[TriLUG] Upcoming February TriLug Meeting

[Donald Frustaglio via TriLUG]

Hey all,

Just a reminder, February 8th is our upcoming meeting at NC State. Details
below:


February 8 - Weather Radio Integration w/Alarm Systems
<https://trilug.org/2018-02-08/weather-radio-alarm>
Topic:
Weather Radio Integration w/Alarm Systems
Presenter:
Jim Scarborough
When:
Thursday, 8 February 2018 - 6:45pm to 9:00pm
Where:
NCSU College of Textiles, 1020 Main Campus Dr., Room 2207
Parking:
Underground parking deck immediately adjacent to the building (see map).
Map:

Google Maps
<https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1UrgaJS-tvi3X26JL_sed9V9cgoA>

*Summary:*
Alert the office, school, city, or your family to the tornado warning for
their specific area. Automatically initiate a pre-recorded announcement or
activate an alarm to encourage everyone to take shelter – but only if the
alert affects the area. This information is available via the internet, but
the internet might fail in the event of a serious storm. Redundancy via the
weather band provides additional certainty that the message is received
correctly. This open-source project takes us through python coding, GitHub,
continuous integration, integration of messages from different sources with
different specificity, and testing of a device that should carry out its
primary function perhaps annually. The finished product will be suitable
for offices, schools, and outdoor alerting.

*Bio:*
>From the country’s hot spot for tornadoes per-capita, Huntsville, Alabama,
Jim brings together an understanding of the severity of tornadoes and
concern for fellow Red Hatters’ safety as a Safety Warden into a nighttime
coding gig to create the ultimate tornado warning device.