On Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 5:57:54 PM UTC+1, Davis Chappins wrote:
All,
SPOT and Inreach locations are now visible on websites that use OGN data (glidertracker.org and similar). I am running a script on my pi from 9a to 8p west coast time 7 days a week that parses a list of SPOT and Inreach users for valid locations, then
sends that location to the OGN with the glider's ICAO code.
Why am I doing this? To concentrate glider location/activity into a single place, to raise awareness of who is flying, to increase safety of those flying, and I thought it would be a fun project to do.
Ramy pointed me in the direction of the SSA SPOT and Inreach database https://members.ssa.org/login.asp?p1=/MyHome.asp?mbr=6867486834 , so I started with that. If you have ever uploaded your info to there, then your SPOT or Inreach data is already
being published.
List of SPOT https://github.com/DavisChappins/SpotToOGN/blob/main/Spotuser.csv
List of Inreach https://github.com/DavisChappins/InreachToOGN/blob/main/Inreachuser.csv
If you want to make sure you are visible, or you are not on the csv list, or you want to be removed from the csv list, or your information is incorrect, fill out the google form and I'll add/remove/modify you:
SPOT https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccPXV0oodK61ykTkbtIV9yJK3A1VTwv2Me4Ng4COK_zUXKYg/viewform
Inreach https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfi-6IN45EE0BnSlbjVK16uslzCu5jTAY6eRxpdazYoedRzEg/viewform
More information about it:
SPOT https://github.com/DavisChappins/SpotToOGN
Inreach https://github.com/DavisChappins/InreachToOGN
great initative! I guess this is the way to get my inreach to OGN? How often do you push these messages, and is it possible to extend your rpi to also work for european flying times? :)
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