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Isn't this just Weather Underground in nicer clothing?
by funwithjustin 11y ago
Isn't this just Weather Underground in nicer clothing?
- Amorymeltzer 11y ago>Using crowdsourced reporting, readings from the barometric pressure sensor in the iPhone 6 and latest iDevices, and predictive algorithms that overlay all that information on a map to deliver 18-hour forecasts, Sunshine generates what Stroponiati calls "weather forecasting at the street level." So no. This was one of the really cool things predicted, if not explicitly mentioned, when Apple announced new iPhones would have a barometer; hyper-local readings can only improve weather information, which is sorely needed. Admittedly this isn't the first app to do this, but the idea is huge. The concept that everyone could be constantly making weather predictions better and more accurate for everybody is a big deal. We've come a long way since using metar data you grabbed from your nearest airport via IRC.
- funwithjustin 11y agoRight, I read the article too. Weather Underground has thousands of crowdsourced weather stations scattered all over the world with lots of sensors, including barometers, anemometers, hygrometers, rain-gauges, etc.