COSEE Ocean Systems: News
New smart phone app lets public report rain, hail, sleet and snow to NOAA
Description: With the mPING app, anyone can send a weather observation on the go. The user simply opens the app, selects the type of precipitation that is falling at his or her location, and presses submit. The user's location and the time of the observation are automatically included in the report. All submissions will become part of a research project called PING - Precipitation Identification Near the Ground. NSSL and OU researchers will use the mPING submissions to build a valuable database of tens of thousands of observations from across the United States. [Source: NOAA News]
URL: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2013/20130206_mping.html
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Source: NOAA News
Publish Date: 2/6/2013
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