Patent ID: 8594936
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: G01W

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing computer instructions stored therein for causing a computer processor to perform a method for providing precipitation estimates, comprising: receiving a first set of precipitation data having a first level of accuracy from a first source, the first set of precipitation data comprising data that is collected from a plurality of sources, subjected to quality control processing to obtain the first level of accuracy and updated at the first source at a first frequency, the first set of precipitation data providing precipitation values corresponding to a geographic area during a first time period beginning at a first point in time and concluding at a second point in time; receiving a second set of precipitation data having a second level of accuracy from a second source, the second source being different than the first source, the second set of precipitation data comprising data that is updated at the second source at a second frequency, the second level of accuracy being less than the first level of accuracy, the second set of precipitation data providing precipitation values corresponding to the geographic area and for a second period of time spanning the second point in time to a third point in time; and aggregating the first set of precipitation data and the second set of precipitation data to provide a near real-time precipitation estimate for the geographic area, wherein the first frequency at which the first set of precipitation data is updated at the first source is less than the second frequency at which the second set of precipitation data is updated at the second source.