Google,s Amateur Radio *(APRS)* Real-Time Positioning Map

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                                                    <---*(Google APRS New York Region Real-Time Map Webpage)*--->
                                                                           https://aprs.fi/#!addr=new%20york


       This Map has World Coverage--Just Type in Call Sign or a State / Country Location in the Fields to the Right of the Map Page


                     To View the APRS / AIS Info on a Certain Station Mouse Over the Call Sign on the Map and Click On It


                                                                This is a Very Interesting and Useful Tool to Have


                             Also Browse Around All the Other Options (Light Blue Colored Listings) to the Right of the Maps



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Introduction
The aprs.fi web service collects information from the Automatic Packet (or Position) Reporting System Internet System (APRS-IS). APRS is used by amateur (ham) radio operators to transmit real-time position information, weather data, telemetry and messages over the radio. A vehicle equipped with a GPS receiver, a VHF transmitter or HF transceiver and a small computer device called a tracker transmits its location, speed and course in a small data packet, which is then received by a nearby iGate receiving site which forwards the packet on the Internet. Packets are also re-transmitted on the radio channel by digipeaters to enhance the coverage of the system. Systems connected to the Internet can send information on the APRS-IS without a radio transmitter, or collect and display information transmitted anywhere in the world.

In addition to that, aprs.fi also displays AIS data transmitted by most large ships. AIS transmissions are received by volunteers at numerous sites, but most areas are largely uncovered.