[WT-support] Post-contest geographical data analysis

[Peter Bowyer]

This would be great real-time during the contest on a big plasma
screen on the shack wall.... would give the onlookers something to
occupy them....

Still, if we could afford one of those we'd probably buy a couple of
FT2000s instead!

Peter G4MJS

On 16/04/07, Stewart GM4AFF <stewart at gm4aff.net> wrote:
> Larry, any way to increase/decrease the speed?
>
> 73
> Stewart
> GM4AFF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: support-bounces at win-test.com [mailto:support-bounces at win-test.com]On
> Behalf Of Laurent HAAS - F6FVY
> Sent: 12 April 2007 12:21
> To: support at win-test.com
> Subject: [WT-support] Post-contest geographical data analysis
>
>
> Hi all
>
> I recently created a "proof of concept" tool based on Google Maps, to
> post-analyze the QSO geographical locations of a contest log.
>
> http://f6fvy.free.fr/contestReplay/index.php
>
> (Min requirements : 1024 x 768 pixels)
>
> A submitted log must have a specific XML syntax which is described here :
>
> http://f6fvy.free.fr/contestReplay/specs.html
>
> A step-by-step guide on this page explains how to create such a file
> with Win-Test, but it is applicable to any contest logger, as soon as
> you can export geographical data of every QSO, and make a XML file which
> complies to these specs.
>
> Note that you can set the "persistence" of each marker displayed, to
> show the propagation paths, etc. By default, 5 QSO are displayed.
>
> Depending on the size of your file, your browser and/or your
> configuration, the XML file loading can take several seconds. For
> security, any submitted file must be smaller than 1 MB.
>
> You can click on a marker to display the callsign, but I advise you to
> stop the replay to do it ! Once the slider is selected (click on it) you
> can also use the arrows, pgUp, pgDown, Home and End keys to navigate
> thru your log (the time is displayed on the left).
>
> <computer litterate>
> Unfortunately, for now, the standard KML files (Google Earth) accepted
> by Google Maps do not interpret the time tags, nor use them. That's why
> I had to use this specially created XML specs, and use an external JS
> slider...
> </computer litterate>
>
> Disclaimer : It has been succesfully tested several different browsers
> versions (Moz, FF, IE...), but YMMV !
>
> Have fun !
>
> 73
>
> Larry - F6FVY
>
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