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We're collecting about 300,000 measurements per day right now with our network of Android devices, but our research partners are looking for more like 30,000,00
by cryptoz 13y ago
We're collecting about 300,000 measurements per day right now with our network of Android devices, but our research partners are looking for more like 30,000,000 per day in order to build proper, new weather forecasting algorithms. Our growth plan is to continue building our open source SDK, and have other app developers install it inside their apps - we've seen significant interest already from some top weather app developers and are exciting to work with them.
We're targeting severe weather such as thunderstorms and studying their formation by measuring the rapid changes in atmospheric pressure during storm initiation. We intend to dramatically increase the data inputs to new weather models using Android sensors, and we should therefore be able to kickstart a revolution in short-term forecasting.
- bowmessage 13y agoHow many android devices have barometers inside? I wasn't aware that any did! Cool project by the way.
- cryptoz 13y agoIt's a growing trend. Right now: Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note II, Nexus 4, Nexus 10, Xoom, RAZR MAXX HD, Xiaomi MI-2. I hope that the Moto X being revealed today has one, and I think it's quite likely.
- freehunter 13y agoWhat I've heard as the reasoning behind it is, if the device can read the atmospheric pressure, it makes finding a GPS lock easier. For that reason, barometers are being built into the phones. Maybe someone who knows more can elaborate?
- toomuchtodo 13y agohttp://androidcommunity.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-barometer-is-for-faster-gps-lock-20111020/ http://androidcommunity.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-barometer-i... http://pocketnow.com/android/google-confirms-barometer-intent-faster-gps-locks http://pocketnow.com/android/google-confirms-barometer-inten...
- mdda 13y agoThere's a hardware/robotics company making these (cheap) sophisticated devices available for pressure-sensing applications (like robot fingers) : http://www.takktile.com/tutorial:takkstrip http://www.takktile.com/tutorial:takkstrip . It's another example of mobile phone tech dribbling down to the 'amateur maker' (albeit at an elevated price-point compared to the per-chip cost).