Sorry, catching up on today's NCIS reruns. Northern Illinois.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:14 AM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link Planning Software > I actually asked where - not what - but I was under the impression you > meant > trees =P > > Delorm was pretty good - costly but you can keep the maps locally IIRC. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however > improbable, must be the truth." > --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle > > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 2:10 AM, Mike Hammett > <wispawirel...@ics-il.net>wrote: > >> Corn and soybeans. >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> >> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:32 AM >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link Planning Software >> >> > That's a lot of green...where is this? >> > >> > On 9/24/09, Mike Hammett <wispawirel...@ics-il.net> wrote: >> >> Large green patches wouldn't work here. From May - September, >> everything >> >> in >> >> 300 miles is green. ;-) >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> >> Mike Hammett >> >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> >> From: "Robert West" <robert.w...@just-micro.com> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:03 PM >> >> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> >> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link Planning Software >> >> >> >>> I was holding this chunk of Organite and praying for such a thing and >> >>> now >> >>> here it is. >> >>> >> >>> Spooky. >> >>> >> >>> Get ready for the list, Shaddi. >> >>> >> >>> For one, this browser based software should not depend on the >> >>> internet, >> >>> yes? >> >>> The term browser speaks internet to me. If I'm out in the field >> >>> trying >> >>> to >> >>> figure out a link I obviously don't have internet there. Not that I >> see >> >>> myself out in the middle of a corn field with my laptop trying to >> figure >> >>> it >> >>> out but hey, who knows. >> >>> >> >>> The basics of course is terrain and elevation but I'd like to see how >> >>> a >> >>> link >> >>> over water is taken into account rolled into the thing. >> >>> >> >>> I also have to guess at trees. If I'm only able to get 70 feet or so >> up >> >>> and >> >>> the trees around here are also around 70 feet, it might say yes but >> >>> the >> >>> trees would say no. Could it possibly have a variable where you >> >>> could >> >>> set >> >>> an average height for stands of trees? Where I am at, Southern Ohio, >> >>> all >> >>> the patches of trees are pretty much a single average height. If the >> >>> software could distinguish a large green patch as trees and you tell >> the >> >>> software that the average height is whatever, it could possibly add >> that >> >>> height to the land elevation. Would be good to have a database of >> >>> various >> >>> antennas and radios to pull from as well. >> >>> >> >>> Hey! IDEA! A new game, Wireless Internet Tycoon!!! What do ya >> >>> think? >> >>> I've kinda ran off the rails here, sorry..... >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> You want a wish list? Grab some paper, pal. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >> >>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] >> On >> >>> Behalf Of Shaddi Hasan >> >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:37 PM >> >>> To: WISPA General List >> >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Link Planning Software >> >>> >> >>> Howdy WISPA! >> >>> >> >>> Just joined today but wanted to chime in -- some students here at UNC >> >>> Chapel >> >>> Hill are working on a browser-based link planning tool as a semester >> >>> project. It will be released as open-source at the end of the >> >>> semester, >> >>> so >> >>> we'd like it to be useful not only for our projects but for the >> >>> community >> >>> at >> >>> large. While primarily geared towards community wireless projects, >> >>> it'd >> >>> be >> >>> great if it could be useful for the professional WISP community. So, >> >>> if >> >>> you >> >>> have any feedback on what features you'd like to see in such a tool, >> >>> lessons >> >>> you all have learned that should be incorporated into its design, or >> the >> >>> concept generally, please contact me. >> >>> >> >>> To the OP, check back in December and we might have something to >> >>> offer >> >>> you! >> >>> >> >>> Shaddi >> >>> >> >>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Robert West >> >>> <robert.w...@just-micro.com>wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> What are you folks using to verify the viability of a link before >> >>>> you >> >>>> plan >> >>>> the build? I've tried using Radio Mobile but I'll be darned if I >> can't >> >>> get >> >>>> that thing to work even with the step by step instructions. I've >> >>>> been >> >>>> finding myself just plotting elevations all the way along the link >> >>>> in >> >>>> Google >> >>>> Earth. Sucks. >> >>>> >> >>>> Anyone using a good software app that will plot the links and give >> >>>> me >> >>>> the >> >>>> easy thumbs up or thumbs down? >> >>>> >> >>>> Sorry to be a pain with all these questions. It's been too hectic >> >>>> and >> >>>> I >> >>>> just don't have the time to sit for 2 days evaluating crap software. >> >>>> I'd >> >>>> rather be told what's good by real users. >> >>>> >> >>>> Thanks. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> "Organite. It's not just for breakfast anymore." >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>> ---- >> >>>> WISPA Wants You! 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