GeoRabble2 Melbourne Dr Robert Dahni 30 May 2012 GeoRabble1 Melbourne 9 November 2011 Weather Chaser Radar Loop BOM Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Hail Automated Notification System ID: 301869
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Rain, hail or shine? GeoRabble#2 Melbourne
Dr Robert Dahni30 May 2012Slide2
GeoRabble#1 Melbourne9 November 2011Slide3
“Weather Chaser” Radar LoopSlide4
“BOM” Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
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Hail Automated Notification SystemHANS
Budget Direct
“is sending text messages to its customers, giving them ten minutes notice of impending storms - enough time to get their cars undercover.”
''We wanted information that was more precise than that which is generally available from the Bureau of Meteorology.''
''From a safety perspective we don't want people moving their car during a hailstorm. If we can't give a minimum five minutes' warning we won't send out alerts.''Slide6
The Australian Early Warning Network
www.ewn.com.au Not Free!!!
"Our unique technology means you only get those alerts that affect you; so protect your car, property and family today
!""severe
weather alerts, don’t wait until it is too late – get your warning before the storm hits"
Alerting the community about impending severe weather and other threats via SMS, email and landline since 2007Slide7
“BOM” Melbourne Rainfall Forecast
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“BOM” Radar Viewer
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Rain?we make apps
iPhone, iPad
, AndroidAnd Windows PhoneFocus on speed andsimplicity. No ads!!!
Updated: Sep 4, 2011(Android)Slide10
"Weather Chaser" Will I Get Wet?
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“BOM” Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
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Dark Sky (U.S.)Jackadam
iOS only
Not Free!!!Updated: May 18, 2012
“Dark
Sky is a new kind of weather app. It uses state-of-the-art weather forecasting to predict when it will rain or snow — down to the minute — at your exact location, and presents it to you alongside the most beautiful radar visualizations you’ve ever seen.”
“Weather
where
you’re standing
, down
to the minute”
“Stunning
radar animations let you see the actual path of the
storm” Slide13
Rain Brainreal good apps
Android onlyFree!!!
AdsUpdated: May 25, 2012Rainfall Prediction
Background
service
Downloads
latest
10 radar
images
Image (filtering)
analysis
Distributed
processing
Calculates flow
diagram
Tracks
phone location
Updates
rainfall predictionSlide14
Rain Brainreal good apps
Focus on releasing appsintegrated with reality
First release is Rain Brain< 3 months ago
Rain Goggles (feature to be released)
Simply put, you go outside, and hold your phone up to some clouds that look worrying. Rain Brain will look up its flow calculations, and overlay on the clouds, augmented reality style, rain information – is that rain cloud heading your way, when it will reach you, and how much rain is coming from that direction?Slide15
Dr Robert Dahni
0416 053 835
r.dahni@bom.gov.au
Rain Brain
"No incoming rain"
Thank
you…