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Your position and coordinates

Learn how your position and coordinates are used when requesting reports, and how to override the coordinates sent by your device.

Coordinates sent by your device, and how to override them

Default position When you send a message to wxtx.info from your device, the message includes the current position of your device. If your device is a Garmin, the coordinates look like this: Joe B...
When is my position used?

How wxtx.info uses your coordinates Some reports require your location to work. These include weather reports we generate from the open-meteo.com service, and reverse geocoding using the #WHERE rep...
Privacy, your position, and your messages to WXTX.info

When your device sends a message, your location is included, even if you send a #COORDINATES override along with your report request. How WXTX.info uses your location When you send a message, it is...