Method and system for refining weather forecasts using point observations
AssigneeSky Motion Research, Ulc
InventorAndré LEBLANC
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Abstract
Provided are methods, devices and non-transitory computer readable storage mediums to generate a more accurate weather forecast by utilizing actual observation of a weather event in a particular location and time. For example, the observation data may be received from a user device and contain information indicative of a weather event that the user observed. Alternatively, or additionally, the observation data may be automatically generated by one or more sensors placed in certain locations and transmitted to a central server automatically upon detecting an observation. The observation data may be used to predict a weather forecast of a location that corresponds to, or is otherwise related to the particular location in which the observed event occurred.
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A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, from a remote device, weather-related observation data associated with a first location and a first time, the weather-related observation data comprising data obtained from observing a weather-related event associated with the first location and the first time,
- generating a weather forecast associated with a second location and a second time based on the weather-related observation data, and
- outputting the weather forecast to the remote device.
A device for refining a weather forecast using a point observation, comprising:
- one or more processors,
- a memory that stores instructions for the one or more processors, and
- a communication module to connect to a remote device via a communication network,
- wherein when the one or more processors execute the instructions stored in the memory, the device is caused to:
- receive, from the remote device, weather-related observation data associated with a first location and a first time, the weather-related observation data comprising data obtained from observing a weather-related event in the first location at the first time,
- generate a weather forecast in a second location at a second time based on the weather-related observation data, and
- output the weather forecast to the remote device.
A system comprising a server and a remote device that is connected to the server over a communication network, wherein:
- the server comprises one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing the one or more processors to execute a weather forecast refining process, the weather forecast refining process comprising:
- receiving, from a remote device, weather-related observation data associated with a first location and a first time, the weather-related observation data comprising data obtained from observing a weather-related event in the first location at the first time,
- generating a weather forecast in a second location at a second time based on the weather-related observation data, and
- outputting the weather forecast to the remote device, and
- the remote device comprises a computer, a display and a non-transitory computer memory storing a program causing the computer to execute a process comprising:
- obtaining the weather forecast outputted from the server over the communication network, and
- causing, on the display, a display of at least part of the weather forecast.
A method for refining a weather forecast, the method comprising:
- obtaining weather-related observations at a particular position and at a given time, and
- using the weather-related observations in forming a gridded image of a particular area on Earth, the gridded image comprising pixels wherein each pixel has a value which corresponds to a weather value which in turn corresponds to a weather forecast,
- wherein forming a gridded image comprises forming multiple gridded images, each gridded image corresponds to a moment in time.
A method for forecasting a presence of weather-related events at a particular position at a given time, the method comprising:
- obtaining a weather-related observation of a weather-related event at the particular position and at the given time,
- changing or confirming a weather value in a gridded image based on the weather-related observation, and
- producing a weather forecast using the changed or confirmed weather value.
A method for using contributions from observers in a weather forecast, the method comprising:
- obtaining weather-related observations from the observers, each observation being made at a particular position and at a given time,
- using the weather-related observations from the observers in the production a future weather forecast for a user,
- calculating statistics about the weather-related observations from the observers, weather forecasts and users that have benefited from the observations, and
- sending to at least one of the observers a message comprising at least part of the statistics about the weather-related observations from at least one of the observers.
A device for displaying a weather forecast refined using a point observation, comprising:
- one or more processors,
- a memory storing instructions for the one or more processors,
- a communication module to connect to a remote server over a communication network, and
- a display,
- wherein when the one or more processors execute the instructions stored in the memory, the device is caused to:
- receive, from the remote server, a weather forecast, the weather forecast being associated with a first location and a first time and generated by the remote server based at least on weather-related observation data, wherein the weather-related observation data comprises data obtained from observing a weather-related event in a second location at a second time, and
- cause, on the display, a display of at least a part of the weather forecast received from the remote server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.