by Steve Gifford | May 22, 2024 | Data
We’ve discussed our approach to dev ops before, specifically how we use CDK with Python in our weather stack deployment. It’s something we like to talk about, so let’s do an update! Weather Stack Background Compared to most of our competitors, we...
by Steve Gifford | May 15, 2024 | Boxer, Data, Terrier
At Wet Dog Weather, our main task is weather data visualization. Our weather map tiles are fast! The whole process is easy, and it looks amazing. We combine a ton of data on the fly in our Terrier for Web SDK. That’s the best way to get the most out of Boxer and...
by Steve Gifford | May 8, 2024 | Data, MapLibre, Terrier
We do some pretty advanced data visualization for weather data. Our Terrier is interactive, low latency, and very pretty. There are many moving parts to that, but we’ll let you in on one of our secrets: Our map toolkit integrations use other peoples’ map...
by Steve Gifford | May 1, 2024 | Other
In my professional journey, I’ve worked in several fields, from tools for military simulation to supporting mobile applications for general aviation. During those varied experiences, I liked applications with a clear purpose that users needed and depended on. I...
by Steve Gifford | Apr 23, 2024 | Data
Open source is integral to meteorology, particularly for data processing. There are free packages to read everything from GRIB to Nexrad messages, and even up-and-coming formats like Zarr focus on open source. We can credit NOAA for that open attitude in large part....
