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The Go Sequence

Viewer comprehension is always a top priority, and one reason why broadcast meteorology is such a consistent challenge. We noticed how some of our customers, including John McLaughlin at KCCI and Jay Trobec at KELO, would zoom out to an entire viewing area, resetting the view so viewers could get their bearings, before zooming back into the storm and tracking the most dangerous cells. The technique worked well, so we incorporated a way to do this automatically, called the Go Sequence.

The Go Sequence provides an automated overview of the entire viewing area, enhancing situational awareness and making on-the-fly tracking of multiple cells easier. The meteorologist simply clicks the Go Sequence button, and the system zooms into the strongest storm cells in order, zooming out to the viewing area, then zooming back into the next strongest storm. This simple addition allows meteorologists to instantly identify areas of greatest concern, while helping viewers determine the location of those threats relative to their homes.

The Baron attribute table uses proprietary processing to track storms accurately and estimate a range of storm parameters.