Skymotion
SkyMotion was a weather forecasting mobile application developed by Canadian firm Sky Motion Research Inc. Its main suite of mobile applications, SkyMotion, was first released for Apple's iOS system in August 2012.[1] The firm has since designed and released a version for Android operating systems, as well as a desktop version.[2]
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| Original author(s) | André Leblanc |
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| Developer(s) | Sky Motion Research Inc. |
| Initial release | August 15, 2012 |
| Operating system | iOS 3.0 or later; Android 1.0 or later |
| Size | 4.7 MB |
| Type | Weather |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | skymotion |
SkyMotion tracks and predicts all precipitation in the United States and Canada in real-time, using Doppler weather radars and other weather observation tools.[3] It currently forecasts rain, snow, freezing rain, ice pellets, and hail.[2]
To ensure accuracy for each user, the app tracks conditions in square kilometer segments. The forecasts are displayed in one-, five-, and fifteen-minute intervals within a two-hour window.
André Leblanc, recipient of an Academy Award[4] for the development and implementation of products Flame, Flint and Inferno, founded Sky Motion Research Inc in 2008.
In November 2013, AccuWeather acquired the company.[5]
References
- "Skymotion For iOS Lets You Know What Weather is Coming On A Very Local Basis". tuaw.com. August 17, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- "Sky Motion's Up-To-The-Minute Weather Tracking App Comes to The Web". theverge.com. August 16, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- "Weather Prediction Set To Get More Accurate With Sky Motion". o.canada.com. August 30, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- "Academy Award Winners 1999". us.imdb.com. March 21, 1999. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- "AccuWeather Acquires Sky Motion, Will Launch MinuteCast(tm) Minute by Minute Forecast(tm) Solution". November 7, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2021.