@@ -3196,6 +3196,8 @@ (define-public xplanet
(license license:gpl2+)))
(define-public gpredict
+ ;; The latest tag, 2.3, has no major difference with 2.2.1 and is dated for
+ ;; 2018. Additionally, there is some activity on the master branch.
(package
(name "gpredict")
(version "2.2.1")
@@ -3222,14 +3224,32 @@ (define-public gpredict
(list gettext-minimal intltool pkg-config))
(inputs
(list curl glib goocanvas gtk+))
- (home-page "http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/index.php")
+ (home-page "https://oz9aec.dk/gpredict/")
(synopsis "Satellite tracking and orbit prediction application")
(description
"Gpredict is a real-time satellite tracking and orbit prediction
application. It can track a large number of satellites and display their
position and other data in lists, tables, maps, and polar plots (radar view).
Gpredict can also predict the time of future passes for a satellite, and
-provide you with detailed information about each pass.")
+provide you with detailed information about each pass.
+
+Some core features of Gpredict include:
+
+@itemize
+@item Tracking of a large number of satellites only limited by the physical
+memory and processing power of the computer
+@item Display the tracking data in lists, maps, polar plots and any
+combination of these
+@item Have many modules open at the same either in a notebook or in their own
+windows. The modules can also run in full-screen mode
+@item You can use many ground stations
+@item Predict upcoming passes
+@item Gpredict can run in real-time, simulated real-time (fast forward and
+backward), and manual time control
+@item Detailed information both the real time and non-real time modes
+@item Doppler tuning of radios via Hamlib rigctld
+@item Antenna rotator control via Hamlib rotctld
+@end itemize")
(license license:gpl2+)))
(define-public sgp4