JSON API for Satellite Prediction?
I think Heimir's (W1ANT) work on the JSON Satellite Status API is fantastic! Nothing like rewarding hard work with another request...
How about a JSON Next Orbit API? Query would include the satellite name and a grid location. Response would be the time of the next pass information (AOS/Time/Az, Max El/Time/Az, LOS/Time/Az).
That would make a small IoT gizmo pretty darned simple to implement and remind us when satellites will be overhead
73, Bob, WB4SON
I do not see it on the list, but I would have thought that the https://wiki.satnogs.org/Satnogs_DB would have the needed information to make a 'next pass', since they schedule pass recordings...
On Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 20:04 Bob via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
I think Heimir's (W1ANT) work on the JSON Satellite Status API is fantastic! Nothing like rewarding hard work with another request...
How about a JSON Next Orbit API? Query would include the satellite name and a grid location. Response would be the time of the next pass information (AOS/Time/Az, Max El/Time/Az, LOS/Time/Az).
That would make a small IoT gizmo pretty darned simple to implement and remind us when satellites will be overhead
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Hi Bob, Your idea is very interesting. Let me think about it.
I happen to have all the code needed already written in Java for my Android app. It's only a question of prioritization of the limited resource which is my free time :-)
Heimir W1ANT
On Sat, Jan 11, 2020 at 6:03 PM Bob via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
I think Heimir's (W1ANT) work on the JSON Satellite Status API is fantastic! Nothing like rewarding hard work with another request...
How about a JSON Next Orbit API? Query would include the satellite name and a grid location. Response would be the time of the next pass information (AOS/Time/Az, Max El/Time/Az, LOS/Time/Az).
That would make a small IoT gizmo pretty darned simple to implement and remind us when satellites will be overhead
73, Bob, WB4SON _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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