History
Meteopool has been providing up to date weather charts with a focus on weather & severe weather information for the public as well as the hobby "storm chasing" since 2004. Since day 1, we have presented the current weather radar (also called rain radar/precipitation radar) in custom colors. Over the years more content was added, e.g. lightning detection, weather webcams and weather station reports. Our own claim has always been to offer the most flexible, customizable live map possible and to include free as well as community-driven content. Today, we offer our visitors almost instantaneous retrieval of the offered weather data, which is constantly updated, and a dynamic weather map that can be accessed on any internet-enabled device in the world - from smartwatches to car computers to large screens in rescue control centers, our software is used today.
Milestones:
- Q3/2004 - Foundation, project name "FsR"
- 07/19/2012 - End of data processing of private weather stations
- 20.06.2013 - Reorientation of the project
- 10.01.2015 - Rebranding from "Wetterpool" to "Meteopool"
- 22.09.2015 - English language available
- 07.04.2016 - Introduction of Stormchaser GPS
- 10.05.2016 - Relocation to server hoster uvensys GmbH
- 06.08.2016 - Relaunch, full mobile capability (-> read more)
- 08.09.2017 - Switch to more accurate data for precipitation radar (-> read more)
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The advertisement on Meteopool is used for paying the server devices and other investments for the administration of such a project. This makes the free access to the project contenct possible. During thunderstorms, requests to the server are sent within seconds. It may be necessary to upgrade the hardware, which we pay by advertisements.
You can also "donate" for us and support us, so we can set up less advertisements.
Team
You?
Take over a task and join the Meteopool team. We are looking forward to get to know you!
Take over a task and join the Meteopool team. We are looking forward to get to know you!
Guido Richter
Project leader, Programming, Graphics, Funded the project in 2004
Project leader, Programming, Graphics, Funded the project in 2004
Nadine Pricilia
Radar products, Joined the team in 2020
Radar products, Joined the team in 2020
Christine Veerkamp
Webcam management, Joined the team in 2018
Webcam management, Joined the team in 2018
Dominique Roth
Webcam management, Joined the team in 2015
Webcam management, Joined the team in 2015
Steffen Liermann
Webcam management, Joined the team in 2014
Webcam management, Joined the team in 2014
"Senmeis"
Webcam management, Joined the team in 2022
Webcam management, Joined the team in 2022
You?
Take over a task and join the Meteopool team. We are looking forward to get to know you!
Take over a task and join the Meteopool team. We are looking forward to get to know you!
Previous team members
- Markus Forster (albwetter.de) - Co-founder of Meteopool, years long defining collaboration
- Mathias Hüsing (vidaru.net) - Programer & manager of the radar archive in the first years
- Hubertus Volk (michelstadtwetterinfo.de) - Daily weather forecast 2007-2014 (>2000 weather forecast)
- Sven Rockrohr (großbeeren-wetter.de) - Measurement network administration, support
- Laurent Hansen - French translations
- Dipl.Met. Marcus Beyer - expert consulting and collaboration
- Thomas Pest (suederluegumwetter.de) - Danish translation
- Matthias Z. (wetterstation-berlin.de) - manual data control (~1000 manual data controls)
- Julian B. (wetter-haltern.de) - manual data control (~1000 manual data controls)
- Florian Klostermann - Initial English translation (2014)
- Holger Hammerschlag - Marketing and PR (2015-2016)
- Simon Benkard - Webcam management (2014-2016)
- Fabian Prummer - Webcam management (2014-2016)
- Matthias Malik - GFS weather maps production (2009-2021)
Meteopool is hosted by uvensys GmbH
Social Media
Logos, banner and other images (you may copy, change size, save and link the images...feel free)
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Press
Mentioned at OSM Blog - Wochennotiz Nr. 308
Weather station Klitzschen (DWD) in a booklet for students "Mathewelt" (197/2016)
Report about "Stormchaser Ruhrgebiet" and Chantal Anders (Soester Anzeiger)
Other meteopool domains
meteopool.info
meteopool.net
meteopool.com
wetterpool.eu
wetterpool.de
Wetterwebcams.de
Statistics
Weather webcams
Egypt: 2
US Virgin Islands: 2
Argentina: 2
Australia: 5
Belgium: 6
Brazil: 5
British Virgin Islands: 1
China, People’s Republic: 2
Curaçao: 1
Denmark: 2
Germany: 833
Finland: 6
France: 10
Ghana: 1
Greece: 1
India: 1
Iran, Islamic Republic: 1
Ireland: 1
Iceland: 1
Israel: 3
Italy: 30
Japan: 2
Jersey (Channel Islands): 1
Canada: 3
Croatia: 1
Luxembourg: 3
Morocco: 1
Mexico: 4
Montenegro: 3
Namibia: 2
Nepal: 2
New Zealand: 2
The Netherlands: 10
Norway: 2
Austria: 117
Poland: 10
Portugal: 4
Russia: 2
Saint-Barthélemy: 2
Sweden: 1
Switzerland (Confoederatio Helvetica): 18
Spain: 15
South Africa: 2
Czech Republic: 8
Tunisia: 1
Turkey: 3
Vatican City: 3
United Arab Emirates: 2
United States of America (USA): 34
Total: 1.174
US Virgin Islands: 2
Argentina: 2
Australia: 5
Belgium: 6
Brazil: 5
British Virgin Islands: 1
China, People’s Republic: 2
Curaçao: 1
Denmark: 2
Germany: 833
Finland: 6
France: 10
Ghana: 1
Greece: 1
India: 1
Iran, Islamic Republic: 1
Ireland: 1
Iceland: 1
Israel: 3
Italy: 30
Japan: 2
Jersey (Channel Islands): 1
Canada: 3
Croatia: 1
Luxembourg: 3
Morocco: 1
Mexico: 4
Montenegro: 3
Namibia: 2
Nepal: 2
New Zealand: 2
The Netherlands: 10
Norway: 2
Austria: 117
Poland: 10
Portugal: 4
Russia: 2
Saint-Barthélemy: 2
Sweden: 1
Switzerland (Confoederatio Helvetica): 18
Spain: 15
South Africa: 2
Czech Republic: 8
Tunisia: 1
Turkey: 3
Vatican City: 3
United Arab Emirates: 2
United States of America (USA): 34
Total: 1.174
User/Stormchaser
Registered: 4.241
Confirmed stormchsters: 293 (Participation right for GPS)
Logged GPS points: 2.140.075
Overall travelled routes: 1.833.944 km
Confirmed stormchsters: 293 (Participation right for GPS)
Logged GPS points: 2.140.075
Overall travelled routes: 1.833.944 km
Others
Weather radar stations: 52
Weather stations: 469
Weather stations: 469