If you don’t have your license yet, consider this section to be additional areas to look into for after you’re licensed. There are MANY more areas of specialty than what’s listed here, so be curious and experiment!
APRS
Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is radio-based digital communications of info that can be displayed in real-time on a map.
Data can include an object’s GPS coordinates, weather station telemetry, text messages, announcements, queries and more.
In the case of an incident or while supporting a public event, being able to see where resources are on map can be incredibly useful.