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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 |