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We have all had picnics,
golf games, and trips to the zoo ruined by the weather.
Experience tells us that sunny skies early in the
morning are no guarantee that a storm would not
brew a few hours later.
All this will be a thing of the past. We are now
in a better position to
beat the weather with the National Environment Agency’s
(NEA) Nowcast system, which gives current, localised
weather forecasts of up to three hours via your
phone or the Internet. The forecast is close to
90% accurate.
Developed by the NEA’s Meteorological Services
Division (MSD), this weather forecast service has
been made available to some 2 million SingTel and
Starhub subscribers since last year. With a 90%
accuracy rate, users would be better able to plan
their business and
social activities.
Said Mr Sim Choon Siong, a Senior Meteorological
Officer from the MSD, “In Singapore, weather
can and does vary over a short time and distance.
Thus my colleagues and I decided to develop this
service
so that the public will be able to get location-
and time-specific
weather forecasts.”
Mr Sim, who has been working with the MSD for 10
years, is on the team that made Nowcast a reality.
He was a key member who implemented the Nowcast
service and worked with the telecommunication companies
to define their requirements. Seeing Nowcast as
a valuable and efficient service for the public,
he said, “In fact I use it myself to decide
where I should bring my kids for an outing.” |
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