HoreTore
11-28-2010, 01:32
http://www.yr.no/
Norway is a country with a very long coastline, and as such we have a large maritime sector. As such, we have a huge need for highly detalied and accurate weather data. This is the primary reason for the establishment of the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. For 70 years they have created weather data for use by government agencies, fishermen, etc etc. A few years ago, however, some fellow had a bright idea: why not put all the data on a website, so everyone can make use of it easily? After all, it's paid for by taxes, and should therefore be available for everyone. And as was said was done, and in 2007 yr.no was created.
And being true socialists, this data is available for everyone, not just norwegian users, it's even written in English so that the entire world can use it, completely free of charge. So, if any of my fellow orgahs needs free weather data: here you go! Don't worry about paying, I've already paid with my taxes ~:)
This is an example of an ideal society.
Norway is a country with a very long coastline, and as such we have a large maritime sector. As such, we have a huge need for highly detalied and accurate weather data. This is the primary reason for the establishment of the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. For 70 years they have created weather data for use by government agencies, fishermen, etc etc. A few years ago, however, some fellow had a bright idea: why not put all the data on a website, so everyone can make use of it easily? After all, it's paid for by taxes, and should therefore be available for everyone. And as was said was done, and in 2007 yr.no was created.
And being true socialists, this data is available for everyone, not just norwegian users, it's even written in English so that the entire world can use it, completely free of charge. So, if any of my fellow orgahs needs free weather data: here you go! Don't worry about paying, I've already paid with my taxes ~:)
This is an example of an ideal society.