http://www.weatherforum.org.nz/phpBB3/v ... 753#p58753
Not trying to re-open the argument I put forward about site performance and has re-appeared, but Foggy does have some other points.Foggy wrote:
Vertigo wrote:
ok, fair enough does this mean that in the future we might get some of the more exotic types of radar data such as VIL, and perhaps public access to near real-time data?
I can't see this happening in the near future as the MetService is a state-owned enterprise with quite the monopoly over New Zealand's official weather data. And even though it's publicly funded, the average weather watcher is pretty well locked out unless they pay inflated $$$ (in my opinion) for data services like 'My Weather Plus'.
For more data there would have to be pressure on the CCMAU or with Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Trevor Mallard
It also doesn't help things when the CEO of MetService is also the permanent designate representative of New Zealand with the WMO.
What's cool to see is the availability of personal weather stations popping up all over the country (I opened up mine since the only data that comes from Hamilton was a 3-hourly SYNOP, only available on the MetService site, still isn't being transmitted to the WMO due to a minimalistic approach towards the WMO annex guidelines!) and it's interesting to see MetService catching onto the idea with live weather & webcam data coming out of NZAA, NZNR and NZKL now on their respective city forecast pages.
TokWW wrote:
HAHA! I think the Met Service needs to upgrade its hosting and bandwidth first!!!
Shouldn't be really an issue since they peer directly with the Wellington Internet Exchange, and peer alongside several ISPs as well as TradeMe, Niwa, VUW and the Govt sites.
Graeme