We are proud to be partnering with Kitty Code, LLC as we develop HurricaneTrack for iPhone and iPod Touch. The App will feature two distinct layers of functionality for the end user.Stay Informed, All Season Long! First, it will provide detailed news and information regarding tropical storms and hurricanes for the east Pacific and Atlantic. Users can stay up to date via a daily video blog that will highlight any potential areas for development and what to expect in the coming days. When a tropical cyclone forms, a wide selection of tracking tools will be available to keep close tabs on official forecast info from the National Hurricane Center. This includes incredible tracking maps, links to satellite and radar loops, model pages and much more. When Hurricanes Threaten Landfall, We Are There! The second layer of the App will pick up where other hurricane related Apps leave off. When a tropical storm or hurricane threatens landfall in the United States, we will go mobile with our field team to provide unprecedented coverage from the landfall zone. From the moment we depart until we wrap the mission up, you will have access to a powerhouse list of features: Live web cam and vehicle tracking We'll run a live web cam from the HurricaneTrack Chevy Tahoe for a look at what we see. The image will update as often as possible during the entire field mission. You will also be able to keep track of our every move via GPS mapping as we travel to and from the landfall location. Live data feeds There is no question that weather data is extremely valuable during a hurricane or tropical storm landfall. The HurricaneTrack App will feature wind and pressure data originating from our own state-of-the-art instrumentation that we deploy in the path of the storm. We use all RM Young equipment mounted on 5 meter towers or other tall structures for the best possible data that we can provide from the field. Each tower will also have its own web cam which will update as often as the network can handle. The data will update every 60 seconds for an incredible high resolution look at precise wind and pressure readings. Video blogs unleashed Utilizing the power of the iPhone and the Sprint network, we will post video updates anytime the mood strikes us. If it's important to us, then we'll shoot it and upload it to the App, giving you access to high quality video clips wihin minutes of us shooting them. What's more, the entire team will be armed with iPhones and any of us can shoot and upload content throughout the duration of the event. This will be a fantastic way for you to keep up with what we're doing and what's really going on at the landfall zone every step of the way. Whether it's a 50 second quick look at a rain band moving through or a 3 minute briefing regarding the latest NHC discussion or update, we can shoot and upload anything at anytime. What's more, if you are unable to keep track of things due to work or other reason, you'll have an archive of our video blogs ready and waiting the moment you fire up the App. It gets even better.... Aerial video from our RC plane Not only will we post video reports from our iPhones, but we will also post video clips from our post-hurricane RC plane flights. This will continue to provide you with coverage during a time when it really hits home for people as to what has happened in the wake of a hurricane or tropical storm. Our ability to capture video from high above will give you a first look at what damage took place (or not). We will have the ability to fly over a fairly large area and capture as much video as our resources will allow, providing you with an overview of the immediate aftermath. All of these features, and more as we develop them, will be packed in to the HurricaneTrack App. We expect it to be available in the spring of 2012, in plenty of time for the upcoming hurricane season. The cost will be a very reasonable $4.99 per year for everything listed here and more. We are very excited about this latest product and look forward to working with Kitty Code to make it happen. Their proven track record with the extremely popular Hurricane and HurricaneHD combined with our nearly 15 years of experience in hurricane news, information and field reporting will equal one amazing and useful hurricane tracking application for your iPhone or iPod Touch. For those who will ask the inevitable question: what about Android? Right now we are focusing on the Apple based products for our mobile application. There may be an opportunity down the road for an Android version. We do have an Android friendly site in development for our Client Services subscribers. Read more about this here. Stay tuned for more updates via the homepage blog and our Twitter and Facebook pages. |