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pressureNET
Initial releaseOctober 8, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-10-08)[1]
Stable release
3.0 / January 31, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-01-31)[2]
Written inJava (programming language)
Operating systemAndroid (operating system)
LicenseMIT License[3]
Websitemain source

PressureNET is a crowd-sourced reporting network for barometric pressure data.

It works by having many users install it on cell phones that contain air pressure sensors (barometers) and GPS sensors. Once the location is known from the GPS data, it is able to send messages back to the programs server with the air pressure for that location on earth. With enough users running the application it is possible to create, useful, global pressure data. It uses open source software running on Android phones, to collect data from locations around the world. The data is available on a public website.[4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Announcing pressureNET". Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. ^ "pressureNET Google Play page". Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Product page". Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  4. ^ Gohring, Nancy (February 1, 2013). "App Feeds Scientists Atmospheric Data from Thousands of Smartphones". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  5. ^ Kar, Saroj (December 3, 2012). "PressureNET: Android Open CrowdSourced Weather Network". SiliconANGLE. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  6. ^ Gohring, Nancy (08 January 13). "Android app could help scientists predict the weather". Wired.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Beeler, Carolyn (January 8, 2013). "Sandy silver lining: Storm helped app developers inch closer to 'nowcasting' weather". NewsWorks. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Смартфоны помогут прогнозировать погоду (Smartphones help predict the weather)". "Вести" интернет-газета" ("VESTI.RU"). 17.01.2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)