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March, 2007
Overview
• The founders of WDT are all leading scientists from world renowned weather
research organizations in Norman:
• National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)
• University of Oklahoma’s Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms (CAPS)
• Oklahoma Climatological Survey.
• Business Model:
• Work with and license state-of-the-science technologies from weather research organizations
in Norman and other locations.
• Wholesale these superior weather prediction capabilities to other weather companies and
companies with weather sensitive end users in the U.S.
• Sell “state-of-the-science” systems internationally and domestically
• Provide “Weather Forensics” information to Insurance and Roofing industries
WDT Partners and Customers
Weather Related Companies: Energy and Water Management:
The Weather Channel Western Farmers Electric Cooperative
WeatherBug National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative
Accuweather Lower Colorado River Authority
Meteorologix Salt River Project (Utility and Water Company)
Weather Central Maricopa Flood Control District
IPS MeteoStar Denver Urban-Area Flood Control District
TOA Systems, Inc. Alabama Power/Southern Companies
Enterprise Electronics Corporation Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Raytheon Over 100 Electric Cooperatives
WeatherTap
WeatherBank State and Emergency Management
Fox Interactive Media Texas Weather Modification Association
Pennsylvania Emergency Management/GIS
Transportation:
Jeppesen International Government Weather Agencies:
Flight Explorer Taiwan Maldives
Weathernews Paraguay Italy
Iridium/True North Global Kenya Korea
Impact Weather Brunei Dubai Airport
Thailand
Alerting: National Weather Service Watches and Warnings
Snapshot of actual real-time customer display 2/14/06 near St. Louis
Winter Storm
Warning
Flash Flood
Warning
Tornado
Warning
Severe Thunderstorm
Warning
NWS Watches and Warnings in Google Earth/Maps
Used by Large # of Consumers
WDT was the First and is the Leader in Displaying
all Hurricane Center Products in Google/Virtual
Earth
Adding Value to Weather Data
• Precipitation Estimation
• Severe Weather Detection and Prediction
• Radar Echo Nowcasting
• Precipitation Prediction (out to 4 hours)
• WRF Forecasts
• Lightning Detections and Predictions
Precip Estimates
24 hr Accumulation
• WDT QPE Products
– Rain Water Equivalent
– Snow Depth
– Total Water Equivalent Total Water Equivalent
24 hr accumulation
• Rain + Snow
• Only Level II-based Precip
estimates available in the
weather industry!
• Nationwide
• 1 km Resolution
• Uses Quality controlled Mosaics
and Rain Gauge Information
• Precipitation Accumulation
Snow Depth
– 1hr -5 minute update 24 hr accumulation
– 3hr -1 hr Update
– 6hr -1 hr Update
– 12hr-1 hr Update
– 24hr -1hr Update
30 Min
Forecast “cone”
Past Positions
TVS
• WDT QPF
Products (1, 2, 3,
4 hour nowcasts
of precip)
– Rain Water
Equivalent
– Snow Depth
– Total Water
Equivalent
• Rain + Snow
• Nationwide
• 1 km Resolution
• Uses quality
controlled
Mosaics
• Uses Maple
Nowcasts
• WDT is
exclusive
provider of
Global
Lightning
Data
• We have
mosaic’ed
global
satellite
data
Weather Decision Support Systems™
• Clicking on
Alert Bar
provides
zoomed in
display and
weather threat
specifics
Alerting to Cell Phone Example
WDT Lightning
Detection and
Prediction Warnings
are Sent To Cell Phones
Or Email for locations
chosen by the User…
Alerting to Cell Phone Example