Rainfall Radar and Precipitation Forecast now available as WMTS

[MetOffice DataPoint]

Just to let you know that the Rainfall Radar and Precipitation Forecast Map layers are now available as a Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) we have produced specific WMTS documentation with information on how to use them.

 

If you create anything interesting with them that you are happy to share with us then please let us know, as this supports the case for any further work to be undertaken. Either post to the Group or send an email to data...@metoffice.gov.uk.

 

Cheers

 

Clare

[Cotswold Weather]

Thanks Claire, 

To all, my name is Steve and I have a regional weather website www.cotswold-weather.co.uk

I would love to have an animated rainfall radar page on my site using these layers(s) but am not quite capable of writing the script to perform the animation.

Is there anybody within this group willing/able to assist please? 

My website carries no advertising and therefore has no revenue, so maybe a small fee could be offered, because it is more of an interest site more than a cash generator.

Any (in fact all) offers / thought would be very welcome.

Best regards

Steve 

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[Mark Jackson]

That WMTS documentation page appears to be broken? 

[Michael Diener]

Hi Claire,

this looks very interesting for me as the radar layer would be available in a much higher resolution than currently. I would definitely like to use this for my app.

Before I invest time in coding, I wonder if this functionality is there to stay and if it is covered by the same license as DataPoint - can you elaborate on these topics?

Thank you,

Michael

[MetOffice DataPoint]

Hi, I have checked the link and it works for me, but if you are still having problems the documentation can be found from either the rainfall radar or the precipitation forecast map layers.

 

These layers have been introduced as part of our work to meet INSPIRE legislation, so they are planned to stay. It is also still availble as OGL as with the original single tile image.

 

Hope this helps

 

Clare

[Michael Diener]

Hi Clare,

one question. In the south the precipitation data seems to be cut off. I understand it might not be necessary for Great Britain but the missing part would improve things for the Channel Islands. Also in general the map would look better and not so cut-off.

Are there any plans to also provide the missing data?

Thank you,

Michael

[MetOffice DataPoint]

Hi Michael

 

Is this different to the region provided as a single tile? The team have moved on to new work now though so I will struggle to get changes made any time soon if it was appropriate to make them.

 

Clare

[Michael Diener]

Hi Clare,

actually in the single tile there is even more data cut-off, so it improved for the multiple tiles. But still not all the coverage is available.

I'm already happy with the improvements compared to the single image, so this was just a suggestion that I believe could make sense.

-Michael

[Simon Bell]

Here's the new link to the documentation, given that the one above is no longer valid.

[MetOffice DataPoint]

Thanks Simon.

[Lewis Dobson]

Hi,

Is it available with the current lightning strikes?

Because at the moment the lightning strikes is pretty useless on an interactive map where you can zoom in. The resolution is so low due to it being a static image with a default size when you do zoom in one strike looks as if it's covering 50 miles, not the exact location.

Thanks

Lewis  

[MetOffice DataPoint]

We don't yet have WMTS for Lightning, we are piloting it with the precipitation forecast and rainfall radar and once we understand the impoact on capacity we will decide how to proceed with the other map layers.

 

Regards

 

Clare

[chris.cj...@googlemail.com]

Clare - really struggling to see any overlay !   Have tried & tried with the syntax ... please could you tell me what's wrong with this :

http://datapoint.metoffice.gov.uk/public/data/layer/wxobs/RADAR_UK_Composite_Highres/png/TIME=2016-04-11T18:30:00/key=xxxyyyzzz

!!??

regards

Chris

[jsdun...@gmail.com]

Morning,

I'd be interested to use these layers in ArcGIS Online. However the projections that they are in are not supported in ArcGIS Online. Have you talked with ESRI to find out how your layers can work in their environment ? 

If not I have, they tell me you could create these layers with an EPSG 3857 projection so they can be used in AGOL. 

Regards. 

Jeremy. 

[Steve Bennett]

Hi,

Can you please please please provide EPSG 3857 as a tile matrix options so we can use them as overlays on Apple and Google maps?

Best regards

Steve