeaters, we could more easily judge our fill-in
> digi's and possibly move them to better locations.
>
> Coverage could be constructed from incoming packets.  The first digi on
> the packet path is the first digipeater to pick up the packet, and the
> packet location provides the coordinates of a place that is covered by the
> digipeater.
>
> Coverage could be plotted using convex polygons that enclose the set of
> pick-up points for each digipeater.  Polygons for different digi's could be
> colored differently. And, points of pick-up locations could be plotted using
> the same color as the polygon, jittered slightly to make visible instances
> in which two digi's pick up the same packet. Ideally,  locations would be
> stored over some period of time, rather than working with only the most
> recent station reports.
>
> Does anyone know where this idea has been implemented?  Is the xastir crew
> interested in implementing it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dick Repasky
>
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