Satellite Status and Tracking API’s added to AMSAT website

Thanks to an initiative by Heimir, W1ANT, AMSAT added Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to the AMSAT web site to make it easy for developers to write apps for mobile devices and the Internet of Things (IoT).

For example, the satellite status page www.amsat.org/status does not work well on small screens. By accessing the status data directly developers can easily present the data in a way appropriate for their screens.

These APIs also make it easy for IoT homebrewers to do things like build next pass reminder gizmos so they can beep out notices in CW.

The developers have set a goal of February 15, 2020 to finalize the APIs, and consider them operational on March 1, 2020.
Developers are encouraged to send suggestions or questions to
www.amsat.org/webmaster-contact/

For details of API use visit
www.amsat.org/status/api/ and www.amsat.org/track/api/

Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P

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