
Exhibit:
Satellite Weather
Venue: Phaeno Science Centre
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Date: Opening 2005
Client: Ansel Associates
Contributors: Mystus, Ansel Associates
Visitor
Experience: The visitor will be available to view
satellite imagery of weather patterns using images taken
every 30 minutes or 2 hours. They will also be able to
choose between looking at the patterns over the planet
or just over Europe, centered on Germany. Additional information
in the software allows the visitor to view videos and
get information on specific weather events such as hurricanes,
floods or tornadoes.
Mystus
Expertise: Mystus is getting the latest images from
an FTP site on a daily basis and having the software process
them and include them in the program automatically. The
kiosk will also be hooked up to a projector and projected
onto a 10 foot wide screen.
Unique
Features: Every day this computer based exhibit will
download the latest satellite images from the web and
use them to keep the exhibit up to date.
*Project
Challenges: Coordinating the production of the images
and having them uploaded regularly.