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Best Storm Tracking and Weather Tools for Google Earth
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We have to admit, even if storm tracking is not your job, the power of virtual globes is shown with these storm tracking and weather tools for Google Earth from the Google Earth Blog. From the blog: "One of Google Earth's most powerful features is the ability to pull in real-time information from other sites and overlay the information for visualization (thanks to the network link). Weather data is one of my favorite applications in Google Earth of this ability. Imagine pulling in the latest satellite photos, radar animations, hurricane tracking, live web cams on the ground, sea surface temperature analysis, etc."
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dct writes "GeoPlace points to an interesting story on how textual historical data can give a better portrait of weather patterns. From the article: "Plantation diaries and Royal Navy ship logs, along with newspaper clippings and history books, are proving valuable to researchers looking to create a history of Atlantic and Gulf Coast hurricanes that goes back as far as the American Revolution. A comprehensive, historical database could shed more light on the Atlantic weather cycle that leads to periods of active hurricane seasons such as this year's. It is also important to have the historical data so communities won't assume they are immune from being hit by multiple strong storms in short periods of time, said Cary Mock, a University of South Carolina weather researcher.""
Technology: Cloudsat Breathtaking Views Inside Storms
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VerySpatial linked to a LiveScience article about Cloudsat's breathtaking views inside storms. From the article: "NASA's new CloudSat satellite reveals never-before-seen details of both the clouds and precipitation within a storm, from the Earth's surface to 19 miles high. [...] CloudSat works in the millimeter wavelength range. It is at least a thousand times more sensitive than any other satellite-based radar. And, unlike ground-based radar stations which have limited range, CloudSat can observe storms in the middle of an ocean."
Industry: Layers Updated and New Weather Layers in Google Earth
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The Google Earth blog details the rearrangement of Google Earth layers, including a new weather layer: "For example: Featured Content is now Gallery, Populated Places falls under Borders and Labels, the many layers describing stores, geographic features, sports venues etc. are now under Places of Interest. [...] The big new content layer is the new Weather layer. This is something I've wanted to see since the beginning. Right now, the new weather layer contains three sub layers: Clouds, Radar, and Conditions and Forecasts." See also related stories below. Update: 11/09 17:06 GMT by S : Here's the official Google LatLong blog entry on the new weather layer.
Technology: Weatherbonk Weather Mashup
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APB links to Weatherbonk, a weather-oriented mashup site which mashes "[...] data from The Weather Channel, WeatherBug, Google Maps, DOT street-level webcams, road speeds, and traffic [...]"
New Weather Mapplet for Google Maps
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From the
GISuser.com web site : "The Weather Channel Interactive Introduces New Weather Mapplet for Google Maps. The Weather mapplet on Google Maps will be a part of the Featured Content section in the My Maps utility. The mapplet can be found by visiting maps.google.com. To find the weather layer on Google Earth, simply activate weather box under 'layers' in the sidebar." See this web site for more details : http://www.gisuser.com/content/view/13654/
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