at 12:12 PM by Tyler Smith

mPING Weather App

Here is an easy way to become a contributor to the weather community by using your smartphone! The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory is collecting public weather reports through a free app called “mPING” available for smart phones or mobile devices.

 

The app is called “mPING,” for Meteorological Phenomena Identification Near the Ground. mPING reports are immediately archived into a database at NSSL, and are displayed on a map accessible to anyone.

Here is an excerpt on why NSSL developed this app: “Weather radars cannot “see” at the ground, so mPING reports are used by the NOAA National Weather Service to fine-tune their forecasts. NSSL uses the data in a variety of ways, including to develop new radar and forecasting technologies and techniques.”

Check out more at this link.