Published inWeatherXM·5 hours agoWeatherXM QoD (Quality of Data), SimplifiedOur mission at WeatherXM, is to collect high quality, hyperlocal weather data for every corner of the world and make it universally accessible and useful. In order to make data collected from our weather stations around the world useful for a wider range of applications, we need a reliable way…Weatherxm2 min readWeatherxm2 min read
Published inWeatherXM·Sep 21Explorer is preparing for the launch. Everyone, follow the station!Two of the free WeatherXM tools got major updates: The Explorer, and the Mobile App (iOS, Android). Explorer: Preparing for the launch. Every decentralized system, like the WeatherXM Network, needs a tool to give an overview of activity. For WeatherXM, this is the Explorer: an interactive map that gives everyone in our community an overview…Weatherxm4 min readWeatherxm4 min read
Published inWeatherXM·Sep 7Q2 2023 Status UpdateTime flies when you’re making progress! The WeatherXM team is hard at work, and we want to recap our accomplishments from the last quarter. What were we up to in Q2? Network Growth Our network crossed 3,500 stations! We continue to see growing interest from weather enthusiasts and partners that believe in…Weatherxm4 min readWeatherxm4 min read
Published inWeatherXM·Apr 11Defining the density of a multi-purpose global weather networkDesigning a weather station network is a complex task that depends on the purposes the network will serve. Most studies focus on redesigning or redistributing an existing network to meet specific needs. However, at WeatherXM we are building a global weather network from scratch, and we want it to be…Weatherxm2 min readWeatherxm2 min read
Published inWeatherXM·Apr 3Q1 2023 Status UpdateIt’s time for our quarterly update. Our Network is growing The WeatherXM Network is steadily growing. Right now, more than 3200 stations are online! Well done, everyone! Sales and Shipping During the last months, we managed to fulfill the orders backlog and fix the delays in shipping. …Weatherxm4 min readWeatherxm4 min read
Published inWeatherXM·Mar 20The $WXM beta rewards program (“airdrop”)In Q4 2023, we expect to launch our token, $WXM, which will be used to reward station owners for providing data to the WeatherXM Network. The beta-rewards program described in the Whitepaper is designed to retrospectively compensate the stations that have been providing data for almost a year now, with…Weatherxm4 min readWeatherxm4 min read
Published inWeatherXM·Mar 8A short history of token airdropsAirdrops have been an important part of projects on Ethereum. Let’s see how they started and how they evolved. The first airdrops The first airdrop in crypto history happened in March 2014 when Iceland launched its Auroracoin as an experiment that would potentially replace the Icelandic króna and Bitcoin. Each citizen first received…Weatherxm5 min readWeatherxm5 min read
Published inWeatherXM·Feb 28A look into the $WXM smart contractWhile the code of the $WXM token smart contract is not publicly available yet, it’s very close to being finalized. Here are some insights on its design and the decisions we’ve made. — WeatherXM stands at the intersection of Meteorology, Internet of Things (IoT) and Web3. This is the first article in a series that will present various Web3 aspects of the project, while explaining the fundamentals of Web3 to members of our community that don’t have a Web3 background.Weatherxm5 min readWeatherxm5 min read
Published inWeatherXM·Nov 24, 20221855: Le Verrier creates European meteorologyYou may recall that the first weather forecast was published in 1861 in the United Kingdom. But it’s the French who should be credited for inventing modern meteorology, and most specifically a man of many talents: Urbain Le Verrier. Urbain Le Verrier was one of the 72 scientists on the…Weatherxm2 min readWeatherxm2 min read
Published inWeatherXM·Nov 9, 2022IPFS Camp 2022 and CoD Summit²IPFS Camp 2022 took place in Lisbon, Portugal in October. It was amazing, and WeatherXM was there, of course. On the first day of the camp, Manos, our CEO, presented WeatherXM during the applications showcase. Did we leave Lisbon when IPFS Camp was over? No. Because the CoD Summit²…Weather1 min readWeather1 min read
