[arm-allstar] Version 1.3 Weather Script Howto

[Pierre Martel]

was just asking..

if it would have, Iwould have looked into it. but my coding skills are far
from stellar :-(

On Sunday, 13 March 2016, Christopher Kovacs <w0anm73 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Pierre,
>
> No, the scripts parse the National Weather Server County alerts. It is
> very specific and I don't plan to enhance the scripts to support Canadian
> alerts at this time. It may be possible to use Advanced Message Queuing
> Protocol with their python script, but at this time I don't have the time
> to dedicate to this enhancement at this time.
>
> 73,
>
> Chris, w0anm
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 6:35 PM, Pierre Martel <petem001 at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','petem001 at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> does your script use the aqmp protocole to get new alerts?
>>
>> if so we have the same thing here..
>>
>> http://dd.weather.gc.ca/doc/README_AMQP.txt
>>
>> first part is in french the rest is in english..
>>
>> they also have link to pyton script..
>>
>> now I dont know if this could be used to have canadian alerts..
>>
>>
>> On Sunday, 13 March 2016, Pierre Martel <petem001 at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','petem001 at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> found this..
>>>
>>> think it will help;-)
>>>
>>> http://dd.weather.gc.ca/about_dd_apropos.txt
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sunday, 13 March 2016, Pierre Martel <petem001 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> that xml is just a normal weater report..
>>>>
>>>> I would have to find out about alerts.
>>>>
>>>> But about the underground weater station, you seem to imply that they
>>>> are also in Canada.
>>>>
>>>> Would that service be enough to have alert report?
>>>>
>>>> On Sunday, 13 March 2016, Christopher Kovacs <w0anm73 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This appears to be just weather report information in general (current
>>>>> conditions, forecast).  I would have to become familiar with the Canadian
>>>>> Weather Service and how they report weather alerts.  As far as reporting,
>>>>> the Underground Weather does the same thing with more flexibility.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, bottom line, I am not sure how Canadian Weather Service handles
>>>>> the weather alerts or if it's even like the US National Weather Service.  I
>>>>> do like how the* xml *data contains current conditions, forecasts,
>>>>> and almanac information.  But as far as current weather conditions, the
>>>>> Underground Weather Stations are all around the world and there is no
>>>>> reason to change this.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 73,
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris, w0anm
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 4:36 PM, Pierre Martel <petem001 at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> found those xml from around here..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://dd.weather.gc.ca/citypage_weather/xml/QC/s0000536_e.xml
>>>>>>
>>>>>> would it be ok?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sunday, 13 March 2016, Christopher Kovacs via arm-allstar <
>>>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The scripts for weather alert is specific to the national weather
>>>>>>> service in the US. I am not familiar with Canada's weather alert system.
>>>>>>> If the use XML data files, the current scripts could be modified.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 73,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Chris, w0anm
>>>>>>> On Mar 13, 2016 6:37 AM, "Pierre Martel via arm-allstar" <
>>>>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anyone been able to use that script but for canadian weather alert?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Saturday, 12 March 2016, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <
>>>>>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Chris, W0anm has been busy updating the weather scripts for the
>>>>>>>>> forthcoming version 1.3 release. I have placed the Howto for weather
>>>>>>>>> forecasts and alerts version 1.3 on the hamvoip.org web page.
>>>>>>>>> This will allow those who use this feature to read up on it before the
>>>>>>>>> release. This will be consistent across the BBB and RPi2/3 platforms.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  A direct link to the page is:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/HowToWeatherForecastsandAlerts.pdf
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> *73 DougWA3DSPhttp://www.crompton.com/hamradio
>>>>>>>>> <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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