'Weathernews' Launches Web-based Weather Information Services in the U.K., Korea, and Australia.Tokyo Tokyo (tō`kēō), city (1990 pop. 8,163,573), capital of Japan and of Tokyo prefecture, E central Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay. , Japan, Jan 25, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Weathernews, Inc., the world's largest publicly-traded weather information provider with business bases in 16 countries, has started offering the services of its comprehensive weather website "Weathernews" in the U.K., Korea, and Australia. Expansion into the new markets follows on the poplular success of the company's website and web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. in Japan, introduced in May, 2005. All sites are free to access and use. Currently providing services to 30 varied industries in 40 locations across 16 countries, including corporate, government and individual use through service broadcast via mobile phones, Weathernews plans now call for the steady expansion of web-based services into additional countries and regions around the world. The Weathernews web service initially contains three basic features; a 7-day weather forecast, cloud imagery, and radar imagery Imagery produced by recording radar waves reflected from a given target surface. . Content will gradually be expanded to include a variety of additional information as might be useful for the lifestyle of users in each country. Easy-to-Use and Easy-to-Browse Site Design A major feature of the Weathernews website is the use of Flash technology, allowing for a layout that enhances the ability of a user to browse (1) To view the contents of a file or a group of files. Browser programs generally let you view data by scrolling through the documents or databases. In a database program, the browse mode often lets you edit the data. See Web browser. , and an interface that heightens user operability Operability is the ability to keep a system in a functioning and operating condition. In a computing systems environment with multiple systems this includes the ability of products, systems and business processes to work together to accomplish a common task such as finding and . This advanced design sets the Weathernews website apart from other weather websites. In particular, using Flash allows for the highly advanced rendering See render. (graphics, text) rendering - The conversion of a high-level object-based description into a graphical image for display. For example, ray-tracing takes a mathematical model of a three-dimensional object or scene and converts it into a bitmap image. of satellite and radar images. Traditional weather sites are limited to describing cloud formations with still satellite pictures and text. However, the Weathernews site uses animation to show the steady movement of clouds and can even depict de·pict tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts 1. To represent in a picture or sculpture. 2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent. the changes in cloud thickness that occur over time. Weather Forecasts that are Generated by Weather Professionals A total of 40 meteorologists Atmospheric scientists
Initial U.K., Korea, and Australia Weather Content
Weather Forecast: 7-day weather forecast of maximum and minimum
temperatures as well as precipitation probability
for the entire country as well as specific locations
Satellite Imagery: Animation of satellite images showing the hourly
movement of clouds over a respective country;
Radar Imagery: Animation of radar images with 10-minute updates
showing precipitation intensity and movement over
selected regions.
Weathernews U.K. http://weathernews.co.uk/ Weathernews Korea http://weathernews.co.kr/ Weathernews Australia http://weathernews.com.au/ About Weathernews Weathernews Inc. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 4825; US: WNWSF) is the world's largest weather service company. Headquartered in Japan, it is the only global weather content maker, and employs over 700 staff (including more than 400 meteorologists) in offices in 40 cities in 16 countries and regions, including United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, France, Spain, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, India, Nepal and Taiwan. Since its founding in 1986, Weathernews has provided weather-related risk consulting (RC) services to corporations and government entities. In addition, Weathernews is providing high-tech weather content to more than 40 major mobile carriers and has more than 1.5 million mobile subscribers worldwide. For more information, pleae visit www.weathernews.com. Source: Weathernews Contact: Ryosuke Ueyama Weathernews Inc. +81-43-274-5504 sr-corner@wni.com Copyright [c] 2007 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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