APRS Foundation

APRS Foundation Inc. is unwavering in its dedication to preserving and furthering the development of the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) and other real-time digital communications protocols used by licensed amateur radio operators.

APRS is an amateur radio-based system for real-time digital communications of information of immediate value in the local area. It is widely used in emergency response, weather-related events, and fire activity around the globe.

APRS is used to transmit real-time data, information, and reports of the exact location of a person or object via a data signal sent over amateur radio frequencies. In addition to real-time position reporting capabilities using attached GPS receivers, 

APRS can also transmit a wide variety of data, including weather reports, short text messages, radio direction finding bearings, telemetry data, short e-mail messages (send only), and storm forecasts.