va3pid
Member
Hi,
After running into TAFL/Spectrum Direct data at work, I was determined to make it a little easier to use. The TAFL files are now licensed as open data, so you can incorporate them into your own projects and data sets.
I've written a script to convert the TAFL database to a SpatiaLite database. SpatiaLite is a version of the free SQLite database system, but it supports spatial queries: you can search for stations near other locations, for example.
Using the data, I drew this visualisation of the whole country's microwave networks: Canada's Microwave Links.
The database might seem a little weird if you've never used GIS before, but it can be used as a regular SQLite database for searching a local copy of the TAFL.
I'm sorry I don't have a pretty website up to demo this, but if anyone wants to build the database, the code's on Github with instructions: scruss/taflmunge.
73 de VA3PID,
Stewart
After running into TAFL/Spectrum Direct data at work, I was determined to make it a little easier to use. The TAFL files are now licensed as open data, so you can incorporate them into your own projects and data sets.
I've written a script to convert the TAFL database to a SpatiaLite database. SpatiaLite is a version of the free SQLite database system, but it supports spatial queries: you can search for stations near other locations, for example.
Using the data, I drew this visualisation of the whole country's microwave networks: Canada's Microwave Links.
The database might seem a little weird if you've never used GIS before, but it can be used as a regular SQLite database for searching a local copy of the TAFL.
I'm sorry I don't have a pretty website up to demo this, but if anyone wants to build the database, the code's on Github with instructions: scruss/taflmunge.
73 de VA3PID,
Stewart