[wxqc] Weather Channel & Current Conditions

[dshelms at comcast.net]

Hi Eddie,

The TWC folks call them "synthetic" observations and the analysis system called "HiRad".    It depends on the local cable operator who receives these "observations".  The points that COMCAST disseminates via my cable service in Maryland are somewhat bizarre, generally the same of more far to where I live than the original airport observations they once showed on the "8s" cycle, and not relevant to my location, or even the country where I live. Synthetic observations might be a good thing if the observation points were "localized" for the viewer, but this appears to be a challenge for TWC to actually know the location of the viewer and then send the appropriate "observation".

Dave
CW0351

More info:
http://ams.confex.com/ams/Annual2006/techprogram/paper_103622.htm
http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/103622.pdf
http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/103615.pdf
http://www.clusterresources.com/media/Case%20Studies/WeatherChannel_CaseStudy_062507.pdf

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From: "Eddie Holmes" <eholmes at aeneas.net>
> The Weather Channel reports current conditions in communities on cable, on
> the web and the software is available for "Real Time" weather on one's
> desktop.  My guess is that they do this purely by interpolation.  Does
> anyone know of documentation where it states how they are able to do this?  
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> Eddie Holmes
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> WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE
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