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In the Android development world, pretty much everyone knows about ProGuard. What they think of it, however, usually depends on where and when they ran into it. I mean, back in the 90’s anyone who knew anything about the WWF knew about Andre the Giant. But they weren’t always thrilled to see him – especially in the ring. ProGuard is a great tool, as is evident by the fact that it is part of the Android ecosystem by default. Like most things, when it works with you, it’s awesome! If Andre is your tag team partner, you can tag out...

Alongside radar, our AerisWeather Maps Platform (AMP) users request weather observation map layers, especially surface temperatures, most frequently. Historically, these layers have been limited to the United States and neighboring regions, which means they aren’t useful for users in other parts of the world. We’ve been working on improving our observation layers over the past several months, and today we are announcing that our weather observation map layers are now available globally! Going Global with Observed Weather Maps We have expanded our default weather observation map layers to global coverage, which update hourly. You won’t need to change your code since...

We recently published a blog detailing how users can fetch data from the API using the new JavaScript SDK. This time we’ll spend a few minutes diving into the SDK’s static weather maps using the Aeris Mapping Platform (AMP). Setup We’re going to assume you’re using front-end JavaScript in an HTML document for this example. Prior to adding static weather maps to our page, we will need a get a few items setup. First, we’ll need to include the library like so: [crayon-5cc0af2d4d6a1041980920/] This can be added in the header or the body. Next, let’s instantiate the library and make sure...

Last August we released the Aeris Weather API Wizard to assist with making queries to the Aeris Weather API. Today we are releasing the newest member of our wizard family: The Aeris Maps Wizard. This new wizard provides a step-by-step guide to help you build custom weather maps in multiple forms. As you journey through each step, the wizard builds a code snippet behind the scenes using information from what the user has selected. In the final step, the user will be provided with a custom code snippet that can be used in their own applications. We know that not everyone...

Last November, we released the initial beta of our new, modern Aeris JavaScript SDK. The new SDK is designed to be more flexible, easier to use and more lightweight than the previous AerisJS library we released years go. We’ve now released beta 3, getting us even closer to a final 1.0 release. We released the initial beta with a strong foundation of core features, including: configuring and requesting data from the Aeris Weather API configuring and requesting map imagery from Aeris Maps (AMP) a fully-customizable interactive weather map starting with the LeafletJS mapping library Then in December, we released beta 2...

You don’t need to be an API guru to interact with the Aeris Weather API. In fact, we’ve recently launched a JavaScript SDK that simplifies building your API queries and handling the responses. By the end of this post you’ll see just how to easy it is to play with our API. JavaScript vs. NodeJS We’re all about choices with the latest JavaScript SDK. Did you want to access weather data via NodeJS or browser-based JavaScript? Either way, we will have you covered. Both options have their own benefits, but it will be up to you to determine which implementation method...

While we’ve had a JavaScript library available for a while, AerisJS, we knew we could do better when it comes to an official JavaScript SDK that is both modern and better aligns with our other toolkits, such as those for iOS and Android. So we’re excited to announce that our official AerisWeather JavaScript SDK is now in public beta for you to start testing in your own JavaScript applications. JavaScript SDK Features We’ve written our JavaScript SDK from the ground up using modern JavaScript that supports both the traditional script include method and newer NPM module implementations. The goal with...

The most traditional use case for weather data is displaying forecast details or current conditions for an end user. However, there are tons of other fun ways to integrate weather data into applications. Using our weather API, I’ll show you how to capture the greatest temperature delta on a monthly basis in Minnesota throughout 2017. Why am I doing this? Well, I simply wanted to know how large our temperature difference was on a monthly basis. Building the Query The first component of this project will require us to build out a query that searches the entire state on each...

Weather radar is a vital weather tool for both meteorologists and the general public. It not only provides near real-time information on precipitation intensity but also large hail, tornado signatures and much more. We realize the importance of radar and continually strive to improve our radar offerings considering it is our most popular layer within the Aeris Mapping Platform (AMP). Recently, we upgraded our radar layer to two-minute updates and expanded into Australia, South Korea, and Europe. One of the most common requests we receive is to reduce the radar blurriness and pixelation when zoomed in. So today, we are announcing a...

The latest update to the Aeris Android SDK brings another addition to the supported Aeris Weather API endpoints. In v2.6.0 we’ve added support for the Air Quality, Air Quality Forecast, and Tropical Cyclones Archive endpoints. In the next few paragraphs, we’ll discuss working with the Tropical Cyclones Archive data and step into a few code examples. The Air Quality endpoints will be covered in an upcoming article in the near future. Tropical Season Continues Globally There is only a couple of months remaining in the Atlantic hurricane season, yet another storm reminds us that we’re not done with Tropical Cyclones...