Package: aprscot
The APRS to Cursor On Target Gateway (APRSCOT) provides beyond line-of-sight
blue force tracking capabilities using commercial off the shelf components.
This gateway uses the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) and APRS-IS
network to forward APRS position reports to Cursor On Target (COT) clients
such as the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK), WinTAK, et al. Other
situational awareness & common operating picture platforms are supported
through use of COT, such as TAKX & COPERS.APRS Frames can also be transformed or callsigns normalized before forwarding
as COT.  Almost any network destination is available, including TCP & UDP
Mulitcast.Features ofaprscot:Handles APRS-IS transported APRS Frames from over-the-air or Internet-based stations.Can transform APRS station callsign, COT Type and COT Icon for display in TAK systems.Can run as a service (‘daemon’) on any Linux system.Can send COT Events to any destination supported byPyTAK: TLS/SSL, TCP, UDP, UDP Multicast.See also:Hayt’sAPRS-TAK ATAK PluginAlan Barrow’s aprstak:https://github.com/pinztrek/aprstakConcept:Support DevelopmentTech Support: Emailsupport@undef.netor Signal/WhatsApp: +1-310-621-9598This tool has been developed for the Disaster Response, Public Safety and
Frontline Healthcare community. This software is currently provided at no-cost
to users. Any contribution you can make to further this project’s development
efforts is greatly appreciated.InstallationThe APRS to COT gateway is service started with a command-line tool
calledaprscot. There are three options for installingaprscot, in order
preferred option they are:Option I: Install as a Debian / Ubuntu Package:$ wget https://github.com/ampledata/pytak/releases/latest/download/python3-pytak_latest_all.deb
$ sudo apt install -f ./python3-pytak_latest_all.deb
$ wget https://github.com/ampledata/aprs-python/releases/latest/download/python3-aprslib_latest_all.deb
$ sudo apt install -f ./python3-aprslib_latest_all.deb
$ wget https://github.com/ampledata/aprscot/releases/latest/download/python3-aprscot_latest_all.deb
$ sudo apt install -f ./python3-aprscot_latest_all.debOption II: Install from the Python Package Index (PyPI):$ python3 -m pip install aprscotOption III: Install from this source tree:$ git clone https://github.com/ampledata/aprscot.git
$ cd aprscot/
$ python3 setup.py installUsageTheaprscotprogram has one command-line argument:$ aprscot -h
usage: aprscot [-h] [-c CONFIG_FILE]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -c CONFIG_FILE, --CONFIG_FILE CONFIG_FILEYou must create a configuration file, seeexample-config.iniin the source
repository.An example config,COT_URLis our COT destination server or client:[aprscot]
COT_URL = tcp://takserver.example.com:8088APRS-IS Server-side Filter Commandscan be used to filter incoming APRS Frames:[aprscot]
COT_URL = tcp:takserver.example.com:8088
APRSIS_FILTER = f/W6PW-10/50PLI Transforms can be created using per-station sections. In this example,
we’re overridingW2GMD-9’s COT Type & Callsign, andNB6F-2’s Callsign:[aprscot]
COT_URL = tcp:takserver.example.com:8088

[W2GMD-9]
COT_TYPE = a-f-G-U-C
COT_STALE = 600
COT_NAME = Medic 52

[NB6F-2]
COT_NAME = Transport 2SourceGithub:https://github.com/ampledata/aprscotAuthorGreg Albrecht W2GMDoss@undef.nethttps://ampledata.org/CopyrightAPRSCOT is Copyright 2022 Greg Albrecht <oss@undef.net>Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)is Copyright Bob Bruninga WB4APR (SK)wb4apr@amsat.orgLicenseCopyright 2022 Greg Albrecht <oss@undef.net>Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”);
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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