Development of a High-Definition Urban Weather Monitoring and Forecasting Platform

Existing weather applications lack the detailed accuracy and real-time data necessary for urban planning, emergency management, and event scheduling at the street level. This leads to suboptimal decision-making and increased risks related to water-related disruptions, especially during storms and heavy rainfall events.

A city or municipal government agency seeking precise, hyperlocal weather data to enhance urban planning and emergency response capabilities.

• Create a mobile and web-based platform that delivers high-definition, hyperlocal rainfall and storm forecasts with up to 60-minute lead time.
• Implement advanced radar and location tracking technologies to enhance forecast precision at street-level resolution.
• Enable users to visualize weather data with multi-layer customizable visualizations, including rain, temperature, wind, and pressure.
• Provide targeted forecast information tailored for specific sectors such as emergency services, event organizers, and municipalities to improve proactive responses.

• Advanced Location Tracker: Integrates with GPS and radar data to pinpoint precise forecasts at specific addresses or areas within the urban environment.
• Realtime Weather Predictions: Provides short-term weather forecasts up to 60 minutes ahead based on real-time analytics.
• Multi-Definition Data Visualizations: Offers high-definition visual overlays for detailed city-specific weather data and standard definition layers covering broader regions.
• User-Selectable Data Layers: Allows filtering and selecting up to three data layers (e.g., rain, wind, temperature) to tailor visualizations to user needs.
• Forecast Visualization: Includes an interactive clock or timeline showing the 60-minute forecast with customizable visualization options.

• Weather radar and sensor data feeds
• GPS and geolocation services
• Real-time data analytics services
• Mapping and GIS visualization tools

• High scalability to support increasing data sources and user base
• Performance capable of processing and visualizing data in real time with minimal latency
• Security measures for protecting sensitive location data and user information
• Availability and uptime targets of 99.9%
• Responsive design for optimal user experience across devices

The platform aims to significantly enhance urban emergency response, event planning, and water management by providing hyperlocal weather forecasts with up to 60-minute lead time. This should enable proactive decision-making, reduce water-related disruptions, and improve public safety, ultimately leading to more resilient and efficiently managed urban environments.