wxm: weather ex machina startup school pitch for tedx
TRANSCRIPT
Weather changes
Forecasts fail.
Parapegma
Almanac
Antikythera Mechanism
Cloud seeding
Progress and cost
How it works today
Contradicting weather forecasts.
Ranked weather forecastsEvaluate • Collect
Forecasts
Compare • Reality
check
Rank • Score
Forecast
Microclimates
Social. Local. Ranked.Evaluate • Update
Friends
Predict • Upload
Forecast
Observe • Rate
Forecast
Regional weather forecast
Martigny actual
Vouvry actual
Sion actual
Weather enthusiasts
Evaluate • Assess
Forecasts
Predict • Do
Forecast
Observe • Rate
Forecast
Human-centered forecast.This wind usually brings rain later in
the day
Citizen science
The evolution of weather forecasts
time
effectiveness
Hyper-local. Social. Ranked.Check-in • Report
Conditions • Make
forecast
Follow • Companies • Local
experts
Forecast • Hyper-local • Ranked
Productivity
Safety
Great time outside!
CreditsManolis Nikiforakis, MSc
IT Architect - Kite surfer
Konstantinos Chorianopoulos, PhD Interaction designer – Wind surfer
Stefanos Apostolopoulos, MEng Software engineer – Urban surfer (with umbrella)