[aprssig] Satellite positions: Objects or Stations?

[Andrew Rich]

Iss as a station ? 

I was worried about that 

Iss is not a station 

Iss is an object 

Illegal ? 

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Andrew Rich

On 15/10/2011, at 11:26, "Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)" <ldeffenb at homeside.to> wrote:

> On 10/14/2011 9:14 PM, Bob Bruninga wrote:
>> 
>> TO avoid the problem even in UIview, it wouild be nice if you originated the
>> object on the APRS-IS as if it was a station by the satellite's name.  But
>> this station's position should only be the LIVE-NOW posit.  We cannot have
>> past, present and future positions all over the globe...
> 
> Ok, before I change the ISS from an object to a station, and possibly start beaconing live positions for any queried satellites, I'd like to get a consensus from the aprssig.  I made the ISS satellite an object sourced by KJ4ERJ-15 to provide for trackability and to adhere to the established norms (as I saw them, at least) that stations were "real" and objects were "manufactured".  Yes, they may be designed to be displayed the same, but there was some resistance to making RFID-implied locations "stations" rather than "objects" as it was somehow deemed "spoofing" something that wasn't really APRS.
> 
> Yes, these are satellites and not representative of potentially real individuals, but before I write code that is less traceable as to the source of the posits, I'd like to be able to point back to a consensus of individuals (call it "group-think"?) rather than a unilateral decision that may come back to haunt me two days/weeks/years after I put in operation.
> 
> So, Satellite Objects?  Or Source-Calls / Stations?  Weigh in with your opinion on the list or off and I'll see where the consensus lies in a few days' time.
> 
> Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
> 
> PS. The positions being beaconed will be LIVE and the descriptions will be generic, not location specific.  If you want AOS/LOS information, either send a message to the satellite (see earlier thread about ISS Tracking & Pass Information) or look it up elsewhere.
> 
> Oh, but the posits will have a MultiLine encoding (http://www.aprs-is.net/WX/MultilineProtocol.aspx) of their approximate coverage area so that clients that support such displays will be able to see it.  This will appear as random characters on non-supporting clients, unfortunately.
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