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One of the final pieces in the alpha version of TrueNorth is a demonstration of the software’s ability to integrate live tracking data from an external source. We implemented a tracking layer that’s intended to display position updates from various sources. The first source we implemented was APRS-IS APRS is the Automated Packet Reporting System …

A preface; this is not an April Fool’s joke. No, Web Map Serivce is a real thing and it’s one of the least known and most useful web-based mapping standards out there. Simply put, many government agencies put their maps online. By using WMS, they can make the map imagery available while keeping the underlying data “safe” — …