Weather severity and characterization system
First Claim
1. A method of collecting and storing information relating to a weather phenomenon using a computing system comprising at least one computer, the method comprising:
- (a) obtaining, by the at least one computer, a set of weather data comprising weather data from at least one primary source and one or more secondary sources;
(b) identifying, by the at least one computer, one or more instances of weather phenomena using the weather data from the at least one primary source;
(c) retrieving, by the at least one computer, historical values corresponding to one or more past times for a first set of parameters related to each instance of the identified weather phenomena if the instance of the weather phenomenon has been identified for at least one of the past times;
(d) obtaining, by the at least one computer, current values corresponding to the present time for a second set of parameters related to each instance of the weather phenomena identified in step (b) by applying a first set of one or more algorithms to the set of weather data;
(e) predicting, by the at least one computer, forecasted values corresponding to at least one future time for the second set of parameters for each instance of the weather phenomena identified in step (b) by applying a second set of one more of algorithms to the set of weather data;
(f) determining, by the at least one computer, values for a set of severity indices corresponding to the present and future times for each instance of the weather phenomena based at least in part on the present and future values of the second set of parameters; and
(g) assimilating, by the at least one computer, in a multi-dimensional database the retrieved values from step (c), the present time values of the second set of parameters, and the future time values for the second set of parameters, and the values for the severity indices from step (f) for each of the one or more instances of the identified weather phenomena.
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Abstract
A method of presenting weather phenomenon information including receiving weather data. At least one weather phenomenon represented by the weather data is identified. A plurality of current parameters related to the current state of the at least one weather phenomenon is determined. A plurality of historical parameters corresponding to one or more previous states of the at least one weather phenomenon is associated with the current state of the at least one weather phenomenon if at least one previous state of the at least one weather phenomenon has been identified. A plurality of forecasted parameters for the at least one weather phenomenon is calculated. Characteristics of the at least one weather phenomenon based on at least a first subset of the current parameters, the historical parameters, and the forecasted parameters are displayed.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of collecting and storing information relating to a weather phenomenon using a computing system comprising at least one computer, the method comprising:
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(a) obtaining, by the at least one computer, a set of weather data comprising weather data from at least one primary source and one or more secondary sources; (b) identifying, by the at least one computer, one or more instances of weather phenomena using the weather data from the at least one primary source; (c) retrieving, by the at least one computer, historical values corresponding to one or more past times for a first set of parameters related to each instance of the identified weather phenomena if the instance of the weather phenomenon has been identified for at least one of the past times; (d) obtaining, by the at least one computer, current values corresponding to the present time for a second set of parameters related to each instance of the weather phenomena identified in step (b) by applying a first set of one or more algorithms to the set of weather data; (e) predicting, by the at least one computer, forecasted values corresponding to at least one future time for the second set of parameters for each instance of the weather phenomena identified in step (b) by applying a second set of one more of algorithms to the set of weather data; (f) determining, by the at least one computer, values for a set of severity indices corresponding to the present and future times for each instance of the weather phenomena based at least in part on the present and future values of the second set of parameters; and (g) assimilating, by the at least one computer, in a multi-dimensional database the retrieved values from step (c), the present time values of the second set of parameters, and the future time values for the second set of parameters, and the values for the severity indices from step (f) for each of the one or more instances of the identified weather phenomena. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of collecting and storing information for a weather phenomenon using a computing system comprising at least one computer, the method comprising:
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(a) obtaining, by the at least one computer, a set of weather data; (b) identifying, by the at least one computer, at least one instance of a weather phenomenon using the set of weather data; (c) calculating, by the at least one computer, using the set of weather data, values for a set of parameters that substantially describe the characteristics of each of the at least one instances of a weather phenomenon, wherein the set of parameters includes a set of severity indices for each weather phenomenon instance, the set of severity indices including a composite severity index comprising an aggregate representation of at least two of the other severity indices; and (d) assimilating, by the at least one computer, in a multi-dimensional database the values for the set of the parameters. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of collecting and storing data about a convective storm using a computing system comprising at least one computer, the method comprising:
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(a) associating, by the at least one computer, with one or more instances of a convective storm a plurality of parameters for one or more past times, the present time, and one or more future times, wherein the parameters are obtained from a set of weather data, the convective storm instances being identified from the weather data; and (b) assimilating, by the at least one computer, in a multi-dimensional database the plurality of parameters for each instance of the convective storm, wherein the plurality of parameters includes a set of severity indices determined from at least some of the parameters, each severity index describing a normalized impact to at least one of property, population, and infrastructure from a different threat associated with the instance of the convective storm. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An article of manufacture for collecting and storing information for a weather phenomenon, the article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable storage medium holding computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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(a) obtaining a set of weather data; (b) identifying at least one instance of a weather phenomenon using the set of weather data; (c) calculating, using the set of weather data, values for a set of parameters that substantially describe the characteristics of each of the at least one instances of a weather phenomenon, wherein the set of parameters includes a set of severity indices for each weather phenomenon instance, the set of severity indices including a composite severity index comprising an aggregate representation of at least two of the other severity indices; and (d) assimilating in a multi-dimensional database the values for the set of the parameters. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A computing system comprising at least one computer for collecting and storing information for a weather phenomenon, the computing system comprising:
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means for obtaining a set of weather data; means for identifying at least one instance of a weather phenomenon using the set of weather data; means for calculating, using the set of weather data, values for a set of parameters that substantially describe the characteristics of each of the at least one instances of a weather phenomenon, wherein the set of parameters includes a set of severity indices for each weather phenomenon instance, the set of severity indices including a composite severity index comprising an aggregate representation of at least two of the other severity indices; and means for assimilating in a multi-dimensional database the values for the set of the parameters.
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