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Processing TLE files and orbital data was sidestepped by relying on [http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/ISS-Location-Now/ open-notify.org] and processing [https://json.org/ JSON] data. The distance (on earth) to the city center of Weimar (at 50.979444, 11.329722) calculated using the euclidian distance as a metric. To simplify the math it is assumed that the world is flat and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System#WGS84 WGS 84] reference system is ignored. This is ok for small distances where the curvature of the earth does not result in too much of an error. | Processing TLE files and orbital data was sidestepped by relying on [http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/ISS-Location-Now/ open-notify.org] and processing [https://json.org/ JSON] data. The distance (on earth) to the city center of Weimar (at 50.979444, 11.329722) calculated using the euclidian distance as a metric. To simplify the math it is assumed that the world is flat and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System#WGS84 WGS 84] reference system is ignored. This is ok for small distances where the curvature of the earth does not result in too much of an error. | ||
The Max patch was [https://docs.cycling74.com/max8/vignettes/standalone_building exported to a standalone application]. It is now run on a small computer board to reduce the complexity of the setup. | The Max patch was [https://docs.cycling74.com/max8/vignettes/standalone_building exported to a standalone application]. It is now run on a small computer board to reduce the complexity of the setup. The data about the ISS crew is scraped from the internet using custom written software. | ||
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