[amsat-bb] JSON API for Satellite Prediction?

[David Johnson]

Chip N2YO already has one and I do for the FUNcube fleet.

Dave, G4DPZ

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> On 12 Jan 2020, at 01:52, Heimir Thor Sverrisson via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> 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 at 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
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