SET is pleased to announce the first space weather application for the Apple iPhone or iPod Touch: The "Space Wx" App. Now it is possible to view real-time space weather data - from the Sun to the Earth - on a handheld device. You can now connect to real-time space weather applications in the field with either a Wi-Fi or cell phone signal.
This App can be useful for applications in HF Radio communications, GPS accuracy, Power grids, and Aviation to determine the how their systems are affected by space weather disturbances.
You can download the "Space Wx" App from the Apple (iTunes) store: Just search for the keywords "Weather" or "Space Wx", or vist this Apple App Store Space WX link to locate the image in iTunes. The purchase price is only $1.99 USD.
Get space weather alerts, summary data, rotate and zoom in on images, make menu selections for global TEC conditions and solar activity... all with a single tap on the screen. In addition, by using its web browser ability, it can be used to access our CAPS, GAPS, and other SET products already designed for the iPhone/PDA screen size. Additional applications will soon be available that will address the specific needs in the space weather user community.This Space Weather App is a collaborative effort between Space Environment Technologies, Space Environment Corporation, and Utah State University USTAR Center for Space Weather.
- Support:
For questions, or comments, please email us at: spacenvironment@spacenvironment.net
- Current Operations Status
- Update, Version 1.4:
- 17 Mar 2010. Version 1.4 is a major upgrade. The user interface has been completely redesigned, and dozens of images have been added that describe in real-time the sun, solar wind, Earth's magnetosphere, and Earth's ionosphere/thermosphere. New images from the STEREO, SOHO, and the new SDO spacecraft are included in this upgrade, as well as the neutron monitor data, scintillation maps, and many more. Users can now zoom and pan images, save an image to a gallery, email an image, and read a description for each data image. Future free upgrades will be adding dozens of new data sources.
Please note that because this App acquires data real-time from state-of-the art solar-terrestrial geophysical models or operational satellites, there can be interrupted or partial images until the sub-systems re-establish data acquision and distribution. Typically data accesss issues are resolved within 24-48 hours.
- Update, Version 1.5:
Version 1.4 does not work with the new iPhone OS version 1.4. Version 1.5 addresses this problem. It was released in mid-July. Work has begun on version 1.6, which will improve on the icons and provided 40 new data sources. It will be released in mid-September, and will be a free update.
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