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HKO launches new global weather information portal

Xinhua, December 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) launched on Thursday "Met on Map", a new web portal (maps.weather.gov.hk/gis-portal/web), which provides integrated global weather and geophysical information on a Geographic Information System platform for access by the public according to their own needs.

"Met on Map" allows users to overlay different types of weather information, such as temperature, wind speed and direction, radar and satellite images, on the detailed maps through the web browsers on computers, smartphones or tablets.

Besides offering weather observations, the maps can display weather forecasts for different locations in Hong Kong, marine forecasts for neighbouring sea areas and global earthquake reports.

"As more and more people travel around the world for work and leisure, the need for global weather information has been increasing. The Observatory's 'Met on Map' is not only handy to travellers, but also very helpful for the relief operations of the Red Cross, " said Betty Lau, Head of International and Relief Service at the Hong Kong Red Cross.

Going forward, the "Met on Map" web portal will be enhanced with other weather and geophysical information, such as satellite images covering the whole globe, tropical cyclone tracks and weather maps, according to the HKO. Endit