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What is new in Weather – InfoAg 2017
Chacko Jacob, Agribusiness Lead
2 IBM Corporation Confidential
OUR STORY IS ABOUT
DATA AT SCALE: INTERNET OF THINGS
>250,000 personal weather
stations
162 forecast models
serve as inputs to our forecast
Atmospheric data
from 50,000 flights per day
15 MillionPressure readings
from mobile
devices
PRECISION
100x greater coverage
ACCURACY
Rated No. 1
SPEED
Forecast updates
every 15 minutes
TWC Weather Station Network – USA
74,000+ Weather Stations
Includes Personal Weather Stations and NWS
Weather Stations – St. Louis
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The Weather Company Data PackagesRobust set of APIs to integrate weather into client applications, systems and processes
Specialty
New or expanded offering
Site based
current
conditions
Forecasts out to
10 days
Hourly forecasts
for 48 hours
Weather Alerts
Almanac
Location
Mapping
Radar Images
Satellite Images
Current condition
and forecast
visualizations
Core
Air Quality , Pollen , Flu Outbreak,
Tides, Aches & Pains, Breathing, Dry
Skin, Frizz, Frost Potential Golf
Heating & Cooling, Leisure Travel
Running Weather, Ski, Static Electricity
Lifestyle Indices
Cleaned
Historical
Historical
weather data
on demand
“HoD”
Currents on
Demand
Personal
Weather
Station
Observations
Enhanced
Current
Conditions
Precipitation
Forecast
15 Minute
Forecast
15 Day - Hourly
Forecast
15 day
gridded and
polygonal
forecast data
Enhanced
Forecast
Traffic Services, Insights Trips,
Road Safety, Truck & Fleet
Traffic Data
Forecasts
Current
Conditions
Historical
Advanced
Analytics
Enterprise Wide Usage Specific Usage
Power
Disruption Index
15 day cyclone
forecast
Storm Reports
Strike, Hail
Prediction
Shear, Hail,
Rain, Snow, Ice
trailing
estimates
Severe
Weather
Seasonal Forecast
Seasonal & Sub-seasonal
3-5 week and 1-7 month
Probabilistic
Forecast
Wind Speed & Direction
Air Density Irradiance
Renewables (Wind & Solar)
Reference Evapo Crop specific,
Reference Evapo, Model Evapo, Soil
Moisture, Soil Temperature
Agriculture
Distributions
out 10 days
Temperature
QPF (hourly
accumulated
precipitation)
Real-time
Early detection
Lightning
Detection*
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Agricultural Forecasts
Our forecast engines are built using our leading-edge model forecasting, expertise from 200 meteorologists and related
scientists, and our network of observations, radar, and satellite assimilation and modelling capabilities. Data in this
package are tailored to meet agricultural industry needs at 500-square- meter resolution globally.
Specific data availability can differ by geography and region
The Weather Company Data Package: Agriculture
What is
it?
What
does it
include?
15-day hourly forecasts for…
Reference evapotranspiration –
forecast based on idealized
conditions
Crop-specific reference
evapotranspiration – 103 different
crops supported, based on the %
crop maturity and crop type specified
Model evapotranspiration –
forecast based on actual land use
conditions
Soil moisture/Soil temperature –
user specifies the specific depth, up
to 200 cm below the surface
15-day forecast, degree days –Provides daily forecasts on demand of
cooling degree days, growing degree days
and heating degree days
15-day frost forecast – Provides a
daypart forecast on demand of the
likelihood of frost events
15-day forecast, watering needs –Provides a daypart forecast on demand of
the watering need index
Location mapping services –Identifies locations based on zip code,
geocode, city, state, region, district, and
province
7 IBM Corporation Confidential
IBM / The Weather Company: Differentiation
Data
Precision
Distinctive
AnalyticsIntuitive
Workflow
Multi-Platform
Delivery
Support & Innovation
Proven Reliability
Weather Means Business™Chacko Jacob
Agribusiness Lead
Chacko.Jacob@ibm.com
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