I’m a ham radio operator and use what’s called packet radio frequently. This is a mode that is essentially a computer network over radio. It’s useful to know the location of other packet stations so you know where you can “hop” to, by making multiple connections.
So I wrote some Python that automatically connects to different nodes and scrapes the stations they hear. I use an API to get the station locations based on callsign, and these locations are saved in a PostGIS database. I use GeoServer to serve up the layers you see in the webmap.
I’m wondering how I can improve this? Maybe someone has some ideas I can implement? I’ve tried adding a line layer to show a spiderweb of who can hear who, but it becomes a huge mess and causes the map to lag quite a bit.
This has been my first webmap so I’m sure there’s a lot to improve. Please critique away!
You can use QGIS for the geoprocesses and symbology, then export the python code. You won’t need to open it and use it every time. Just import the required libraries for the processes you’d want. I’m not familiar with JavaScript though, so you would know best on what would work for you. Good luck! 😊