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This is really interesting-- Formula 1 has systems like this whenever they go to a track; whenever there's the chance of rain, you always see television shots o
by mark242 15y ago
This is really interesting-- Formula 1 has systems like this whenever they go to a track; whenever there's the chance of rain, you always see television shots of the local weather radar, combined with "Rain expected at 3:30 local time, intensity 1" overlaid on the map. Teams use this information to formulate their strategies-- do we bring the car in to switch to wet weather tires around 3:30, or do we wait to see what other teams are doing? It's pretty invaluable input to how races are run on days that are "mixed conditions".
This reminds me of that, only a much better display.
- wensing 15y agoI bet they pay more than 99 cents too!
- kgen 15y agoTo be fair, even the expensive weather tracking systems they use get their fair share of the calls wrong and they employ watchers at different parts of the track (down the back straights, at the corners of the track, themselves at the pit straight, etc) to get a better idea. And that's over a relatively small area of space too.