vshcherb
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1 year ago APRS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Packet_Reporting_System.
I guess it should be more generic somehow but I couldn't find middleware product yet. Example https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.aprsdroid.app
This :rocket: Feature Request concerns an APRS Plugin akin to the OsmAnd Tracker plugin which uses Telegram. I learned about APRS/APRS-IS only recently and thought it might be worth mentioning here, for anyone interested in the idea or even implementing it. I don't actually expect this go get any sort of development priority, but the issue could be used for discussion and comments at least.
The plugin would basically be analogous to OsmAnd (Telegram) Tracker in that it publishes your own position and displays other object's positions, but perhaps in a bit more "serious" manner in that it uses a truly open and global protocol which isn't tied to a social network.
APRS is the protocol which is used by the (original) APRS amateur radio network, but there are other networks such as OGN which use it for tracking aircraft, too (the latter kind of networks is of course more interesting for general purpose, because not everyone is a ham!)