Makati switches on its 3rd local weather station

[victoryliner]

Makati switches on its 3rd local weather station
June 15, 2012 9:17pm
Makati City on Friday switched on its third weather monitoring station designed to provide accurate localized weather forecasts.

The station is at San Lorenzo Barangay Hall and operated in partnership with the Manila Observatory of the Ateneo de Manila University.

“(This) weather station can give localized rain forecast for the day and for the next 24 to 48 hours,” Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr. said.

He added that with the facility, Makati has “taken another step in harnessing technology to ensure the welfare and safety of our constituents.”

Binay said the facility will complement the forecasts of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

He cited as an example instances where other areas in Metro Manila may experience heavy rains and floods that may prompt suspension of classes, but Makati has only light showers.

With the data from the local facility, local officials can make decisions suspending classes in schools.

The weather monitoring station at Barangay San Lorenzo is equipped with an integrated sensor suite that has a rain collector, temperature sensor, anemometer that measures wind speed and direction, and ultraviolet (UV) sensor.

It also has a console that displays important weather indicators such as precipitation, barometric pressure, temperature, UV index, wind speed, wind direction and humidity.

Four more stations

Additional stations will be installed at Barangay San Antonio, Forbes Park and West Rembo, and the Ospital ng Makati within the year, Binay said.

The first weather monitoring station in Makati was installed at the New Makati City Hall Building in March 2011. The second was installed at Barangay Poblacion in July 2011.

The information gathered by the weather monitoring stations is available to the public at the weatherlink.com website. Categorized data will also be posted at the Makati Portal website in the near future. — ELR, GMA News

source:http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story...eather-station

[idiot_savant]

Any meteorologist around here? With a mere 27 sq km in area, does it really need a weather station in every barangay? Can't the city government donate the excess equipment to far flung towns in the country that need these equipment very badly?

[PExky]

Any meteorologist around here? With a mere 27 sq km in area, does it really need a weather station in every barangay? Can't the city government donate the excess equipment to far flung towns in the country that need these equipment very badly?

IMO, something fishy is going on here.

Ano ang iniisip ng local government ng Makati? Every twist and turn sa Makati e different localized weather that they need to put up 3 local weather stations with a view to add four more?

Sabagay, kung ang masa na mula sa Makati e happy sa libreng cake every birthday at libreng movie passes every month e wala na silang pakialam sa milyon-milyon na kurakot ng local na pamahalaan.

[peterin]

...

With a mere 27 sq km in area, does it really need a weather station in every barangay? ...

IMO, something fishy is going on here.

Hahahaha. Parang nag momonitor sila ng HWEther na ib pa kesa next city.

Ang modus ng mga tao sa gobyerno, pare pareho lang ang modus:

Kung walang pagkakagastusan, walang kita.

Hahahahahha.

[peterin]

... With a mere 27 sq km in area, does it really need a weather station in every barangay?

IMO, something fishy is going on here.

Hahahaha. Para bang may mga bagyong imomonitor na especial na ang tatargetin lang ay ang Makati. Hahahahahaha.

Ang mga tao sa government, parepareho lang ang modus operandi.

Kailangang may pagkagastusan para mai-justify ang lalabas na pera, at syempre naman, ahem.

Tulad nung lote ng pinsan ko nasa malapit sa municipyo. Inalok sya na bibilhin ang lote nya para sa isang project. Ang presyo, sa estimate ko, 3-4 times ng going rate.

Hindi sya pumayag. Bakit? Sabi nya: "Mga lintik na yan. Gagawa lang ng pera ang mga yan, isasabit pa ako." Hahahaha.

[xkcd]

He added that with the facility, Makati has “taken another step in harnessing technology to ensure the welfare and safety of our constituents.”

Correction, it should've been "we've taken another step in harnessing technology to ensure the welfare and safety of our pockets"

[absinthe_888]

What can you expect from the Republic of Binay este Makati