Method, apparatus, and computer program product for selecting weather stations
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a plurality of weather stations within a predefined area, wherein the predefined area comprises a first location;
determining, for each of the plurality of weather stations, a distance of the weather station from the first location;
calculating, for a plurality of different combinations of subsets of the plurality of weather stations, an average distance of the weather stations of each of the plurality of different combinations from the first location;
calculating, for each of the different combinations of subsets of the plurality of weather stations, an average location relative to the first location; and
selecting a combination of a subset of the plurality of weather stations based on the average distance for the combination relative to the first location and the average location for the combination relative to the first location for use in conjunction with at least one of subsequent weather updates, mapping, or navigation.
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Abstract
A method is provided herein for selecting a combination of a subset of weather stations from among a plurality of weather stations for estimating the weather at a specific location. The method may include: receiving an indication of a plurality of weather stations within a predefined area, where the predefined area includes a first location; determining, for each of the plurality of weather stations, a distance of the weather station from the first location; calculating, for a plurality of different combinations of subsets of the plurality of weather stations, an average distance of the weather stations of each of the plurality of different combinations from the first location; calculating, for each of the different combinations of subsets, an average location relative to the first location; and selecting a combination of a subset of the plurality of weather stations based on the average distance and the average location.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a plurality of weather stations within a predefined area, wherein the predefined area comprises a first location; determining, for each of the plurality of weather stations, a distance of the weather station from the first location; calculating, for a plurality of different combinations of subsets of the plurality of weather stations, an average distance of the weather stations of each of the plurality of different combinations from the first location; calculating, for each of the different combinations of subsets of the plurality of weather stations, an average location relative to the first location; and selecting a combination of a subset of the plurality of weather stations based on the average distance for the combination relative to the first location and the average location for the combination relative to the first location for use in conjunction with at least one of subsequent weather updates, mapping, or navigation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
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receive an indication of a plurality of weather stations within a predefined area, wherein the predefined area comprises a first location; determine, for each of the plurality of weather stations, a distance of the weather station from the first location; calculate, for a plurality of different combinations of subsets of the plurality of weather stations, an average distance of the weather stations of each of the plurality of different combinations from the first location; calculate, for each of the different combinations of subsets of the plurality of weather stations, an average location relative to the first location; and select a combination of a subset of the plurality of weather stations based on the average distance for the combination relative to the first location and the average location for the combination relative to the first location for use in conjunction with at least one of subsequent weather updates, mapping, or navigation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions configured to:
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receive an indication of a plurality of weather stations within a predefined area, wherein the predefined area comprises a first location; determine, for each of the plurality of weather stations, a distance of the weather station from the first location; calculate, for a plurality of different combinations of subsets of the plurality of weather stations, an average distance of the weather stations of each of the plurality of different combinations from the first location; calculate, for each of the different combinations of subsets of the plurality of weather stations, an average location relative to the first location; and select a combination of a subset of the plurality of weather stations based on the average distance for the combination relative to the first location and the average location for the combination relative to the first location for use in conjunction with at least one of subsequent weather updates, mapping, or navigation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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