by Steve Gifford | Aug 13, 2026 | Web Coverage Service
According to its web page, the National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) is a “suite of gridded forecasts of sensible weather elements.” I think they mean “sense” as in you can feel them, but I like the idea of nonsensical weather elements....
by Steve Gifford | Aug 6, 2026 | Terrier
Terrier is our visual weather toolkit, built to integrate with leading map frameworks and to display time-series weather data interactively. Our new weather integration brings Terrier’s advanced weather visualization capabilities to MapLibre Native, giving iOS...
by Steve Gifford | Jun 25, 2026 | Terrier
We have three interns this summer working on AI-generated dashboards using Wet Dog Weather datasets. They’ve been working for three weeks now, and let’s see what they’re up to. Air Quality AI-Generated Dashboards We started them out on an air quality...
by Steve Gifford | Jun 11, 2026 | Terrier
One of the easiest ways to change how data looks is by changing how it’s interpolated. The underlying data remains the same, but the method used to sample and display it can dramatically affect what users see on screen. In this update, we’re adding a new...
by Steve Gifford | Jun 4, 2026 | Terrier
We make a visual toolkit for weather called Terrier. It’s tied to our own data processing because we need the data processed in a certain way to feed it. It’s also much easier to sell a weather data processing platform than it is to sell visualization. One...