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> Weather Underground Weather data is already gathered by state authorities in most developed countries. It would be nice if taxpayers could have free and conv
by Mediterraneo10 7y ago
> Weather Underground
Weather data is already gathered by state authorities in most developed countries. It would be nice if taxpayers could have free and convenient access to the data they paid for. Giving money to a for-profit corporation’s weather app only rewards rentseeking.
- apazzolini 7y agoAre you suggesting there's no extra effort involved in taking a raw data feed and presenting it in an actually usable app for user? I can get free weather details with the built-in iOS app, but I still bought Dark Sky because it's a better interface. I have no qualms with this purchase.
- JaimeThompson 7y agohttps://www.weather.gov/ https://www.weather.gov/ is free (paid for via tax dollars) and has a lot of useful information. The map of the US with all the alerts and warnings on it is rather useful.
- tlavoie 7y agoIn Canada, the federal government has released their own weather app (WeatherCAN), including alerts for significant weather in your area. It's basically replaced the commercial weather apps on my phones. I would pay for DarkSky if it was available here though; I quite appreciate their approach to location privacy: https://blog.darksky.net/location-privacy/ https://blog.darksky.net/location-privacy/