On Tue, 16 Jun 2009, Bob Donnell wrote:
If I need to find a specific non-identified intersection, then I
turn on the Tiger Map layer, with labels, to find the street. And it sounds
like I can improve on that this fall, too.
Plus we have 2008 Tiger Shapefiles available to work with.
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Curt,
.xastir.org
[mailto:xastir-boun...@lists.xastir.org] On Behalf Of Mike Benonis
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:16 AM
To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion
Subject: Re: [Xastir] Thanks for helping us have a successful event!
Hi Peter,
We too used Xastir this past weekend for our MS-150 Bike Tour i
Interesting that the write-up about using VirtualBox came up now.
Even with the latest version of VMware Server, I have found that
VMware Tools doesn't want to install properly in Ubuntu 9.04.
Furthermore, while VMware Tools does install successfully in Mepis
8.0, mouse clicks don't work immediatel
Hi Peter,
We too used Xastir this past weekend for our MS-150 Bike Tour in
central Virginia. It worked quite well, though we did not deploy it
nearly as extensively as you did. I primarily used it as a vehicle
tracking system, though I did create objects for each rest stop. Next
year,
Peter, Thanks for sharing this story; I love hearing how other people use APRS
as a tool in their event management toolbox.
Do you plan to make either the VM or the scripts available for others to use?
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William McKeehan
KI4HDU
http://mckeehan.homeip.net
On Tue, June 16, 2009 8:20 am, peter+a.
Hello, this is KC0TFB, Peter Gamache. I coordinated APRS operations for the
Minnesota Multiple Sclerosis Society's MS-150 fundraising bicycle tour this
year, last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. As part of the safety team (dozens
of dedicated and skilled ham operators), we ensured the safety of thou
