Web 2.0 Applications of Meteorology Matthew Bedard

Outline What is Web 2.0 Why weather? How can this be done? Who is doing it now?

What is Web 2.0

Why weather?

How can this be done?

Who is doing it now?

Web 2.0 Lots of explanations out there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LzQIUANnHc

Lots of explanations out there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LzQIUANnHc

Why Weather?

How can this be done? Develop a community of users Leverage WordPress, Google Maps, and other technologies. Large store-house for data

Develop a community of users

Leverage WordPress, Google Maps, and other technologies.

Large store-house for data

Who is doing this now? Weather Underground Personal Weather Stations Interactive Maps AccuWeather.com Community Forums and Photo/Video Gallery National Weather Service (sort of) Cooperative Observer Program

Weather Underground

Personal Weather Stations

Interactive Maps

AccuWeather.com

Community Forums and Photo/Video Gallery

National Weather Service (sort of)

Cooperative Observer Program

References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 Accessed: 12/9/2009 http://vortex.plymouth.edu http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/coop/become.htm http://www.accuweather.com http://www.wunderground.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =0LzQIUANnHc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

Accessed: 12/9/2009

http://vortex.plymouth.edu

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/coop/become.htm

http://www.accuweather.com

http://www.wunderground.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =0LzQIUANnHc