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Weather affects almost all business operations, with some quite literally depending on it. Offshore operations, like liquid natural gas (LNG) handling at sea, is a good example. Naturally, severe weather poses a significant safety risk to highly-flammable cargo like oil and gas, particularly during loading and unloading. Where oil and gas products are concerned, lightning is one of the greatest hazards – especially at sea. Maritime Lightning Risks The likelihood of water being struck decreases the further the area is from shore and the deeper the water gets. Although lightning doesn’t strike the ocean as frequently as it does land,...

AerisWeather is excited to announce the launch of our new maritime API endpoint, designed to provide essential global marine weather data. This new maritime endpoint is accessible via the AerisWeather API and is available to all Flex subscribers. Data from this comprehensive set is available hourly by default, with options for 3-hour, 6-hour, or other defined intervals. It is suitable for various maritime applications, such as oceanic navigation, offshore operations, coastal monitoring, and recreational activities. New Maritime API Data The maritime endpoint provides access to a wide array of information, including sea surface temperature, sea current direction and speed, significant...

AerisWeather’s API is the most advanced Weather API available, and its robust suite of hyper-local weather datasets makes it invaluable to an ever-growing number of businesses and industries. Part of what makes the AerisWeather API great is that it can be easily integrated into projects of varying scales and code bases. One such code base that many companies are beginning to rely heavily on in their web-based applications is Next.js. Next.js is a flexible open-source React development framework that enables the creation of fast web-based applications. It was created by Vercel to help supercharge React projects with extra enhancements including...

The AerisWeather JavaScript SDK is a powerful tool that allows developers to create custom interactive weather map applications using many third-party mapping libraries, the newest of which is MapLibre. This post will illustrate how you can create an Interactive Map App using MapLibre and the AerisWeather JavaScript SDK. What is MapLibre? MapLibre is an open-source fork of Mapbox, which is already supported in the AerisWeather JavaScript SDK along with other third-party mapping libraries such as Leaflet and Google Maps. What You’ll Need To follow along with this tutorial, you’ll need the following: An AerisWeather API subscription or free trial Don’t...

Road delays, such as rush-hour congestion and planned maintenance disruptions, are predictable. While others, such as traffic accidents and the weather, aren’t. Inclement weather reduces average speeds and limits the traffic-carrying capacity of highways and roads. Every fifth road accident is weather-related, with the majority happening on wet roads. For truckers and logistics companies, weather is one of the few remaining unoptimized factors. Advanced route-planning software draws upon dozens of data sources to optimize routes and schedules, and a growing number of companies are now including weather in their considerations as well. Before we dive into the details of Road...

At AerisWeather, we understand the importance of having accurate forecasts – which is why we offer our unique, proprietary forecast data to our clients. The importance and specific degree of forecast accuracy will depend heavily on use case and industry needs. Errors within forecast accuracy can come from a number of sources, including data sources available at the location, geographic features of or around the location, time of year, lead time of interest, and the complexity of typical weather in the region. In the event that you’d like to check the accuracy of our forecast data, this blog post will...

Since powering our first customer applications back in 2016, we’ve had a front-row seat to countless compelling and inspiring use cases for our weather data and mapping products. We certainly don’t play favorites – so don’t take this as such. That said, we’ve rallied up a few of the many applications we loved from 2022. With a mix of consumer and business applications, there’s something here for everyone. We hope these inspire you as you plan your next project! Consumer Applications Big Sky Industry: Smart Home | Use Case: Amazon Echo Big Sky brings voice-activated weather to the Amazon Echo,...

In August of 2022, AerisWeather launched our brand-new MapsGL functionality, featuring stunning visuals and animations and powered by WebGL technology. If you’re interested in integrating MapsGL into your existing AerisWeather Interactive Map App, we’ve made it easy to integrate these two toolkits: Just follow the steps below to quickly get MapsGL layers added to your existing map. What is MapsGL, and What is the Interactive Map App? MapsGL is AerisWeather’s newest mapping product. Compatible with both our Javascript and MapsGL SDKs, it allows developers to quickly customize and integrate high-resolution, vector-based weather mapping visuals into their applications and custom solutions....

On August 1, 2022, AerisWeather launched a new mapping solution, MapsGL, which is built on WebGL technology. Featuring smooth animations and endless ways to visualize past, present, and forecasted weather, MapsGL is truly the modern apex of critical weather data and mapping. Before we explore MapsGL for enterprise risk management applications, let’s address the root question: What is WebGL technology? WebGL’s technology involves a process of encoding data, which is then deciphered through an SDK by an end device. This decoded data is then displayed as imagery – in our case, weather maps – using the powerful GPUs found in...

Our Lightning Add-On expands on our integration of Vaisala's lightning data and introduces several exciting new features, like a historical lightning data archive.