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weather:start [2008/02/18 12:06]
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weather:start [2008/02/24 15:02]
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 ====== Weather ====== ====== Weather ======
  
 +===== Davis Weather Station =====
 +* Vantage Pro2(tm) Plus
 +  * [[http://​www.davisnet.com/​product_documents/​weather/​manuals/​VP2_Quick_Ref_Guide_Rev_A.pdf | Quick Reference Guide]] [[vantage>​VP2_Quick_Ref_Guide_Rev_A.pdf|local cache]]
 +  * [[http://​www.davisnet.com/​product_documents/​weather/​manuals/​VP2_ISS_Installation.pdf | Sensor Suite]] [[vantage>​VP2_ISS_Installation.pdf|local cache]]
 +  * [[http://​http://​www.davisnet.com/​product_documents/​weather/​manuals/​VP2_Console_Manual.pdf | Console]] [[vantage>​VP2_Console_Manual.pdf|local cache]]
 +  * [[http://​www.davisnet.com/​product_documents/​weather/​spec_sheets/​6152-62-53-63_VP2Spec_C.pdf|Spec Sheet]] [[vantage>​6152-62-53-63_VP2Spec_C.pdf|local cache]]
 +  * [[http://​www.davisnet.com/​product_documents/​weather/​app_notes/​apnote33.pdf|Ethernet Appnote]] [[vantage>​apnote33.pdf | local cache]]
 +  * [[http://​www.wviewweather.com/​vpro-docs/​VTECHREF.txt|Serial Protocol]] [[vantage>​VTECHREF.txt| local cache]]
 +  * [[http://​www.wviewweather.com/​vpro-docs/​binary_file_format-5.4.txt|Archive Format]] [[vantage>​binary_file_format-5.4.txt | local cache]]
  
  
-===== Davis Weather ​Station ​=====+===== Other Links ===== 
 + 
 +  * [[http://​www.findu.com/​cgi-bin/​wx.cgi?​call=KB4ID | Weather ​Reports for KB4ID]] 
 +  * [[http://​findu.com/​cgi-bin/​errorlist.cgi?​call=KB4ID&​last=6 | Error List for KB4ID]] 
 +  * [[ftp://​ftp.tapr.org/​aprssig/​aprsspec/​spec/​aprs101/​APRS101.pdf|APRS Protocol Reference]] 
 +  * [[http://​www.wxqa.com/​index.html | CWOPS Main Site]] 
 + 
 +===== Weather Software for Linux ===== 
 +  * [[http://​www.wviewweather.com/​ | wxview]] is the most comprehensive open source program available for the Davis. 
 +  * [[http://​www.joejaworski.com/​weather/​ | vproweather ]] a much simpler system -- the one I'm using.
  
 +===== Location =====
   * Rounded long/​lat/​height:​ 36.139,​-79.007,​ 172 meters   * Rounded long/​lat/​height:​ 36.139,​-79.007,​ 172 meters
-  * From GPS: 36N 8.341',​ 79W 0.439' => 38N 8' 20.46",​ 79W 0' 26.34" => 36.139017, -79.007317 +  * Weather station is located in Orange County, North Carolina
-  * From Teraserver:​ +    * 11km NE of Hillsborough,​ NC 
-    * Latitude: 36N 08' 6.53" - 36N 08' 19.50" => 36.13515 - 36.13875 +    * 11.4km SW of RougemontNC 
-    * Longitude: 79W 00' 13.34" - 79W 00' 29.34" => 79.00407 - 79.00851 +    * 12.1km WxSW of BahamaNC
-  * From Orange County ​GIS+
-    * Elevation: 565 feet = 172 meters +
-    * X_COORD = 1997868.366414Y_COORD = 869248.973425 +
-      * If these were UTM (WGS84) coordinates,​ they would be close to: Easting 679592.15, Northing 4000783.85 +
-  * From Google Maps: +
-    * +36 8' 20", -79 0' 26" => 36.138889-79.007222 => Global UTM (WGS84/​NAD83),​ Zone 17S Northing 4001192 Easting 679299 +
-  * From [[http://​www.ngdc.noaa.gov/​seg/​geomag/​jsp/​Declination.jsp | NOAA's Magnetic Declination Site]]: +
-    * Declination = 8° 39' W changing by 0° 2' W/year+
  
 ===== Very Old Out-of-Date Links ===== ===== Very Old Out-of-Date Links =====
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