I've been working on this for the last month and a half or so. The local emcomm group has been using Aresdata for our database and messaging needs, and we've come to the conclusion that it sucks and needs to be replaced.
This addresses some of aresdata's greatest shortcomings by keeping a local copy of the database, so queries don't have to be run over the air (an agonizing experience on a marginal 1200 baud circuit), and providing a much more user-friendly interface. In the current code an interactive method for entering and updating database entries is provided, and ultimately it will have a GUI. It also allows you to specify your location, which can be plotted on a map using an APRS client. It is written in PHP, so you'll need to install the PHP interpreter to use it. There are instructions on how to do that in the readme.txt file. http://www.electroblog.com/sceneware_20071130.zip Comments, suggestions and (especially) code submissions are appreciated. -Joe, N8FQ
