PAW: PDA Animated Weather Service

[Darius Wey]

http://www.news.wisc.edu/11994.html

"Weather lovers have a new tool at hand to obtain weather information on demand through a PDA-friendly weather Web service created by Russ Dengel at UW-Madison. Dengel's PDA Animated Weather service, known as PAW, benefits a diverse community, from long-haul truck drivers to firefighters in Puerto Rico to commuters trying to get to work safely on a snowy morning. The free service allows PDA users to access real-time radar and satellite weather images and forecasts whenever and wherever. "It's like a meteorologist's dream," says Dengel, a senior information technologist at UW-Madison's Space Science and Engineering Center, where he has access to numerous products. Dengel frequently updates and expands the service's capabilities to meet the needs of his users. "I want to show people what's possible," Dengel says. PAW users can choose from a multitude of geographic regions and data options, including functions like animation, zoom and roam."



Russ Dengel's PDA Animated Weather (PAW) service is a real treat. It's free to use and has been designed specifically for mobile devices (which is great if you're always on-the-go). The service is only useful to residents of the United States, but that won't stop all you weather junkies around the world from seeing how well put together it is. You'll find a set of screenshots below.

[Darius Wey]

http://www.news.wisc.edu/11994.html

"Weather lovers have a new tool at hand to obtain weather information on demand through a PDA-friendly weather Web service created by Russ Dengel at UW-Madison. Dengel's PDA Animated Weather service, known as PAW, benefits a diverse community, from long-haul truck drivers to firefighters in Puerto Rico to commuters trying to get to work safely on a snowy morning. The free service allows PDA users to access real-time radar and satellite weather images and forecasts whenever and wherever. "It's like a meteorologist's dream," says Dengel, a senior information technologist at UW-Madison's Space Science and Engineering Center, where he has access to numerous products. Dengel frequently updates and expands the service's capabilities to meet the needs of his users. "I want to show people what's possible," Dengel says. PAW users can choose from a multitude of geographic regions and data options, including functions like animation, zoom and roam."



Russ Dengel's PDA Animated Weather (PAW) service is a real treat. It's free to use and has been designed specifically for mobile devices (which is great if you're always on-the-go). The service is only useful to residents of the United States, but that won't stop all you weather junkies around the world from seeing how well put together it is. You'll find a set of screenshots below.

[BarryB]

Wow! This is great. I love the animated radar views.

[tregnier]

This is one of the slickest, most useful websites I have experienced. Tremendous utility for thos who want to see the weather and forecasts on their PDA's. Congrats to the U of W and Russ Dengel. Great JOB!!! :grouphug: :clap:

[whydidnt]

Very Nice - I have been looking for a something as smooth as this on my PDA. It will come in very handy when trying to dodge storms in the upcoming soccer season!

[Tierran]

Bookmarked

[stlbud]

I wholeheartedly agree. Very nicely done. This fills a gap in what has been available previously.

[davea]

My complements. It's bookmarked. Wish Huntsville, Al was one of the cities offered as a selection.!!

[pocketpcadmirer]

Thank you Darius sir for the link. I too have bookmarked it

Sunny

[Darius Wey]

Time for a public service announcement: Russ has updated the "Satellite: Clouds" section to support Australia. It's very slick.