aWhere, Inc. delivers localized satellite derived precipitation data to aid global development

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. - Nov. 13, 2013 - PRLog -- An invaluable upgrade to aWhere’s Location Intelligence Platform (http://www.awhere.com/en-us/platform-overview) occurred this week with the launch of a new global weather resource.  Colorado State University’s satellite derived precipitation data, which uses microwave satellite sensors to provide unprecedented access to localized, global precipitation data, is now available through the aWhere Platform.

The partnership between aWhere, Inc (http://www.awhere.com/en-us/awherehome)., a Software as a Service (SAAS) company, and Colorado State University’s Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (http://www.cira.colostate.edu/) (CIRA), demystifies these data, making it easy to access practical information to inform decision making in such vital areas such as global food security, vector born disease control, climate-smart agriculture, and many other global sustainability and development challenges.

CSU’s precipitation data, which has better spatial and temporal resolution than existing sources, is now a significant part of the aWhere Platform, which currently presents weather variables on temperature, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed, and growing degree days.  The Platform offers intuitive, interactive access to historical, daily-observed, and forecasted hyper-localized weather data.

A free version of the platform (http://www.awhere.com/en-us/weather-details) -- available in Eastern, Western, and Southern Africa; South Asia; Central America; and Mexico -- allows users to interact with gridded data through rich maps, graphs, and table tools, all accessed via the internet.

“This represents a great opportunity to address many of the enormous challenges facing real people working in the field of global development,” said Andrew Jones, PhD, a senior research scientist at CIRA. “Being able to make these data readily available will help solve some of the world’s most pressing development problems.”

aWhere’s CEO, John Corbett, PhD, said his company is thrilled to be providing access to this unique global weather resource through the aWhere Platform. “There is a tremendous and growing need for quality, localized precipitation data,” he says. “This signals a significant advancement for the global development community.”

About aWhere

Founded in 1999,aWhereis transforming the way agriculture and public health initiatives are managed and monitored. aWhere’s local intelligence platform enables the integration of complex agricultural, environmental, and public health data into local, actionable insight. As a Software as a Service (SaaS) business, aWhere frees development organizations from wrestling with big data problems, allowing them to focus on saving lives and building healthy, sustainable communities.

Learn more about aWhere: www.awhere.com

Learn more about CIRA: http://www.cira.colostate.edu/

Sign up for the Platform: http://www.awhere.com/en-us/weather-p