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CustomWeather Introduces New Television Weather System.


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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2003

CustomWeather(R), in cooperation with Metaphor metaphor [Gr.,=transfer], in rhetoric, a figure of speech in which one class of things is referred to as if it belonged to another class. Whereas a simile states that A is like B, a metaphor states that A is B or substitutes B  Systems, is pleased to introduce Enso, a one-stop one-stop
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Relating to or providing a comprehensive selection of goods or services at a single location: one-stop shopping; a one-stop health-care center.
 weather system solution created for the television industry.

CustomWeather, a San Francisco-based leader in the provision of precision weather data, and Metaphor Systems, the creator of groundbreaking weather graphics display technology, have combined their expertise to bring U.S. television stations the best of both worlds in one simple solution. Now, television stations can choose Enso, which brings together the reliability and ease of use for which Metaphor Systems' Metacast(R) products are known with the accuracy, thoroughness, and cutting-edge technology of CustomWeather.

Enso consists of everything needed to broadcast a complete and professional weather show, including hardware, software, data, and graphics. Enso will reduce the amount of time required by the weather presenter/producer to complete a full weather presentation with spectacular animations and fly through graphics, all at the fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States.  of the on air talent. Within a few minutes, the weather show can be operated, changed and finalized See finalization.  for TV-production by a single person. With its ease of use and polished presentation capabilities, Enso is perfect for the novice and consummate To carry into completion; to fulfill; to accomplish.

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 weather personality alike.

Enso is the newest member of the Metacast family of broadcast graphics solutions. Since 1993, the Metacast family of broadcast graphics solutions has redefined weather broadcasting, efficiently producing fast, accurate, and attractive weather graphics animations in two and three dimensions, capturing the interest of viewers VIEWERS. Persons appointed by the courts to see and examine certain matters, and make a report of the facts together with their opinion to the court. In practice they are usually appointed to lay out roads and the like. Vide Experts. . The Metacast family of broadcast graphics solutions is used by more than a hundred prestigious TV stations around the world.

Each of the Metacast real time weather graphics and production systems are one unit solutions, with a real time weather data ingestor, a weather forecast analysis tool, a graphics production tool and a broadcast production environment. Each system is designed to enable easy customization to individual weather graphics profiles.

Enso is an affordable solution with industry leading, fast-moving, spectacular graphics. The system includes:

-- Forecast fly-through from global view to U.S. region of choice

-- Posters & slides of city forecasts

-- Local and national Doppler radar A system for measuring speed that is based on the Doppler effect. It is used in police radar systems as well as for measuring the velocity of hurricanes and tornadoes. See Doppler effect.  imagery

-- Satellite loop, pan in 3D

-- Today's highs Today's High

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See also: Today's Low
 and lows for 50 U.S. cities chosen from a list

of 26,000 possible locations

-- Metropolitan area map

-- Continental U.S. map

-- Severe weather warnings and watches

-- Text briefing for the U.S.

-- Extended 7 day forecast for 50 U.S. cities

-- Hour by hour forecast for up to 7 days for the city of your

choice

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-- Moon phase
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