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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2000
Richard T. Daly, Madison, WI (US);
David N. Erickson, Madison, WI (US);
Terence F. Kelly, Madison, WI (US);
Victor W. Marsh, Fitchburg, WI (US);
John S. Moore, Middleton, WI (US);
Randall T. Wiggins, Madison, WI (US);
Weather Central, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for preparing and manipulating a weather display including accurately displaying the current position of a weather storm cell and predicting and displaying a future path of the cell is provided. Various operator tools and functions are provided in a graphical user interface to allow an operator to prepare a weather display for broadcast, and to manipulate the display during a live weather presentation. A position and predicted track of a storm cell may be determined based on weather information from a first weather information source, e.g., NEXRAD, and displayed on a weather display. The displayed position of the storm cell and track is updated between the receipt of NEXRAD information updates to maintain an accurate display of storm cell position. Updates of the displayed storm cell position may be provided periodically between NEXRAD updates based on storm cell speed and heading information contained in the latest available NEXRAD data. Preferably, the displayed storm cell position and track is updated between the receipt of NEXRAD updates based on weather information received from a second weather information source, e.g., live radar data. Thus, integration of detailed NEXRAD weather data information with live radar data to provide an enhanced ability to predict accurately the movement of severe weather cells and to provide an accurate warning to those in the path of such cells is provided.