Darius Wey
01-12-2006, 03:55 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.news.wisc.edu/11994.html' target='_blank'>http://www.news.wisc.edu/11994.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"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."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060112-PAW.jpg" /><br /><br />Russ Dengel's <a href="http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/paw/">PDA Animated Weather (PAW) service</a> 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. <!> <br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060112-PAW1.gif" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060112-PAW2.gif" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060112-PAW3.gif" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060112-PAW4.gif" />