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.
Claims21
1-24. (canceled)
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 on a weather-related event associated with the first location and the first time;
- storing, in a database, the received weather-related observation data;
- generating, using control circuitry, a weather forecast associated with a second location and a second time based on the weather-related observation data;
- producing, using the control circuitry, a statistic associated with the stored weather-related observation data, the statistic comprising information indicative of a number of users who have contributed to the weather forecast or who have used the weather forecast;
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- outputting an image of the second location including the weather forecast and the statistic to the remote device.
A system, comprising:
- a database configured for storing received weather-related observation data;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- receive, from a remote device, the weather-related observation data associated with a first location and a first time, the weather-related observation data comprising data on a weather-related event associated with the first location and the first time;
- generate a weather forecast associated with a second location and a second time based on the weather-related observation data;
- produce a statistic associated with the stored weather-related observation data, the statistic comprising information indicative of a number of users who have contributed to the weather forecast or who have used the weather forecast;
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- output an image of the second location including the weather forecast and the statistic to the remote device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.