WEATHER FORECASTING SYSTEM AND METHODS
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by at least one computing device, images that include weather related information;
analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine particular types of weather phenomena;
analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine a motion of the particular types of weather phenomena; and
determining, by the at least one computing device, a weather forecast based on the analyzed images and the motion of the particular types of weather phenomena.
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Abstract
An approach for forecasting local weather patterns. The approach includes a method that includes receiving, by at least one computing device, images that include weather related information. The method includes analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine particular types of weather phenomena. The method includes analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine a motion of the particular types of weather phenomena. The method includes determining, by the at least one computing device, a weather forecast based on the analyzed images and the motion of the particular types of weather phenomena.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by at least one computing device, images that include weather related information; analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine particular types of weather phenomena; analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine a motion of the particular types of weather phenomena; and determining, by the at least one computing device, a weather forecast based on the analyzed images and the motion of the particular types of weather phenomena. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for determining a weather forecast the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having program code embodied in the storage medium, the program code readable/executable by a computing device to:
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receive images from one or more devices that are located in different geographic locations, wherein the images can include information relating to at least one of rain, hail, sleet, snow, clouds, and lightening; analyze the images for weather related phenomena; analyze the images for movement of the weather related phenomena associated with at least one of constant weather phenomena and evolving weather phenomena; and determine the weather forecast based on the analyzed images, which includes a probability that the weather forecast occurs. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a CPU, a computer readable memory and a computer readable storage medium; program instructions to receive images from multiple cameras located in different geographic areas; program instructions to receive time and location information associated with the images; program instructions to receive sensor information related to at least one of temperature, pressure, magnetic levels, and humidity; program instructions to analyze the images and the sensor information to determine weather phenomena occurring at the multiple cameras and over a predetermined time period; program instructions to analyze the images to determine movement of the weather phenomena associated with at least one of constant weather phenomena and evolving weather phenomena, wherein the constant weather phenomena does not change between the different geographic areas and the evolving weather phenomena changes between the different geographic areas; program instructions to determine a total weather forecast that is based on the images and the sensor information to determine a weather forecast including a probability level associated with the weather forecast being at a certain location; and program instructions to extrapolate the total weather forecast to cover locations not associated with any of the multiple cameras, wherein the program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for execution by the CPU via the computer readable memory.
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