Size: 498 KB Date: December 19, 2009 (Updated) Type: Freeware Requirements:
Windows Mobile 6 Pro and newer
.NET CF v3.5 Download:
GPSWeatherRadarPro_2_3_1.cab
Description:
GPS Weather Radar is weather application that uses your built-in GPS to pull radar images from 3rd party weather services.
You can view imaging in satellite or radar formats. It's currently supported for North America, but it might be possible to add other locations with radar sites.
Features:
- Gets weather radar for current GPS location or using cell towers (to get location using cell towers uncheck "Use GPS" in Settings).
- Ability to manually enter location.
- Click anywhere on the map to move to that location.
- Different zoom levels.
- Animated radar loop.
- Multiple resolutions (VGA, QVGA, WVGA, WQVGA) Portrait / Landscape / Square.
Note:
- This application utilizes data connection. Unlimited data plan is recommended.
- This application relies on third party webservices that are subject to change without notice.
- Radar and Satellite data is not available in all regions.
For Smartphone users, please download this software here (457 KB) or its mirror here.
Instructions:
Just download the cab and run it on the device. Go under programs and click the GPSWeatherRadar icon to run the app.
If you like this project, please consider donate to the developer.
Update Description:
v2.3.1:
- Satellite loop is now available for Europe, Africa (15 minute increments) and Asia (30 minute increments).
- Faster update speed.
- Option to show radar/satellite legend.
- Other minor improvements.
v2.2.05:
- Speed and stability improvements.
- Other minor fixes.
v2.2.04:
- Added option to cancel radar update.
- Other minor fixes.
v2.2.03:
- Some minor fixes.
v2.2.02:
- Added a version for WM Standard (no touchscreen).
- Other minor enhancements.
v2.2.01:
- Fixed a bug where culture specific decimal formatting prevented GPS fix in Raw interface mode.
- Fixed a bug where in some cases radar image was 1 hour older than what the app showed.
- Webservice enhancements.
v2.1.01:
- Fixed a bug where culture specific decimal formatting did not allow correct Radar/Satellite image to be downloaded.
v2.1:
- New source of Map/Radar/Satellite data.
- Support for more locations (USA, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Brasil, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean).
v1.5:
- Support for multiple resolutions (VGA,QVGA,WVGA,WQVGA) Portrait/Landscape/Square.
- Saves upto 10 recent locations (can be entered manually).
v1.4:
- Upgraded to NETCF 3.5.
- Location using cell towers (uncheck "Use GPS" in Settings).
- Animated radar loop (Menu -> Loop).
v1.3:
- Support for Landscape mode.
- Fix for radar image being one hour late.
- Other minor tweaks.
v1.2:
- Added GPS connection options: "Raw interface" or "MSFT API" (one may give you better performance over the other).
- Other minor tweaks.
v1.1:
- Fixed updating without GPS (Update -> Radar Only) using location specified in Settings.
- Additional settings added.
- Resolution for long GPS fix times on some devices.
- Added error logging (log.txt file in app directory).