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Rain, hail or shine? GeoRabble#2 Melbourne

Rain, hail or shine? GeoRabble#2 Melbourne. Dr Robert Dahni 30 May 2012. GeoRabble#1 Melbourne 9 November 2011. “Weather Chaser” Radar Loop. “BOM” Severe Thunderstorm Warnings. Hail Automated Notification System HANS. Budget Direct.

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Rain, hail or shine? GeoRabble#2 Melbourne

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  1. Rain, hail or shine? GeoRabble#2 Melbourne Dr Robert Dahni30 May 2012

  2. GeoRabble#1 Melbourne9 November 2011

  3. “Weather Chaser” Radar Loop

  4. “BOM” Severe Thunderstorm Warnings

  5. 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.''

  6. The Australian Early Warning Networkwww.ewn.com.au • Not Free!!! Alerting the community about impending severe weather and other threats via SMS, email and landline since 2007 "severe weather alerts, don’t wait until it is too late – get your warning before the storm hits" "Our unique technology means you only get those alerts that affect you; so protect your car, property and family today!"

  7. “BOM” Melbourne Rainfall Forecast

  8. “BOM” Radar Viewer

  9. Rain?we make apps • iPhone, iPad, Android • And Windows Phone • Focus on speed and • simplicity. No ads!!! • Updated: Sep 4, 2011 • (Android)

  10. "Weather Chaser" Will I Get Wet?

  11. “BOM” Severe Thunderstorm Warnings

  12. Dark Sky (U.S.)Jackadam “Stunning radar animations let you see the actual path of the storm” • 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”

  13. Rain Brainreal good apps • Android only • Free!!! • Ads • Updated: May 25, 2012 • Rainfall Prediction Background service Downloads latest 10 radar images Image (filtering) analysis Distributed processing Calculates flow diagram Tracks phone location Updates rainfall prediction

  14. Rain Brainreal good apps • Focus on releasing apps • integrated 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?

  15. Rain Brain "No incoming rain" Thank you… Dr Robert Dahni 0416 053 835 r.dahni@bom.gov.au

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