A simulator based on The Weather Channel's "Weatherscan Local" channel. Running from 1999 to 2004, Weatherscan Local was a 24/7 weather information network, providing constant hyper-local data for the viewer's area. This channel ran using a custom WeatherSTAR XL unit installed at various cable headends throughout the country. This service was inevitably replaced by the newer and more popular version of Weatherscan, hosted on the IntelliSTAR 1.
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This is a very early version of the simulator, and is prone to bugs and errors. If you spot any, or have any ideas, please feel free to submit them on the Issues tab up above!
You can access a live demo at https://dewpoint.team/, and you can specify a location by adding a "?" followed by a location name or zip code to the end (i.e https://dewpoint.team/?Madison)
Team Dew Point - @tyetenna/TyeWx & BMan
- Goldblaze's Weatherscan Emulator for inspring this project
- Massive thanks to pjfrix's TWC Resource Sheet for sources to the original images
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Download and install Node.JS
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Acquire weather.com/IBM and mapbox.com API keys. (WE WILL NOT ASSIST WITH ACQUIRING THESE)
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Open config.js and enter your weather.com/IBM API key
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Open newradar.js and enter your mapbox.com key
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Install dependencies
npm install package.json- Start the server
node ./server.js- The server should now be running on localhost, port 3000!
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