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aprscot - APRS Cursor-on-Target Gateway.
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- IF YOU HAVE AN URGENT OPERATIONAL NEED: Email ops@undef.net or call/sms +1-415-598-8226
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.. image :: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ampledata/aprscot/main/docs/screenshot_1637083240_16797-50p.png
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- :alt: Screenshot of APRS PLI in ATAK..
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+ :alt: Screenshot of APRS PLI in ATAK.
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:target: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ampledata/aprscot/main/docs/screenshot_1637083240_16797.png
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- The `` aprscot `` " APRS to Cursor On Target (COT) Gateway" provides beyond
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- line-of-sight blue force tracking capabilities using commercial off the shelf
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- components. This gateway uses the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)
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- and APRS-IS network to forward APRS position reports to Cursor On Target (COT)
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- clients such as the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK), WinTAK, et al. Other
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+ The APRS to Cursor On Target Gateway (APRSCOT) provides beyond line-of-sight
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+ blue force tracking capabilities using commercial off the shelf components.
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+ This gateway uses the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) and APRS-IS
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+ network to forward APRS position reports to Cursor On Target (COT) clients
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+ such as the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK), WinTAK, et al. Other
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situational awareness & common operating picture platforms are supported
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through use of COT, such as TAKX & COPERS.
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:alt: APRSCOT concept diagram.
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:target: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ampledata/aprscot/main/docs/aprscot-concept.png
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- Support aprscot Development
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- aprscot has been developed for the Disaster Response, Public Safety, and
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- Frontline community. This software is currently provided at no-cost to
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- our end-users. All development is self-funded and all time-spent is entirely
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- voluntary. Any contribution you can make to further these software development
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- efforts, and the mission of aprscot to provide ongoing SA capabilities to our
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- end-users, is greatly appreciated:
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+ Support Development
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+ ===================
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+ **Tech Support **: Email support@undef.net or Signal/WhatsApp: +1-310-621-9598
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+ This tool has been developed for the Disaster Response, Public Safety and
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+ Frontline Healthcare community. This software is currently provided at no-cost
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+ to users. Any contribution you can make to further this project's development
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+ efforts is greatly appreciated.
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.. image :: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/assets/img/custom_images/orange_img.png
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:target: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ampledata
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- :alt: Support aprscot development: Buy me a coffee!
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+ :alt: Support Development: Buy me a coffee!
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Installation
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The APRS to COT gateway is service started with a command-line tool
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- called `aprscot `. There are three options for installing `aprscot `, in order
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+ called `` aprscot `` . There are three options for installing `` aprscot ` `, in order
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preferred option they are:
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**Option I: Install as a Debian / Ubuntu Package **::
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Option II: Install from the Python Package Index (PyPI)::
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- $ pip install aprscot
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Option III: Install from this source tree::
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$ git clone https://github.com/ampledata/aprscot.git
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$ cd aprscot/
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Usage
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- The `aprscot ` program has one command-line argument::
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usage: aprscot [-h] [-c CONFIG_FILE]
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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-c CONFIG_FILE, --CONFIG_FILE CONFIG_FILE
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repository.
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- An example config, `COT_URL ` is our COT destination server or client::
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[aprscot]
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`APRS-IS Server-side Filter Commands <http://www.aprs-is.net/javAPRSFilter.aspx >`_
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APRSIS_FILTER = f/W6PW-10/50
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PLI Transforms can be created using per-station sections. In this example,
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- we're overriding `W2GMD-9 `'s COT Type & Callsign, and `NB6F-2 `'s Callsign::
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[aprscot]
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COT_URL = tcp:takserver.example.com:8088
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Github: https://github.com/ampledata/aprscot
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Author
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Greg Albrecht W2GMD oss@undef.net
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https://ampledata.org/
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Copyright
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- Copyright 2022 Greg Albrecht
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- `Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) <http://www.aprs.org/ >`_ is Copyright Bob Bruninga WB4APR (SK) wb4apr@amsat.org
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+ * APRSCOT is Copyright 2022 Greg Albrecht <oss@undef.net>
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+ * `Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) <http://www.aprs.org/ >`_ is Copyright Bob Bruninga WB4APR (SK) wb4apr@amsat.org
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License
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- Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE for details.
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+ Copyright 2022 Greg Albrecht <oss@undef.net>
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+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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+ You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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+ limitations under the License.
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