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What is new in Weather – InfoAg 2017

Chacko Jacob, Agribusiness Lead

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OUR STORY IS ABOUT

DATA AT SCALE: INTERNET OF THINGS

>250,000 personal weather

stations

162 forecast models

serve as inputs to our forecast

Atmospheric data

from 50,000 flights per day

15 MillionPressure readings

from mobile

devices

PRECISION

100x greater coverage

ACCURACY

Rated No. 1

SPEED

Forecast updates

every 15 minutes

TWC Weather Station Network – USA

74,000+ Weather Stations

Includes Personal Weather Stations and NWS

Weather Stations – St. Louis

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The Weather Company Data PackagesRobust set of APIs to integrate weather into client applications, systems and processes

Specialty

New or expanded offering

Site based

current

conditions

Forecasts out to

10 days

Hourly forecasts

for 48 hours

Weather Alerts

Almanac

Location

Mapping

Radar Images

Satellite Images

Current condition

and forecast

visualizations

Core

Air Quality , Pollen , Flu Outbreak,

Tides, Aches & Pains, Breathing, Dry

Skin, Frizz, Frost Potential Golf

Heating & Cooling, Leisure Travel

Running Weather, Ski, Static Electricity

Lifestyle Indices

Cleaned

Historical

Historical

weather data

on demand

“HoD”

Currents on

Demand

Personal

Weather

Station

Observations

Enhanced

Current

Conditions

Precipitation

Forecast

15 Minute

Forecast

15 Day - Hourly

Forecast

15 day

gridded and

polygonal

forecast data

Enhanced

Forecast

Traffic Services, Insights Trips,

Road Safety, Truck & Fleet

Traffic Data

Forecasts

Current

Conditions

Historical

Advanced

Analytics

Enterprise Wide Usage Specific Usage

Power

Disruption Index

15 day cyclone

forecast

Storm Reports

Strike, Hail

Prediction

Shear, Hail,

Rain, Snow, Ice

trailing

estimates

Severe

Weather

Seasonal Forecast

Seasonal & Sub-seasonal

3-5 week and 1-7 month

Probabilistic

Forecast

Wind Speed & Direction

Air Density Irradiance

Renewables (Wind & Solar)

Reference Evapo Crop specific,

Reference Evapo, Model Evapo, Soil

Moisture, Soil Temperature

Agriculture

Distributions

out 10 days

Temperature

QPF (hourly

accumulated

precipitation)

Real-time

Early detection

Lightning

Detection*

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Agricultural Forecasts

Our forecast engines are built using our leading-edge model forecasting, expertise from 200 meteorologists and related

scientists, and our network of observations, radar, and satellite assimilation and modelling capabilities. Data in this

package are tailored to meet agricultural industry needs at 500-square- meter resolution globally.

Specific data availability can differ by geography and region

The Weather Company Data Package: Agriculture

What is

it?

What

does it

include?

15-day hourly forecasts for…

Reference evapotranspiration –

forecast based on idealized

conditions

Crop-specific reference

evapotranspiration – 103 different

crops supported, based on the %

crop maturity and crop type specified

Model evapotranspiration –

forecast based on actual land use

conditions

Soil moisture/Soil temperature –

user specifies the specific depth, up

to 200 cm below the surface

15-day forecast, degree days –Provides daily forecasts on demand of

cooling degree days, growing degree days

and heating degree days

15-day frost forecast – Provides a

daypart forecast on demand of the

likelihood of frost events

15-day forecast, watering needs –Provides a daypart forecast on demand of

the watering need index

Location mapping services –Identifies locations based on zip code,

geocode, city, state, region, district, and

province

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IBM / The Weather Company: Differentiation

Data

Precision

Distinctive

AnalyticsIntuitive

Workflow

Multi-Platform

Delivery

Support & Innovation

Proven Reliability

Weather Means Business™Chacko Jacob

Agribusiness Lead

Chacko.Jacob@ibm.com