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----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:32 AM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link Planning Software > That's a lot of green...where is this? > > On 9/24/09, Mike Hammett <wispawirel...@ics-il.net> wrote: >> Large green patches wouldn't work here. From May - September, everything >> in >> 300 miles is green. ;-) >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Robert West" <robert.w...@just-micro.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:03 PM >> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link Planning Software >> >>> I was holding this chunk of Organite and praying for such a thing and >>> now >>> here it is. >>> >>> Spooky. >>> >>> Get ready for the list, Shaddi. >>> >>> For one, this browser based software should not depend on the internet, >>> yes? >>> The term browser speaks internet to me. If I'm out in the field trying >>> to >>> figure out a link I obviously don't have internet there. Not that I see >>> myself out in the middle of a corn field with my laptop trying to figure >>> it >>> out but hey, who knows. >>> >>> The basics of course is terrain and elevation but I'd like to see how a >>> link >>> over water is taken into account rolled into the thing. >>> >>> I also have to guess at trees. If I'm only able to get 70 feet or so up >>> and >>> the trees around here are also around 70 feet, it might say yes but the >>> trees would say no. Could it possibly have a variable where you could >>> set >>> an average height for stands of trees? Where I am at, Southern Ohio, >>> all >>> the patches of trees are pretty much a single average height. If the >>> software could distinguish a large green patch as trees and you tell the >>> software that the average height is whatever, it could possibly add that >>> height to the land elevation. Would be good to have a database of >>> various >>> antennas and radios to pull from as well. >>> >>> Hey! IDEA! A new game, Wireless Internet Tycoon!!! What do ya think? >>> I've kinda ran off the rails here, sorry..... >>> >>> >>> You want a wish list? Grab some paper, pal. >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >>> Behalf Of Shaddi Hasan >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:37 PM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link Planning Software >>> >>> Howdy WISPA! >>> >>> Just joined today but wanted to chime in -- some students here at UNC >>> Chapel >>> Hill are working on a browser-based link planning tool as a semester >>> project. It will be released as open-source at the end of the semester, >>> so >>> we'd like it to be useful not only for our projects but for the >>> community >>> at >>> large. While primarily geared towards community wireless projects, it'd >>> be >>> great if it could be useful for the professional WISP community. So, if >>> you >>> have any feedback on what features you'd like to see in such a tool, >>> lessons >>> you all have learned that should be incorporated into its design, or the >>> concept generally, please contact me. >>> >>> To the OP, check back in December and we might have something to offer >>> you! >>> >>> Shaddi >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Robert West >>> <robert.w...@just-micro.com>wrote: >>> >>>> What are you folks using to verify the viability of a link before you >>>> plan >>>> the build? I've tried using Radio Mobile but I'll be darned if I can't >>> get >>>> that thing to work even with the step by step instructions. I've been >>>> finding myself just plotting elevations all the way along the link in >>>> Google >>>> Earth. Sucks. >>>> >>>> Anyone using a good software app that will plot the links and give me >>>> the >>>> easy thumbs up or thumbs down? >>>> >>>> Sorry to be a pain with all these questions. It's been too hectic and >>>> I >>>> just don't have the time to sit for 2 days evaluating crap software. >>>> I'd >>>> rather be told what's good by real users. >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Organite. It's not just for breakfast anymore." >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- >>>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>>> >>>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- >>>> >>>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>>> >>>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- >>> WISPA Wants You! 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