Tools and toys

ISS location

A DNS LOC record publishes an approximate location for the International Space Station, updated every 15 minutes on a best-effort basis.

ISSLOC recordsgeolocation

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Screenshot used in the talk for ISS location
Screenshot used in the original talk.

Terence Eden’s example publishes the location of the International Space Station in DNS LOC records. It uses a DNS record type designed for geographic coordinates.

The result is a periodically updated approximate location that can be read with normal DNS tooling. The source says updates occur every 15 minutes on a best-effort basis. It also gives LOC records a rare moment in the foreground.