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Latest update [menu]
Updated CCI Jetstream and removed NRL Rainrate and MTSAT data source.
Description [menu]
Earth Viewer
Animated planet Earth with live weather, satellite data, global forecast and historical data. Application visualizes also data-sets useful for Global warming monitoring.
How to use: Tap the 3 dots at the upper right hand corner (settings), and select a satellite view, it will then download for a few moments, (need internet access, be patient) then tap the play/pause and see the weather in motion
Open source: https://github.com/H21lab/Earth-Viewer
Imagery included:
Climate Reanalyzer weather forecast
- World GFS Precipitation and Clouds (+48h)
- World GFS Air Temperature (+48h)
- World GFS Air Temperature Anomaly (+48h)
- World GFS Precipitable Water (+48h)
- World GFS Surface Wind Speed (+48h)
- World GFS Jetstream Wind Speed (+48h)
Climate Reanalyzer historical data / Global warming monitoring:
- CCI Temperature Anomaly CFSV2 2m (past 182 days)
- CCI Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly OISST v2 (past 182 days)
- Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly OISST v2 (past 35 years)
- Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly ERSST v5 (past 65 years)
METEOSAT 0 degree satellite
- Airmass realtime imagery (-24h, generated every 1h)
- Airmass realtime imagery full resolution (-6h, generated every 1h)
- Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimate (rain rate) (-24h, generated every 15min)
- IR 10.8 (-24h, generated every 1h)
METEOSAT IODC satellite
- IR 10.8 (-24h, generated every 3h)
SSEC
- Infrared low res global composite (-1w, generated every 3h)
- Water vapor low res global composite (-1w, generated every 3h)
Application features:
- Interpolation between images
- Imagery selection from menu
- Live Sun light
- Bump mapping
- Data cache for offline use
- Double tap will stop/play animation
Copyright and credit
CCI data has been obtained using Climate Reanalyzer (http://cci-reanalyzer.org), Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, USA.
NRL DATA has been obtained using United States Naval Research Laboratory, Marine Meteorology Division (http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil)
All METEOSAT images shown in the application are subject to EUMETSAT copyright.
For all NASA GOES images credit to NOAA-NASA GOES Project.
For all MTSAT images credit to Japan Meteorological Agency.
For all SSEC images provided courtesy of University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center.
Limitations
On some devices application will not launch and crash report is seen. This is caused in most cases by low graphical card capabilities or low amount of memory of the target device. Application use OpenGL ES 2.0 and extensive pixel shader with multitexturing.
Application is distributed as local image viewer which is accessing public available content from internet on behalf of user. Data are internally cached and only delta is downloaded. There is no guarantee for the availability of the downloaded data and the application also works without internet connectivity.
Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
How to install Earth Viewer APK for Android [menu]
Download Earth Viewer APK file (mobile.application.forfree.earth_130_3679110.apk) from SameAPK.com, then follow these steps:
Update Phone Settings
- Go to your phone Settings page
- Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
- Check the Unknown Sources box
- Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
- Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
- Tap the APK file you downloaded (mobile.application.forfree.earth_130_3679110.apk)
- Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
How to install Earth Viewer APK on Windows 7/8/10 or MAC PC? [menu]
Download Earth Viewer APK file(mobile.application.forfree.earth_130_3679110.apk) from SameAPK.com to your PC (ex: /Users/xxx/Downloads/(mobile.application.forfree.earth_130_3679110.apk)), then follow these steps:
Using Emulator:
- Download And Install one Emulator Softwares (Ex: Bluestacks, GenyMotion, NoxPlayer)
- Simple install APK on PC by drag and drop file mobile.application.forfree.earth_130_3679110.apk on Emulator screen
Earth Viewer APK Pros & Cons [menu]
Pros
- This app is safe, it's not require high risk permissions
- Compatible with 32 bit device (most Emulator using 32bit arch CPU)
- Compatible with 64-bit device (some android device and current Bluestacks)
Cons
Everything is good.
