The Future of Free Weather Data on the Internet 312
An anonymous reader writes "The National Weather Service wants to update a 1991 policy that limits what data it can put on the Internet. The proposed new policy makes putting free data on the Internet official. The Private Weather Sector wants NWS to provide its new digital forecasts only in specialized data formats and would like NWS to shut down new XML data feeds. Barry Myers (MS Word doc), president of Accuweather wants you to have pay before using Kweather and other similar tools. Myers is asking friends to comment against the new NWS policy by June 30. Should we have to pay twice to get weather forecasts?"
Better service needed (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Bad idea. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Middlemen (Score:5, Funny)
I assume this means the NWS is allowed to tell people about impending doom, but nothing else. It follows, I suppose, that the proposed for repeal bit means they want to be allowed to tell people more than this. I have to admit I don't really understand the situation, not being in the US.
Besides, much simpler in England. If it's not already raining, it soon will be. Prepare accordingly.
Re:Do your own Weather forcast... (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe it's just me, but I could think of so many answers to that question.
Re:Should we have to pay twice to get weather fore (Score:5, Funny)
Not only there is no weather service, there are in fact no weather at all - Europe hasn't evolved a climate yet, unlike the US... and of course there are no pilots or airplanes whatsoever...
HINT HINT: you are living in a psychiatric hospital
THIS JUST IN... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Who pays for it? (Score:5, Funny)
Rejoice in the freedom of information act.
Re:Who pays for it? (Score:1, Funny)
Yes, while you still can.
Muhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...Cough! Cough! Cough!
Smithers! My medicine!
Re:Who pays for it? (Score:2, Funny)