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 Post subject: Live wind map of USA (updated hourly)
PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:59 am 
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Ever wondered what the wind would look like if you could see it in action from above? You’re about to find out.

http://hint.fm/wind/

A new project posted online Wednesday by a pair of Google computer scientists, called simply Wind Map, has to be clicked on to be believed.

The wind information, updated hourly from the National Weather Service’s forecast database, is portrayed as white and grey strands, almost like sand or rivulets of mercury.

More coverage here here — http://mashable.com/2012/03/28/wind-map/


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 Post subject: Re: Live wind map of USA (updated hourly)
PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:42 am 
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Thank you very much. That's a great addition to my bookmarks.

John


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 Post subject: Re: Live wind map of USA (updated hourly)
PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:55 pm 
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Very cool!
Thanks for posting dandaka.


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