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Live GPS
tracking support built in -
plots on the map, supports many
GPS units, see
more |
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Publish your customized radar image to your web
site- stills or loops of images. |
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Realistic map topography for
all NEXRAD sites is included as standard, long and
short range. |
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9 NEXRAD radar products - including Reflectivity,
Precip totals, Velocity, Echo Tops, and VIL |
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Multiple overlay layers -
roads, county borders, state/national borders,
rivers/lakes, city names, and weather warnings, all
instantly and independently selectable. A custom
layer can be added. |
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Instantly selectable user interfaces-
Traditional round radar
scope or Windows rectangular style |
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SP3 fetches all 24 loop images
available on startup. No more waiting to collect
additional images |
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SP3 can now save and playback
thousands of history files, allowing for
tracking entire days of storm events |
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SP3 is now GIS accurate!
Plotting lat/lon position and distances are even
more accurate |
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Show weather warnings overlaid
on the radar map as they are issued by the NWS |
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The "analyze" tool
has been updated to support all new radar
products in SP3, making it even more useful. It now
works with single stepped images in the loop to
analyze older images. |
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Looping can now play back
radar loops at real-time speeds if the graphics
card/CPU supports it |
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Custom color palettes can
be loaded - such as a "winter pallete" for
snow/ice |
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SP3 now has a selectable
"drop shadow" feature to make the
radar echoes more visible, especially when used with
TV displays that use S-Video or NTSC output |
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Send
Radar Images to Cell Phones! Sends JPEG or PNG
images on Scan Zone Alerts Email, and/or Picture
Cellphones, Plain text based email and pager alerts
are also available. |
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New
markers Place Markers on the map along with
descriptive text, over 70 to choose from, even a
mobile home! Plus you can create your own markers or
icons for on-screen plotting |
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FTP to
Web Pages Radar Images are automatically saved
to disk for using an external FTP uploader program
to send SP images to your web page. FTP program is
included free in the CD ROM version |
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Image
processing and image smoothing - provides a
better radar presentation |
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Full-screen
mode shows radar images in static, rotating
beam, or loop mode without the user interface |
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EXCLUSIVE
Storm Tracker Tool plots speed, direction,
distance, and ETA!
FASTER THAN NOAA WEATHER
RADIO! |
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Free
radar imagery - No subscription fees! Uses
public domain NWS data |
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Latitude
and Longitude position reporting with a single mouse
click! |
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Personal Weather Radar with
"Always On" Live Display Mode |
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Personal Storm Alarm - settable for
your area where you live or work - simply draw on
the map |
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Create
custom Overlays for road symbols, towns, landmarks |
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Mini-Mode
provides updated display in small format on your
desktop |
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Pop-up storm alerts with or without
audio alert, customizable .WAV file |
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Stunning user interface with custom
skins and buttons |
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Looping/Animation with variable
speed and single step mode |
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Save
radar loops to disk, load them again for history
playback of severe weather |
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Distance
Measuring Tool- measure how far away storms are from
you! - Statute or Nautical Miles |
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Zoom Control - movable and sizable
window, variable magnification |
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Storm Cell Analyzer- determine
strength of storm cells - your own personal storm
lab ! |
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Automatic
Ground Clutter blanking when in Clear Air Mode,
eases interpretation - selectable on/off |
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Background or Foreground Operation,
plus compact operational modes |
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Full USA coverage for the entire
155 site NEXRAD Weather Radar Network, including
Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, & Puerto Rico |
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Auto radar sweep beam with variable
color, width, and speed |
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Auto radar image refresh and
update, short and long range, plus base and
composite modes |
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Auto radar image history download,
gets image loop automatically, no waiting! |
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Alert Sensitivity and Threshold
controls |
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Personal 24/7 Forecaster built in
for over 60,000 USA and Worldwide locations |
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Interactive Weather Warnings Map,
national & state levels- plus radar &
satellite overlays & full text of weather
bulletins |
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Radar Image Enhancement- choose
custom colors, flash selectable echo levels for
visibility |
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Easy and intuitive operation,
Hotkeys for faster operation, plus a built in Help
Reference |
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Works anywhere you have an internet
connection - great for Storm Chasing Tours |
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Works with dialup modems, LAN,
ISDN, Cable modems, Satellite Internet, DSL,
T1...even AOL |