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The tropics are busy and so are the teams at AerisWeather! Last month’s Aeris Android SDK update added new tropical cyclone imagery from the Aeris Mapping Platform (AMP). Today we’re excited to announce that we’re putting even more tropical cyclone information into your hands (and apps). Version 2.5.0 expands the Aeris Android SDK tropical API support for the Aeris API Tropical Cyclone endpoint to include point and polygon data! The Tropical Cyclone Endpoint The Aeris API provides rich data support for active global tropical systems. You can get all the details in the full rundown of the cool new Tropical...

We’ve been releasing several new products related to tropical cyclones recently, such as our new Aeris Weather API tropical cyclone endpoints and Aeris Maps Platform (AMP) tropical layers. And continuing this trend, we’ve also released version 3.1.0 of our Aeris Weather SDK for iOS that now lets your iOS applications take advantage of both of these new products. Tropical Point Data Layer The biggest new feature in 3.1.0 is the addition of a point layer for tropical cyclone data. This point layer is similar to our existing storm cells and storm reports layers in that they are fully interactive and...

In today’s digital environment, even short periods of network downtime can result in frustrated employees, angry customers, and the loss of millions in revenue. That elevation in business risk has pushed today’s network operations professionals into the spotlight – one where the temperature is hot and there’s little room for error or delays. With advancements in computing and machine learning, reductions in network downtime have been achieved by preemptively identifying and addressing issues before they manifest into habitual pain points. Historically, teams have leveraged internal sources of data to power these insights. Unfortunately, those efforts have limitations in the incredibly...

With the traditional peak of the tropical season underway, we have been busy with the release of the new tropical API addition to the Aeris Weather API and new tropical map layers within the Aeris Maps Platform (AMP). Together, these products can better prepare you for imminent threats from tropical cyclones and help reduce storm risks when utilized within organizations. Today, we are excited to announce the addition of archive data for tropical cyclones to the new tropical API. Using data from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), our API includes information for tropical cyclones...

We recently introduced the new Hurricane API, including the tropical cyclones endpoint, within our Aeris Weather API. And while real-time, easy-to-use data is useful, visualizations of that data is what helps tell the story in minimizing storm risks. Today, we are announcing new tropical map layers within the Aeris Maps Platform (AMP). These new tropical map layers allow you to create a variety of tropical weather maps within your own apps and projects. Tropical Cyclones, the Primary Layer The single tropical cyclones layer is the most commonly used tropical layer and displays all active cyclones across the globe, including the Atlantic, East...

The latest update for the Android SDK is now available! Aeris Android SDK v2.4.1 includes many bug fixes, along with updates to the map animations and even some spiffy new tropical map layers! Tropical Map Layers We already know that the Aeris Mapping Platform provides tons of awesome map layers to help your users visualize your app’s data. So it’s no surprise that the AMP team would crank out another set of layers, just in time for the Hurricane season! With the latest update, Aeris Android SDK v2.4.1 includes the new tropical layers and all their various modifiers and options. Like most of...

by Paul Douglas Meteorologists track storms of all shapes and sizes, but there is nothing quite as awe-inspiring and destructive as a major landfalling hurricane. These Texas-size whirlwinds of trouble produce a weather-trifecta of risk: storm surge, high winds, and inland flooding. Called typhoons in the western Pacific and cyclones in the Indian Ocean, they are identical in structure and formation; drawing warmth from the oceans and converting it into raging spiral bands of shrieking winds and blinding rain. The lighter the winds aloft and warmer the seas, the greater the potential for a cluster of thunderstorms to strengthen into a...

Tropical season has started off busy, at least in the Pacific basin, with Category 4 Hurricane Hector, Category 5 Hurricane Lane, and Super Typhoon Maria. The peak of the Atlantic and East Pacific tropical seasons are only a couple weeks away, so we are excited to announce the release of tropical cyclone support within the Aeris Weather API.   The new tropical cyclone endpoints create a great hurricane API that includes global tropical cyclone information within both the Aeris Weather API and our Aeris Mapping Platform (AMP). This blog will be part of a series of entries discussing hurricanes, typhoons, tropical...

We are excited to announce the new geocolor satellite layer within the Aeris Mapping Platform (AMP). This new satellite layer uses the latest GOES-East imagery to provide pseudo-colorized visible satellite during the daylight hours and infrared satellite overnight. Geocolor satellite imagery can provide high-resolution detail of all types of weather phenomena, such as storms, smoke and snowfall on the ground. Best of all, this new layer is available to all AMP users! Geocolor satellite imagery updates every 15 minutes and can provide for some fantastic animations, as seen in this video of wildfire smoke from British Columbia streaming into Minnesota last...

Whether you’re a full stack developer or brand new to the world of APIs, we are all looking to reduce friction in our daily work tasks & projects. AerisWeather has been offering integration toolkits (SDKs) for years and has a suite of robust integrations for developers, including iOS, Android, JavaScript, and Python.  However, to allow all skill levels to integrate weather data into their workflows and software, we partnered with Zapier and developed a public application for use on their platform. For those that have not experienced the ease of Zapier, they are an Integration Platform as a Service provider...