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1. Q Comment GPS receiver data is typically NMEA Hopefully someone can use that to do a plugin addin Q Comment This would be good for marathons races etc Q Comment Well done guys Q will this also show live radar Q ON the depiction website don t see the link as described Q Have you tried this with Ulview which is a spin off of APRS Q As the first 100 went fast it would have been great for those that attended the webinar to have received the discount as was not aware of the article in QST Q what are the system requirements to run depiction Q comment bug report when left out the e mail addr for the LIVE mail and submitted got a web debug error page I do have Web Dev s w installed Product looks great Also Winlink RMS interface Q Server overload blocks 1st 100 orders Q What about ownership and control whowouldbe the primary control the EOC ARC ARES Q Will the file size work with Packet so it can be sent over radio if internet is down Q Will the order tell me if have the 100 discount or will be charged 199 if am not one of the first 100 purchasers A Once a Depiction file is establish the majority of functionality works off line Radio link is in the works sign up for the beta from www depiction com amateurradio A unanswered A NBEMS is new to us but we could consider an add on Please post on our forum for more A Yes A Email is the current form We ha2. Q same issue as above would hope to get in in time for the discount n2ltq Q What is the cost for the APRS add on Q Trying to order the product but am stuck at the checkout screen with all fields entered Q would purchase by an ares group include multiple or single unit liscense per purchase Q updates provided for how long Q Will Dipiction run on a Mac no Windows emulator A We ll look into that A Buy it at www depiction com purchase me directly at georger depiction com A Thanks for joining us A No A I d like to see a demo I ll contact you soon A You ll need to make a spreadsheet at this time We re working on linking FCC data in via Quickstart A Thanks A Probably We ll look into it A The current APRS add on gets data via the internet The add on in development works with the radio no internet needed A The APRS Quickstart add on is 19 95 unless you use the coupon offered on our amateur radio page A Not natively at this time A unanswered A Yes The process is in the works A iCAV is a web application Depiction is a desktop application That s the first distinguisher see iCAV is also only available to approved users Depiction can be used by anyone You might be able to export iCAV data for use in Depiction A Please order online www depiction com purchase A Yes A A connection to WinLink2K with PacLink is in the works I m not sure about outpost Contact us f
3. Questions Asked by Attendee Q If you change information you imported from a spread sheet will it be added back to the ss Q Comment very cool software will have to check it out further Q In the Jacksonville flooding when the water sand bagged and the flooding stopped why didn t the water behind the sand bags rise Q Can you elaborate on Aloha intergration Q If have metadata attached to a photo can Depiction georectify it for inclusion directly or would it have to be edited for that prior to inclusion Q On the radar question is there an ability to create a live radar input from an internet connections such as weather radar and or tracking systems such as air traffic control radars Q Add on s keep getting mentioned What is the cost and process to obtain these Q Run through the participation instrictons again please Q The Click here block on your main web page does not show on my browser session IE V6 Q system requirements Q mac friendly Q Civil Air Patrol would find Depiction valuable for SAR missions and exercises Bill Woody K4IRC Vero Beach FL Q Would you be willing to offer this again for amatuer radio operators i was letting a few know this mornimg at a breakfast meeting they were interested but to late to join this morning Q do not see the place to click to get to the screen to enter live data Q do you always need the internet to use this program Q please look into applying th
4. Q does it read excel files directly Q Is there a Mac version of Depiction Q Anyway that the report can be set up as a local xml based form then emailed as an attachemnt Q Is there a possibility that you might have a Mac version of this program Q Linux OS Q Any known succes with an emulator for linux Q Does the plume element allow for the physical characteristics of various chemicals and for variations in the size of the spill or pressure in the case of gaseous emmissions Q can it interface with grlevel 3 radar software Q Can this software tie in to GARMIN devices Garmin has the ability to locate via a built in GMRS FRS capability That would be useful to many I m sure Q Does this software utilize Common Alerting protocol to share info with other agencies Q When DA info is submitted via email can a photograph be included in the email and added to the map Monday George georger depiction com A Lifetime A Likely I ll pass this to our developers A Live reports and setting up a depiction require the internet After a depiction is saved however all the data is included and all interactions will function flood route changes by road barrier etc A Most likely Certainly maps and imagery A Moving an element only changes information in Depiction We don t provide an automatic way to return an element to its original location You could do so in a couple of ways save the depiction with chang
5. Thanks Q was not able to access Depiction How do do this Q As you zoom in on a map do the icons resize accordingly so they don t cover too much turf Q once purchased would we be privvy to all future updates Q Will this be repeated Saturday or recorded and retransmitted IE Live or recorded Saturday Q CAN YOU COPY YOUR SCREEN AND SEND IT TOA VOLUNTEER SO THAT HE COULD OVERLay it on his dipiction Q can you change the flood level e g crest expected at 27 ft Q will depiction work if the internet is down Q You say that you can install it on 2 computers Can you uninstall it and move it to a different computer Q So does the software automaticly update the maps as they become available Q Are these webinars saved for replay later If so where Q Are there any plans to allow radio e mail to work with the APRS addon for field updates Q Since our group work with the County Emergency Managment can this be bought with a purchase order Q Dynamic radar input would be extremely valuable Send suggestions to the web site Q Will it automatically track moving APRS stations Q Does the software require Windows Q Can Depiction pull up entire counties Q Are you the same company which hosts a discussion group in the Volunteers Connect portion of www readytohelp org Q will u be offering an advanced webinar for maybe specific events like flooding Q Does Depiction include maps for areas other
6. in the software or by the user Q What s your software updating policy Charging for all updates just major updates etc Q Is it possible to import data from the ARRL or FCC databases on amateurs to map out their addresses locations A The volunteer element is intended for use with those you know A We provide the only live web links and update those as needed Any data you get off the web you need to download to your machine then import it to Depiction A It will show up where ever you are On the WA depiction you d need to zoom way out to see MO Live Reports will work anywhere though Thanks A unanswered A unanswered A Not at this time A Not at this time A Thanks A In static image form yes A live connection has yet to be developed A Multiple users can view a depiction at the same time Changes made by one will only be seen by another if they close amp reopen the file A Yes A 199 per user A 199 with a volunteer discount available A 50MB A 63 A A modest computer works well Our CEO uses a 6 year old XP laptop A A single CERT volunteer can apply for a discount on the 199 price at www depiction com volunteer discount A All data shown here is free A All elements are brought in by the user Many here cam from spreadsheets A All updates are currently free A Any information that you can put in a spread sheet can be imported into Depiction via a comma se
7. than the US mainland Q Being shown is on this webinar is things that have already occured or demonstrated what could occur Can this software work in real time A We will post the recording on our website depiction com webinars A We would like to Please send us dates and contact info Thanks A We ve based some of ours on those Check the FEMA website A Will do If you don t hear from us soon please contact info depiction com A www depiction com A Yes A Yes at least until we have a new version of the software which is a long ways off Currently we are averaging an update month A Yes the Saturday session will be live A Yes and you can share data via email or send that actual depiction file to the volunteer A Yes and you will see the resultant effects Keep watching A Yes any data you have saved in a depiction is available offline A Yes but you need to contact us to do so A Yes if you are connected to the internet A Yes just visit the webinars page of the website A Yes Kim and David just mentioned the beta sign up at http www depiction com amateurradio A Yes please contact georger depiction com for assistance with that purchase A Yes please A Yes the APRS data is updated every 3 minutes with the add on A Yes this is Windows software A Yes though it works best for smaller communities A Yes we are happy to be part of the Volunteers Connect community at rea
8. the map points be exported back out to a database or spreadsheet using the flood example he just gave Q Source Error An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below Q so far like what we see just wondering if it works in the field as like at a command post Q thanks very informative Q thanksyou Q Thanx Q hey it happen to the best of us Q You both have done an excellant job today thank you Q Online repeater list here http www artscipub com repeaters Q this webinar information was very interesting thank you Something for our club to consider Q http www emcommwest org _ this is the website for the Reno Conference someone else mentioned Q OK this is mostly for later posting I ve talked with you by phone about this extensively already It may assist the current viewer talking about his radar needs Q KE7WHCG Q This has been very informational Thanks Q making me homesick from enumclaw wa A Please send us a request for this data info depiction com A Please try our site again later today A Possibly not that we provide A Post your interest on our forum Thanks A Printing from Depiction is based on your system drivers A Probably Depiction shows the likely path of water but is not 100 accurate A Purchase Depiction a
9. the user Presumeably this means you geocode However if you have lat long data Depiction can must be on the internet to geocode on the fly place that in your depiction without being online Q Where do you get grid coordinates for the volunteers A The spreadsheet contains addresses for the volunteers Depiction then geocodes them using an online service Q Can the data for a Volunteer List be exported to use for mailing lists etc Or to make quick contact via email or text messaging with a single or group of volunteers from within Depiction Q we support many public service events with many hams using radio and APRS near NYC how can we use Depiction Q Can the APRS data be pulled off the air as opposed to from the internet Q Is there a way to get the APRS info locally rather than have to use the internet feed Q IS there an annual cost to keep the software current Q we are a SAR team and ARES group that work in a A The volunteer list exists separately in a spreadsheet for mailing lists and the like A There are many uses for Depiction Contact me to discuss georger depiction com A There is a beta add on in progress for this sign up to test at http www depiction com amradio beta A There is a method in progress see this page for more www depiction com amateurradio A There is no annual cost A This is a PC program Build the depictions with all the data mountain area with limited internet is this pr
10. users can upload thier icons and others can obtain them We d use the same icons then for multi users thank you Q Do you offer Advanced training on site or at you place Q Is this ran stricly on the APRS radio system or is this usable on other frequencys the need for the internet A This is a presentation only We ll take questions throughout here and answer some verbally at the end A This is likely We have an open API and an SDK in beta Contact us if you are interested in developing a soltion or working with our developers A Try another browser Or go directly to http trial depiction com LiveReports submit 55 A Try audio by phone A Via email Live Reports A Watch for it on our site A We are aware of WebEOC but have not yet embarked upon an interface A We are currently working on a grant and collaborating with NOAA just on that integration with aloha cameo A We are not planning a Linux version Much of the technology is Windows dependence Please express your interest at www depiction com forum A We are seeing that and working on a resolution A We are working on that see depiction com amateurradio A We are working on that Thanks A We are working on this please contact us A We currently have only the add on for APRS Please post your desires for more on our forum at http www depiction com forum Q can you get street level to like track a tornado Q Where can review the manual befo
11. Q does the spreadsheet like the ARC vols need to be ina specific format or use specific headers Q ok thank Q ok thanks Q thanks There is also a radio reception add on for APRS in progress Sign up for the beta program at www depiction com amateurradio A Yes We will post it at depiction com webinars A Yes openstreetmaps org is world wide A Yes Snohomish County and Seattle King Count in Washington among others A You can also call me on Monday 425 297 1950 I m in a little after 8am pacific Thanks A You can move any element by mouse or by changing it s properties You can also send that info by email via Live Reports demonstrating now A You can print anything you have showing in Depiction A You can send to multiple accounts A You can use gps or lat lon coordinates We also use a free service that will geographically code or geocode any address and place it in your depiction A You could put the APRS elements you know to be active ina revealer so that only thos would be shown A You do need specific headers The best guide is in our help file under Using Depiction and Importing from spreadsheets We are working on a printable PDF user manual A You re welcome A You re welcome A You re welcome
12. al available A We do not currently plan to develop a Mac version If you would like us to please post that on www depiction com forum A We do not currently support dynamic databases Depiction can import data from a CSV file which most database programs can out put A We do You can also import your own images as icons as David did here for the ARES volunteers A We don t currently have a way to depict tides We will look into it though A We don t have a direct link to DeLorme or other desktop map software though that might be possible in the future We have an open API and an SDK in progress A We don t have a way to do that right now A We don t have a way to merge depiction files at this time You could create another depiction for the county and email data from the city depictions to a common address then import them to the county map via live reports A We don t necessarily improve upon those programs You can output data from them in shapefile format and view them in Depiction We also allow for diiferent ways of viewing data A We don t show APRS messages at this time though we are looking into a way to do that A We have a plume element that will give an approximation A We have an APRS add on that reads in data from openaprs net A We have found those locations in shape file format from the state of Wasington Similar dataset are available in many locations A We have not tested this but will consi
13. but all version 1 updates are free to users A Live reports are standard in Depiction We haven t yet determined how we will make the report form available A We are in talks with a couple of developers for an iPhone submitter for Live Reports Depiction on iPhone There s a thought A 8 days later we still have a few available most people have asked for our volunteer discount A Anyone can suggest input updates at openstreetmaps org A If they have Depiction you can share elements via email We do have a web viewer in alpha testing More to come A Openstreetmaps org A We are considering our options there yes A Thanks Let us know if we can help info depiction com A We ve tried to make our pricing reasonable Any comparable system would cost you tens of thousands of dollars Please contact us to discuss info depiction com A Actually it wasn t We do have a volunteer discount available see our buy purchase page A Thanks A 19 95 A Yes Since the original webinar we ve made progress with a couple of uses on Winlink 2000 connectivity A unanswered A We ve heard of it A unanswered A unanswered A unanswered A We don t have a plotter to test it on but Depiction uses your installed drivers which should make such printing work Q Can we obtain names of participants in the webinar from our particular area so that we can work together developing our resources Q Tha
14. can to help your company out down the road Thank you for the great presentation ReadyToHelp org Webmaster Q Note it s possible the reports are outside your map e g mine contains an address in another state Q Thanks guys and yes do use WebEOC that s what was thinking of Q Is there a way to use depiction desktops to connect to a central data souce with multiple people updating the situation s and everyone getting an updated assesment Q I m only seeing a buy option is there a 30 day demo that doesn t need to be purchased up front Q check with these folks for a repeater database http Awww artscipub com repeaters Q Can you overlay Radar data Q so is the data netoworkable IE i make an update on 1 copy and another copy can see the changes Q Are the cached maps zoomable Q Is the 199 for a single user or can it be server based and a group access it Q What is the cost of the software per user license WN5PQW Kelly Q What is the appl d l size Q subscribe to QST and QEX but several of my Ist copies are in another city would like to get the APRS add on What is the page in that issue only have the Sept QST Q what are the system requirements on a modest computer how many depictions can be open at once Q What would the cost be for Encinitas CERT to purchase the software Q is the data for amateur radio operators overlay free Q are the possible deployment locations pre loaded
15. der it just read about WINE last week A We offer a 50 discount apply at www depiction com volunteer discount A We offer regular webinars Q am still receiving the will begin shortly message Is the A We start at 11 30EDT trouble on my end It is now 11 25 EDT Q How much memory does depiction and a typical emergency A We suggest 1GB of RAM a typical file size is 8MB but that is situation require Q How does Depiction Geolocate Q What will we get from the webinar after its over Q can we get a copy of this presentation so we can go over it again dependent upon the size of your depicted area and how much data you put in The main file here is about 20 MB A We use a free web service to geolocate addresses The software is natively aware of lat lon position as you can see in the bottom left of the screen A We will post a recording on our website A We will post a recording on our website Weds recording is already up Q how could we get a copy of this webinar to show our EM Director Q Do you plan to do any live seminars or workshops at such venues as EMCOMM Conferences such as the one in Reno NV Q FEMA has some proposed standard icons Anyone have those available Q OK let s talk about the Red Cross applications and licensing structure Reach out sometime after the webinar Greg Becker NA2N Emergency Services Director American Red Cross of Dutchess County NY 845 471 0200 ext 302
16. dytohelp org A Yes we are working on a schedule for the next few months A Yes we get maps worldwide from openstreetmaps org A Yes you can input real time data That is how the first depiction shown was originally used personally have been in an EOC during live events and excercises George Depiction Q see tools in the lower left for zoom etc Are these native A Yes to Depiction Q If you are data sharing does it require both to have A Yes separate Depiction software licenses Q Can you turn on Volunteers A Yes Q How hard is it to reorder the menu order of layers A Yes displayed is it click and drag Q Is this compatible with ArcView Shapefile outputs A Yes Q if a computer crashes can u reload it to the new computer A Yes without paying again Q Can a list of all the questions and answers from Wed and A Yes Sat deomo get posted as a summary on the web site Q Can more than one user share the same data across a A Yes network Q can you import kml files A Yes Q Would you please consider an add on with WXSPOTS at A Yes wxspots om for reporting severe weather and storm damage Q Is there a way to depict other natural disasters such as A Yes earthquakes hail storms track the path of a tornado Q Can use depiction for tornado outbreaks when storm A Yes chasing Q Once your operation situation is setup is this data stored A Yes All data in a depiction is saved for of
17. e amount of money Having information that only can use is useless to me Sorry unless there is a more reasonable licensing structure I ll be unable to use support or recommend the product no matter how much like it Q How about a discount for hams that attended your webinar today I m sure the 100 has already been exceeded after today Q Awesome job Thanks Q What is the price for the APRS add on Q Might you consider an add on for WinLink 2000 also Q K5CQJ Albert Q Have you looked at the Winlink system for a all else fails radio entry into Depiction Using PacLink you can import export emails sent via radio VHF or HF Gary K7GJT Q Have you looked at the Winlink system for a all else fails radio entry into Depiction Using PacLink you can import export emails sent via radio VHF or HF Gary K7GJT Q Have you looked at the global Winlink system for a when all else fails radio entry into Depiction Using PacLink and your normal or separate email client you can import export emails sent via radio VHF or HF Q Some of the Gov data is not available in certain areas so one may have to have a POC to obtain the data set or acess to Q For hardcopy prints are you limited to screenshot resolution or does Depiction create a high resolution file that could be sent to a drafting size 36 x44 plotter without pixelizing enormously A We have not yet determined the upgrade policy for version 2
18. ed in Depiction be opened in ArcView Q Has the current version been tested with Parrall Desktop Windows emulator for Mac Q will depiction import and display webcams and traffic cams in real time Q Will we need notes or will this meeting be online for later review Q Can this software interact with vehicle tracking software to plot current locations Q Can an image be time stamped to show its currency Q What does the topographic and map informaton cost per update Q Your wallpaper is a map of the world How global is Depiction Q How do you handle conflicting map projections how do you resolve which takes priority Q Can the forms be integrated in to individual websites A form on my site that my volunteers can submit Q trierd the APRS for our area but the icon has cancelling after the box The demo program linked up to aprs site and loaded the hams so what gives Q fixed my excel file but help should explain the scheme of what exists needs to be the same as any of the users files so it will load proper Q I am also interested in dynamic sensor input such as various radar and optical systems Will we have a place on the web site to discuss this among ourselves along with the company Q would also like to see a Mac and Linux option Many amateurs know use prefer alternatives to Windows based products for various reasons Q Why not make a Linux or Mac version so that you can adapt to any OS
19. ed it and missed it Q Hi George it s BK Q Thanks I ll check the APRS again also signed up think into the APRS Beta group Q also can live government sponsored traffic data be overlayed Q how did you establsh the net Q can you overlay radar Q On the aprs can it see the dstar aprs Q Is this compatable with the NAOMI overlay software Q can you increase audio on your end Q Can you overlay a grid system on the depiction USNG Q Will it work with Ui View32 A email us info depiction com A Every 3 minutes A Excellent A Go to http www depiction com webinars Depiction 101 amp 102 are on Weds 10 28 A Go to the Display menu Deselect the element s from the Show Always tab Go to the Revealer tab create a new revealer then select the element s you want in it A Good morning A Great A Haven t built a link to do that yet because the Source would be different for every community A believe it was a previously established net A If it is in image or shapefile format A If it is on openaprs org it shows up in Depiction with the APRS add on A lf NAOMI can output an image file or shape file yes You can also take a screen capture of any geographic software and align that in your depiciton A If volume on your computer is insufficient please use the GoToWebinar phone service numbers provided in your confirmation email A If you have it as a shapefile of kml file
20. es with a different name or delete the moved element and reimport the file it came from A No A No A No A No Depiction collects data from the internet or loads it from your local machine All data you have in a file while you are online is saved for offline use A No Excel files need to be Saved As a CSV comma separated value file then imported into Depiction A No We do however have a few users running Depiction in Windows emulators on Mac machines A Not as an attachment Details can be included in the body of the email message A Not at this time A Not at this time A Not at this time A Not at this time A Not at this time Please email us your interest at info depiction com A Not at this time Post your desire on our forum under New Ideas A Not at this time We have a custom communication system called Live Reports which uses email Kim amp David will be demonstrating that shortly A Not automatically at this time Q can you display radar images on dipiction Q The software does not seem to retain 127 0 0 1 as an Other Pop3 account server for the Live Reports feature It does poll it once and when I close the Add Content window it seems to forget about it and not query the account regularly This question is relevant to using Winlink 2000 as a radio based email like provider of live reports Any ideas Q can u merge multi depiction open maps into one map Q Can a file creat
21. fline use offline I m basing this on a seniro all public comm channels are down Q may have missed it had a call on radio are the maps A Yes All data in the depiciton is saved for offline use cached to use offline Q Since we work with our county Emergency managment can A Yes Contact us for assistance info depiction com this be purchase with a purchase order Q Can it be used on a smaller scale to manage resources and A Yes Depiction is designed with the community level in mind assignments within basecamp and some field teams Q Can you add ESRI format layers such as shape files A Yes ESRI shp files can be imported and will be geographically correct in a Depiction file Q Can WinLink stations and repeaters be added A Yes If you have the locations in a spreadsheet or know the lat long position Q Can we obtain a copy of the question and answers during A Yes Please mail your request to info depiction com and after the seminar Q Would you please make the Q amp A from both Wednesday A Yes Sometime next week and today available either by link or email Thanx must say thank you for making the webinar interesting enough for me to participate both days and expect to review them from your archive again Each time take away more valuable information Q Is there a way to share data entry with the whole group of A Yes Via live reports volunteers Assuming they all have a valid copy of Depiction Q Can y
22. hen everything is saved in the file for offline use A Request for Mac version noted Depiction works well with Win A The Live Reports submission form is in testing so we don t make it public right now Our site may be lacking information about the feature which we are working to rectify A If you get a discount on the main product yes the APRS Quickstart add on is 19 95 Pay full price and use 63 for a free add on coupon through Saturday 10 31 A The recording of the Saturday session is available for download online We ve not yet determined if we will produce a DVD Q Are updates lifetime updates included or just this revision Q Please consider making the remote posting like he demonstrated for the dam as something we can purchase This would be VERY useful Q When is the iPhone version coming Q with the web site almost crashing will you provide the discount beyond the first 100 have been waiting for a while to check out Q how often are the street maps updated Q how can you share the info with other team members can you make it available for viewing on teh web Q What is the provider for the map data Q you can provide a specific depiction web page with this silverlight deption one per depiction customer Q Thanks guys like what I ve seen and will pursue this with our DEC and local EC Q FOr me to share a depiction with two or three management staff in my chapter will cost mea larg
23. his include duplicates and can they be filtered Q And will one license cover my Red Cross chapter and users or would each user viewer require an additional license Q Will one license cover all users and locations associated with my Red Cross chapter all of whom would need to view and possibly manage the same depiction Q Desktop app is great for one user How do share the depiction with my incident management staff who may be located at different locations than am Is there network and shared user capability openstreetmaps USDA imagery Terraserver urban imagery or NASA s Landsat 7 imagery A Do you need a Depiction user A Duplicate filtering can be done in the spreadsheet before importing to Depiction We do provide filtering through our Revealer technology you select which elements you want to show A Each user needs a license Please contact us about large purchases info depiction com A Each user will need a license A Each user will need a license Depiction files can be shared on a network Q OK interested in exploring solutions via the API SDK for radar access Q How often does the APRS data update once its added to Depiction Q My APRS data is loadiing tnx Q know that you are doing other webinars for use of the software shown on your home page Can you give a date for them more specifically Q How do set elements to a revealer rather than the background think you already cover
24. is for both Apple computers and Windows 7 know a number of hams who MAC o s MACbook et al Q where do we find live reports on the depiction web site Q If we obtain the Depiction software wouldthere be an additional charge for the APRS dd on Q would like to obtain a DVD for our Search and Rescue group of your talk A No A We hope you will A As far as Depiction is concerned the water went away since it doesn t naturally exist there A We don t have native Aloha integration We have had contact with the team at NOAA and are hoping to have integration You can export shape files from Aloha and import them into Depiction A Depiction can import geotiff photos but the image element doesn t have viewable properties A We are working on that capability A You can purchase add ons along with Depiction on our website for 19 95 each http Awww depiction com purchase A Watch amp enjoy You can ask questions here at any time Kim amp David will pick amp answer as many as they can towards the end of the hour A The address it goes to is www depiction com amateurradio A www depiction com systemrequirements A With a Windows emulator A Thanks We d like to put a use case together if you re interested A We will be offering it regularly into January www depiction com webinars amateur radio A Sorry about that A No It s best to be connected when initially building a file depiction but t
25. nk you for the webinar It has been very enjoyable and software appears quite beneficial would like to receive ASAP and waiting on call from your office have sent emails KB3JRW Q sorry gota go back to work Q linux Q CAMEO Aloha and Marplot already to that Software and training is free however Q Is this going to have the repeater directory information included or will we have to generate it as a spreadsheet Q http www artscipub com repeaters Q can it be set up to dlownload updating radar using open source feeds such as are used by GR Level 2 3 Q Is the APRS info brought in from one of the APRS Servers which means an IGate is needed or can it be brought in via local rf Q Will the APRS Add on be available for free to those who purchase now or will there be an extra charge Q Is there any plan for making this available to Mac and Linux users Q can you show the current doppler radar weather from the quick start Q Is there any consideration of trying to use this software with Winlink 2000 Q How does it compare to iCAV Q What is the telephone No to order Q assume depiction will used GPS coordinates from a CSV format Q has anyone tried to do this with packet based e mail such as outpost Q Server Error in Application a A potentially dangerous Request Form value was detected from the client Register lt SPAN gt Register lt SPAN
26. nteract with d rats Q did not detect any new display when the APRS interface was Clicked Can you demo that again please Tnx WO4U Q If i put a Mississippi address it wouldn t appear on the Everett WA map right Q How is this package integrated into with ESRI desktop software such as ArcInfo and Editor Can it be supported coincident with ESRI software and is there any advantage to having this on a single machine or local network Q Which version will it run on A Check ARRL org A Check out www depiction com amateurradio A Contact us at depiction com A Contact us for a personal demonstration info depiction com A Correct Your depiction needs to be in the area you are attempting to place data A Depiction can import shp files We don t currently support an active connection with ESRI databases A Depiction will run on Windows XP Vista and 7 Q What are the miniumum hardware requirements Thinking A Depiction works on netbooks laptops and desktops See about using an EeePC or similar think system for mobile use depiction com system requirements for more Q Does depiction zoom in and out to show streets Or does it A Depiction zooms in and out with background tiling from require another mapping software to create maps for it Q We are looking for a speaker for our WECA member meeting near NYC any suggestions Q You have all volunteers listed and 500 potential volunteers in the area Does t
27. ogram internet only you need before you go and you ll have them in the field without or is this a pc run program Q No head set can t talk Q If you build the path and API to use NOAA data could it be available to configure tactical radar to take advantage of that dynamic capability am seeking to use the software to overlay live radar on our aircraft to the maps on the computer Currently we use separate systems and it s not as useful as it should be with the available software Any options possible Q Trying to refresh so can participate in training however not working any ideas Q Announcements are playing at double normal speed It sounds like mickey mouse Q how is the depiction data being shared with the net Q yes a recording would be good so i can show others Q Have you looked at compatibility with other Sit Awarness products like WebEOC Q APRS is not supported on CAMEO Marplot and Aloha Does Depiction model Hazmat Q Is a Linux version coming Q I think your server is overloaded am trying to purchase and received Unable to connect to database server Would like to receive the discount KB3JRW Q OK maybe wasn t clear on the APRS question Other than importing APRS data from the internet which is nice can you insert APRS location data from local users via repeaters that may not be on the internet or if you don t have internet access Q maybe we could have a standard library download area where
28. or more info depiction com A unanswered A unanswered A unanswered A unanswered A License codes are sent for each user A Through version 1 at least We haven t started developing version 2 yet A A virtual machine would also work but Depiction does not run natively in Mac OSX Q I live in a very rural area We frequently loose Internet service during events What sort of data rate would be required to remotely support Depiction over a radio link Q Very impressive must leave now thanks for the webinar Q Have you looked at using NBEMS as a message delivery service add in Q CAN SETUP THE MAP ON MY DESKTOP THEN MOVE IT TO MY LAPTOP Q Can you use other forms of text messages for example Winlink NBEMS etc Q OUTSTANDING Gentlemen Q Can you tell us which City or County agencies have used this software during a response Q Thanks Q This is some wonderful software gentlemen will be recommending this software to our Sheriff s dept EOC as well as our local ARES CERT teams Thank you on a side note already purchased Q We have several leader volunteers in our Disaster Relief organization Are there a volume purchase discounts Q On Routing Resources around road closures how is that route provided on a continual basis to your resources using Depiction Q In Determining Real Time availability of resources how do those resources check in By importing a real time data base
29. orks Check out our amateur radio page A Initial maps imagery and data come from the web but once that data is saved you do not need to be connected to the web A Is it possible that you clicked the red X on the loading window That cancels the connection A It s not a perfect system Please try again A KE7GOY A KE7GOY Q I tried my Topo 8 but dont know how to link the application A Let s take your questions offline I ll be glad to help you on to a background choice as only the default list shows what is available and not a direct to user own software applications Q is the price for two computers life time or do u have to renew yearly Q Active DStar repeaters can be found at http Awww dstarusers org repeaters php and last heard stations at http www dstarusers org lastheard php Cana dynamic link be made like APRS Q What are the internet access requirements for the software I m thinking about cases where internet access is not available slow Q Is there data available for Mineral County Nevada Q When you drag the icon is the accompanying file modified to show new position Also can you restore the moved resource to original location Q Will Depiction operate under Linux Q Does Depiction need a GPS linked to the couputer to access the ariel view shown here Q Will the picture image update if you have a camera that takes a picture every so often Q Do I need to be online when using this software
30. ou track like APRS with this software A Yes We have an APRS Quickstart add on that collects data from openaprs net There is also a 3rd party developer we are working with to develop and APRS system that works through the radio no internet We are taking sign ups for beta testing at http www depiction com amradio beta Q will depiction run in a virtual machine like VMFusion under A Yes We use virtual machines for our testing an OSX machine so long as the guest OS is windows Q Is this webinar being recorded so it can be viewed later Q Is the GIS mapping data available worldwide Q Are any Red Cross chapters using this software Q Another idea is how to link an element to another user to be used as an analyst so logistic data logging etc can be made into summary reports i e specialize SA groups Q If your volunteers move to staff a shelter or other location does this show their current locations or would have to physically change the information in the database Q Can you print or export high resolution images of the depiction Q Can you have datasets automatically forwarded For instance any data that came in to exercise depiction com that pertains to flooding is automatically processed and sent to redcross depiction com Q how is data plotted on the map can you use gps ccordinates Q Can Depiction filter the APRS data to only show the stations actively participating in the event for example
31. parated value file You can go to the FCC or ARRL sites to copy out that data That s what we did for our purposes Q Am able to install the software have purchased on another of Mmy computers or do need to buy another license Q Are reduced price copies for Amateurs still available Q does Live Reports let other users see the very same thing A Any license purchased since 8 1 09 is good for 2 installations by the same user for non concurrent use A As far as we know A At this time all users need Depiction which allows all to see that you are seeing on your maping And does everyone have the data in a given email account to be running depiction Or is there a web site similar to aprs fi that we can get to to observe Q are the background maps included with Depiction or an add A Background maps are included with the standard 199 in app Depiction Q What was the web site to get the information about hams in A Check arrl org your location city and or county Q Can you provide links to generate amateur operators and possible repeater sites for a given area Q Great and next since this is not live data would it be possible to import APRS location and other data periodically via radio TNC setup with GPS data My thought is to periodically every few minutes poll the live data on the computer running the APRS side of things with Depiction on top next to it on the same machine Q Will Depiction i
32. re purchase the software Q Will you be adding mac software anytime soon Q What about data in a database how does that get imported What about dynamic data e g current shelter status or water levels Q see ARES icons do u have a icon library available Q in addition to storm surge can we depict standard tides Here on the Columbia River that is a deciding factor Q Does this work with none online maps like delorme Q also asked in a blog if an audio file could be addressed via Ham radio audio capture for Hot emergency broadcasts Q If you have multiple maps open can you merge them into a single map overlay example is have several local maps and you want to make one larger more detailed county map Q How does this improve on Aloha Marplot and CAMEO Q Can it receive arps messages Q are there applications available for predicting wind drift of haz mat contamanination Q Can this be tied into APRS Q Are these location such as fire stations or hosptials etc automaticly in the system or is this a data base that has to be loaded in by the local agency Q Has it been tested to run under linux using WINE Q for ARES RACES use we are volunteers with limited budgets what deals do you offer to volunteers Q Is there on line training available for this software A We do have tornado track history available via our Quickstart data with the Preparedness Add on A We do not currently have a separate manu
33. software or is it an extra A The flood element is standard in Depiction addon module Q If you move an element by mouse does that change it s A The information is kept only in depiction We do not support a info in it s database record In otherwords if move my Icon 2 way database connection at this time to a new location does my record now show the new locatio in my database Q Who develops the layers for the overlays A The map and image elements you see come from free web sources Terraserver USGS and Openstreetmaps org Q how up to date are the maps overhead imagery and what A The maps come from opensireetmaps org which is is the zoom level resolution constantly updating and any user can correct information there We have serveral sources of imagery at various zoom levels and age Q Is there a size restriction on printed maps know you can A The only restriction is your printer print an letter sized map on many plotters but just Q which servier is that for the geo code A The primary is Yahoo Q what is the cost of the software A The regular price is 199 We offer a discount for volunteers Just click buy at the top of our home page www depiction com Q Depiction then geocodes them using an online A The service is free to Depiction users We pursue only free service does this online access come with the license oris data sources and services And yes you need to be online to this an extra cost to
34. st on our forum under New Ideas A Please post on our forum www depiction com forum A Please put your interest on our forum on depiction com forum A Please send it to support depiction com Thanks A Please send me an email to that effect georger depiction com I ll look through our users and see if anyone in the area is interested We could also do a webinar for your group from here Seattle area Q Please provide links to the resources that you are highlighting such as the electronic data of amateur radio operators to overlay on the map Tnx KB8JRW Q Your website has TOO many connections Is there a number we can call to place an order since the website is down Q is there a way to convert from xml to gml Q use GR Level3 and an interface would be areal nice feature Q Is there a size restriction on printing maps know you can print a letter sized map on many plotters but just blowing it up to a larger map loses detail Q With the sandbag barrier would not the depth on the upstream side of the barrier increase Q where can you get depiction Q cannot find the link to go to the live report Q where do we get the information on downed trees closed roads etc Q what do you need under the hood to run depiction like we see here a few at a time Q can u use different long lat formats such as UTM Q does this already have the info you are showing or do we have to do the input of info Q can
35. t A That s a good idea Thanks of the headers scheme be allowed to a blank excell file so the user could re customize his data set to the existing to expedite typing etc Q presume that the field officer would need to be using a A That s probably a good idea mobil laptop that will handle the program besides having it in the EOC Q can we just get APRS app A The APRS app is an add on to Depiction and will not work on its own Q are the background maps in the software or do they come A The background maps come from the internet and are saved from the internet with your depiction file Q For this demo he indicated the icons would not show upas A The current APRS add on gets data via the internet The add 3rd partry developer in work but see my area not sure if it on in development works with the radio no internet needed updates all of them Q How is Damage Assesment data entered and stored Can A The data you are seeing is entered and stored via email The that data then be output into separate reports account used provides a record and a place to collect the data Q Would a CAP volunteer get the discount A The discount is open to all volunteers Apply at www depiction com volunteer discount Q seen on our demo that it said live doppler radar Will this A The doppler radar data is obtained at the time of download it also show current live doppler radar is not dynamic Q Is the flood module included in the
36. t www depiction com A Refresh your view of www depiction com A Reports from the field usually A See our system requirements at www depiction com system requirements A Shape files imported with a different lat lon format will be converted to Depiction s native format a projection file needs to be included A Some data came in from our Quickstart sources much of it was added manually A Some of the data can be exported to a gml file or via email A Sorry about that This is a beta system A Sure If you have power you can work offline and if you have the internet then you can exchange reports via Live Reports Send as Email A Thank you A Thank you Thank you Thanks Thanks thanks PEPP A Thanks 25 discount with Webinar1024 as coupon A Thanks A Thanks A Thanks A Thanks A Thanks Q This is my second time and am still blown away of the A Thanks capabilities Great Job Q You might want to consider looking at the EMWINS feeds A Thanks We ll look into that from NOAA for overlaying the data they send via both internet and the EMWIN satellites as a hook in for displaying radar etc Their feeds are free Q How much time is needed to build the data for a typical A That depends upon the amount of data usually under an situation hour Q How much time is needed to learn the software A That depends upon the user Q would suggest for all the add on icon critters that an expor
37. ve an open API for developing others Contact us info depiction com A unanswered A Please contact us info depiction com A unanswered A unanswered A We have a volunteer discount that you could share www depiction com volunteer discount We also have a volume discount for 10 copies A You would have to share an updated image via texting or the like A Email via live reports A unanswered A unanswered A unanswered A Not right now but it s a possibility A It s a change to the page so you may need to refresh your browser A We have been told about UlView but have not looked into an interface A The first 100 didn t go so fast You can still get a 50 discount http www depiction com volunteer discount A http Awww depiction com system requirments A The webform requires email address to work Thanks Working on winlink now A Those were available after server recovery A That is up to the users organization A Not an entire file but elements This capability is in development A Yes Q Can one create an element for vetted volunteers I m not interested in walk ups with whom I have no idea what their qualifications or skill set might be etc Q if the data url changes can you update or do you need to do that Q What happens if you are not in the WA area and submit a live report Q You guys have done an amazing job look forward to doing whatever
38. yes A I m not familiar with Ui View32 so know we don t have an interface However if you can output CSV or JPG those files can be brought into Depiction Q My APRS loaded with icons so the audio web is not live but A I m not sure understand your question pre recorded Q Is there a way when importing from FCC for Ham licences to only show active licences Q Can multiple users of depiction sync their displays Q an input page with long lat field would be nice to ida specific spot example is place icon on map at xxx yyyy like a plane crash Q what about mms or packet radio text messages Can it extract addresses and other info if a set format is used Q do u have to be online for the software to work we are ina very rural area and internet is limited Q downloaded the APRS add on but it does not show a hot link like this demo it shows cancelling APRS what did do wron Q got a stack error when tried to send a live reoirt over Q Are webinar viewers getting a discount code Q what is david s call sign again A I m not sure That depends on if the FCC filters active licenses You may need to contact your local club to find out who is active A In effect yes with Live reports Multiple users can get the same data by checking one email account Search for Situational Awareness on our site for more A In the Add window there is a By Address option You can use lat lon there A In the w
39. you have available during a Emergency know windows is considered standard but just in case you not able to get a working wndows platform Q My attempt to send the livereport failed WOuld you like me to send the screenshot of the Net error Q yes that would be helpful A Not live You can import static images We have had a separate request for connecting with FalconView A Not off the top of my head We may need to continue this outside the webinar please send a mail to support depiction com or post on the forum Thanks A Not sure understand your question A Not that know of A Not that we are aware of A Not yet A Notes are a good idea and we are recording We will post it at http www depiction com webinars A Only if they use APRS at this time But we have an open API so that such communications could be supported in the future A Only if you have that capability with your own imagery or if the service is provided by the system serving the imagery most do not A Our current topographic and map sources showing now are free A Our maps and some data are global A Our native coord system is Mercator with WGS84 datum Everything else automatically gets projected to this native system A Please contact us about that potential A Please contact us after the webinar we ll be glad to help you support depiction com A Please contact us after the webinar support depiction com A Please po
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