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Offline wxthomson

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« on: December 15, 2016, 06:13:29 PM »
I was set to purchase this software but decided that before I did I would see what others said about it on this forum.
Sounds like it doesn't work well and the developer is too busy to support it.
I think I'll save my money.
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Re: Purchase
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2016, 02:45:59 PM »
Is it still using Flash?
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Re: Purchase
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2016, 03:59:39 PM »
Yes, WeatherMap Live does use Flash, plus it was developed in the days before anyone could easily put data on a map using the google maps API.
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Re: Purchase
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2016, 05:08:58 PM »
Aha (or even better using Leaflet :)

In that case I guess unless it is rewritten from scratch it will soon not be of much use... Where does it get data from?
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Re: Purchase
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2016, 05:24:36 PM »
It has its own data server. The data is consolidated from public sources, and from WD users who have signed up to provide their data. It's quite a complex system and was ahead of its time when originally introduced, but now there are many alternatives.

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