Method and system for collecting meteorological data using in-vehicle systems
US6919821B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01W1/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system for collecting meteorological data. A plurality of vehicles travel on roads in a geographic region. Each of the vehicles includes sensor equipment that senses at least one meteorological condition. The sensor equipment may be used to support other vehicle systems, such as vehicle safety systems or a vehicle navigation system. Each of the vehicles includes a program run on a computing device in the vehicle that prepares messages containing data indicative of the one or more meteorological conditions sensed by the sensor equipment. The messages are sent wirelessly from the vehicle to a meteorological data collection service that collects the data and uses the data for weather modeling or forecasting.
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