This dashboard is still in development, and currently only available to a small number of organisations for beta testing.
Kite’s Map View Dashboard allows you to see observations from now back to 1 hour ago on a map, so you can visually see how the weather is developing.
This dashboard is only available for feedlots located in Australia, as it uses radar data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
The observations you can view include:
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The BOM’s rain radar
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BOM storm tracking
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BOM weather warnings
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Live lightning strikes (certain Premium subscription organisations only)
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Temperature from BOM weather stations
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Rain since 9 AM measured at BOM weather stations
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Wind speed and direction from BOM weather stations
Using the Dashboard
1. Choose a feedlot
Use the dropdown in the top right-hand corner of the page. The map will be centred on the chosen feedlot, which will be marked with a home icon.
2. Select map layers
Click on the Menu button in the top right-hand corner of the map. The map menu will appear as shown below:
Click on the headings (Lightning, Radar, Observations, Warnings) to see available map layers under each category. Select as many map layers as you would like to view. You can also select the Reset button to reset your selections.
Lightning
Live and recent lightning strike locations, including strikes from cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground.
These layers are only available for Premium subscription organisations with lightning data set up in Kite. Please contact us at support@weatherintelligence.global if you are interested in this feature.
Radar
Displays data from the BOM’s rain radar network.
Observations
Include measurements from the BOM weather station network of Temperature and Rain since 9 AM (displayed on the map as numbers in coloured circles), and Wind Speed and Direction (displayed as coloured arrows).
Warnings
Include severe weather, severe thunderstorm, cyclone tracks, flood, coastal hazard and fire weather warnings. Each warning is displayed on the map as highlighted areas, using colours according to their legends.
To see the colour legend for a map layer, click on the
3. Select map settings
In the map menu, as shown above, available map settings include Map Type (either map or satellite), and Animation Speed (0.5x to 4x). You can change these to whatever you would prefer.
4. View your animated map
If you have the map menu open, close it with the X button in the top right-hand corner. The layers you selected should now be visible on the map.
In the bottom left-hand corner of the map, you can see what time is currently being displayed. Select the play button ▶️ to see the observations change over time, at your selected animation speed. You can also drag the point on the timeline or click on the arrows on either side of the timeline.
You may also notice the buttons in the top left-hand corner of the map. The + and - allow you to zoom in/out, and the third button makes the map full-screen.
5. Experiment!
Repeat these steps to view different feedlot locations, map layers, map types and animation speeds, to see which ones are most helpful for you!