Stunning Microsoft® Virtual Earth™ map
Like all interactive radar products from
Weather Central, ESP:Online Severe Weather package makes full use of Microsoft Virtual Earth
mapping technology. Viewers can pan, scroll and zoom down to the street level, tracking storms
with amazing precision. Weather Central’s Smoothview™ technology keeps the radar imagery in
focus at all times, providing viewers with a clear image down to the street level.
Hyper-local storm tracking
Clickable storm icons within ESP:Online display
detailed storm information including severity of wind and precipitation as well as estimated
path and arrival time of the storm. ESP integrates a full icon set displaying rain, heavy rain,
wind, snow, mix, hail and tornados. By zooming in to the Virtual Earth map, users can track
storms right down to their home, with precision, up-to-the minute storm arrival projections.
NWS Alerts and Lightning
ESP:Online provides county fills for sixteen
different types of NWS bulletins, allowing you to keep your viewers aware of severe weather
no matter what your climate. Lightning strikes are also displayed within the ESP:Online viewer,
alerting your viewers to the most severe areas of approaching storms.