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American Meteorological Society Presents WeatherBug(R) Prestigious 2006 Corporate Award for Outstanding Services.


GERMANTOWN, Md. -- Seventh graph, third, fourth and fifth sentences should read: WeatherBug, available at weatherbug.com, had 16.5 million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions.  in December, 2005, according to according to
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 comScore Media Metrix. It is the #2 ranked news and information property, in terms of daily reach, and ranked among the top ten properties overall in terms of days visited per user per month, which is a key indicator of consumer loyalty. To subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day"
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 WeatherBug, go to www.weatherbug.com. (sted With 17 million unique visitors in October 2005, WeatherBug is currently ranked the #1 news and information site, and is a top 10 Internet property in daily reach and loyalty, according to comScore Media Metrix. To subscribe to WeatherBug go to www.weatherbug.com).

The corrected release reads:

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY The American Meteorological Society (AMS) promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications.  PRESENTS WEATHERBUG(R) PRESTIGIOUS 2006 CORPORATE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICES

AMS AMS - Andrew Message System  Recognizes WeatherBug Leadership and Its Nationwide WeatherBug Network for "Providing Real Time Data for Education, Government and Industry, Thereby Furthering the Science and Enhancing the Applications of Meteorology meteorology, branch of science that deals with the atmosphere of a planet, particularly that of the earth, the most important application of which is the analysis and prediction of weather.  Significantly"

WeatherBug(R), the leading provider of live, local weather information services See Information Systems. , today announced that the Council of American Meteorological Society (AMS) has presented its prestigious 2006 "Award for Outstanding Services to Meteorology by a Corporation" to its parent company, AWS AWS Amazon Web Services
AWS American Welding Society
AWS Advanced Warning System
AWS Advanced Wireless Services
AWS Automatic Weather Station
AWS Alien Workshop (skateboard company)
AWS Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH
 Convergence Technologies. AMS officially recognizes the corporation to its leadership and nationwide WeatherBug Network for "providing real time data for education, government and industry, thereby furthering the science and enhancing the applications of meteorology significantly." WeatherBug founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Bob Marshall Bob Marshall may refer to:
  • Robert G. Marshall, a Virginia politician
  • Bob Marshall (wilderness activist)
:*Bob Marshall Wilderness, named for the above
  • Bob Marshall-Andrews, a British MP
, will accept the award during a formal presentation at the AMS Annual Awards Banquet at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1, 2006, at the Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta. It is the fourth-largest convention center in the United States at 1.4 million ft2 (130,000 m2) and hosts more than a million visitors each year. , Atlanta, Georgia.

WeatherBug owns and operates the world's largest weather network. Approximately 8,000 WeatherBug Tracking Stations and 1,000 WeatherBug Cameras across the U.S. stream crucial weather conditions to enable organizations and individuals protect their property and lives. What makes WeatherBug so unique is its network and neighborhood level data (generated every two seconds) and the diverse industries that rely upon its depth and granularity. Alternative weather sources offer computer modeled forecasts and data based upon hourly reports from area airports.

The National Weather Service incorporates data from WeatherBug's nationwide, real-time weather sensor network A low-speed industrial network that is used to connect sensors to actuators. A sensor network implies limited or no controller functions. Multiple sensor networks may be coupled to form device networks. See industrial control network.  (http://www.aws.com/aws_2001/homeland/pressrel.html) to improve weather forecasting weather forecasting

Prediction of the weather through application of the principles of physics and meteorology. Weather forecasting predicts atmospheric phenomena and changes on the Earth's surface caused by atmospheric conditions (snow and ice cover, storm tides, floods,
 and support them in issuing severe weather warnings. The public/private sector partnership is the subject of an AMS symposium in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, January 31, 2006. WeatherBug Director of Weather Services Jan Dutton will participate in a panel discussion about the private sector at 1:00 PM. The panel will address the concerns, benefits and challenges faced by the private sector in such partnerships for weather organizations.

Last year, nearly 250,000 teachers and students logged onto WeatherBug, and the WeatherBug Achieve educational program has continued to educate and excite both teachers and students, garner awards while boosting classroom morale and performance. Government agencies, including Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
Department of Homeland Security

executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
, first responders and law enforcement also rely upon WeatherBug. The WeatherBug Network and WeatherBug Streamer allow these users to precisely assess the impact of current weather conditions and determine which municipalities to evacuate, select approach routes for first responders, and choose the type of equipment to dispatch to a disaster site. Energy firms, energy traders and facilities managers also depend upon WeatherBug to assess weather fluctuations, so they can manage their businesses with greater efficiency and profitability.

Since its inception in 1992, WeatherBug has collaborated to help build communities with area schools, local broadcasters, emergency management agencies and consumers. Live weather conditions provide critical information to these organizations, enabling them to protect property and lives. The innovative, interactive WeatherBug Achieve program and the live WeatherBug data consistently educate and excite teachers, students, local broadcast partners and the community. The WeatherBug Community fosters relationships between local meteorologists Atmospheric scientists
  • Cleveland Abbe
  • Ernest Agee ...smells
  • Aristotle
  • Gary M. Barnes
  • David Bates
  • Francis Beaufort
  • Tor Bergeron
  • Jacob Bjerknes
  • Vilhelm Bjerknes
  • Howard B.
, local schools and area viewers, helping families and businesses plan their day with confidence.

Many television and radio broadcast meteorologists belong to the American Meteorological Society and, as council members, may participate in the awards process. WeatherBug has established partnerships with over 100 television stations across the country and in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , offering broadcast meteorologists a competitive edge in weather reporting and forecasting on-air and online. With WeatherBug, broadcast meteorologists can deliver live weather conditions right from viewers' own neighborhoods and issue timely severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service or dramatic changes in weather conditions.

WeatherBug has established a variety of ways for consumer and business users to access its rich, proprietary weather information. This includes free and premium versions of its downloadable software application WeatherBug, as well as SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM.

(2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server.
 alerts, a Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. (TM) Smartphone application, and on-air distribution through broadcast partnerships with over 100 local TV station affiliates. WeatherBug, available at weatherbug.com, had 16.5 million unique visitors in December, 2005, according to comScore Media Metrix. It is the #2 ranked news and information property, in terms of daily reach, and ranked among the top ten properties overall in terms of days visited per user per month, which is a key indicator of consumer loyalty. To subscribe to WeatherBug, go to www.weatherbug.com.

About the AMS

The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, AMS has a membership of more than 11,000 professionals, professors, students, and weather enthusiasts. AMS publishes nine atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic journals -- in print and online -- sponsors more than 12 conferences annually, and offers numerous programs and services.

About WeatherBug

WeatherBug (weatherbug.com) ensures that individuals, schools, businesses and government agencies receive the most precise live weather information, the most relevant weather reports, and the earliest weather warnings to safeguard property, lives and to plan with confidence. With 8,000 WeatherBug Tracking Stations and over 1,000 cameras primarily based at neighborhood schools and public safety facilities across the U.S., WeatherBug maintains the largest exclusive weather network in the world. The live, local weather conditions are delivered to millions of consumers via the Internet and mobile devices, more than 100 state and local government agencies including the National Weather Service, and to broadcast television stations, schools, and businesses. WeatherBug's data is unique as it is the only live, neighborhood weather available anywhere. WeatherBug is a brand of AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. (www.aws.com).
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