PressureNet for Android
PressureNet uses barometric sensors built into select Android devices (see if yours is listed below) to automatically detect changes in atmospheric pressure, predicting hyperlocal weather activity before it occurs. We incorporate your sensor data into our own weather models, which produce local temperature forecasts for you, our users.
Not only does your automatic sensor data make your weather forecast more accurate, but we also incorporate user-reported weather conditions to train and correct our models. Our forecast accuracy improves as more users join!
Note: Temperature forecasts are for North America only right now. We will be adding more locations as users request them. Send us an email to let us know you're interested! software@cumulonimbus.ca.
Features:
- NEW: Crowdsourced sensor data reflects real-time hyperlocal weather forecast for the next few hours.
- Report real-time weather changes in your area to other PressureNet users.
- Pressure drop/rise alerts: notifies you when your pressure starts to fall -- indicating oncoming clouds, rain, and good weather ahead!
- Home screen widget allows for user submitted weather updates and displays real-time barometer readings and hourly/on-demand pressure changes.
PressureNet works with the current list of Android devices:
Galaxy S3, S4, S5, S6
Galaxy Nexus
Galaxy Note, 2, 3, 4
Nexus 4, 5, 6, 10
LG G3, G4
Motorola Xoom
RAZR MAXX HD
Xiaomi MI-2, MI-3
Droid Ultra
Moto X
HTC One (M8)
New features added to PressureNet every week.
Don’t see a feature you want? Tell us to add it at software@cumulonimbus.ca
I like the app, but the only feature I can use is the Pressure Graph thats stored. Not many people in my city report the weather and they've now removed the pressure tags from other peoples phones which was at least interesting to look at, so my map is bare most of the day.
Worked fine on stock roms on this Galaxy S3, now on CM13 (and since CM11) the program claims it has no barometer despite the fact other apps can display information from it.
It's 27°C outside right now; PressureNet thinks it's 6. Environment Canada forecast says it'll be 14°C tonight; PressureNet thinks it'll be -7. Something has gone terribly wrong.
Update is good, no more crashes! Sunshine now available on the Play Store, worth a look.
Latest version fixes all issues I've had. Happy to contribute to the greater good.
Barometer application temperature for my location is about 20 degŕees to low
Useless outside of US
Sensor
Useless
I live in a hilly area next to the California Central Valley. I can use the changing values graphing to track when I came and went from home. Cool. Not so cool is that the altitude is almost never within one hundred feet of accuracy. I am at 1225' now and it showed about 620', which is typical. Wouldn't be good accuracy for, let's say, an aircraft altimeter based on barometric pressure. Update on new version...great altitude feature disappeared. Disappointing.
This is a useless feature as all in my area say it's 61 when it's close to 40 as I write this. If this feature is necessary for some reason, please give us a toggle to turn it off. Previous version showed pressures on the map ..that what this app is about. I'll keep it running to support research, but otherwise there isn't much point to look at a map with bad information on it.
My pressure shows in the upper left, but there's no data being acquired and plotted. The widget does not update pressure and it no longer opens the app when you tap on it. Temperature on map is useless because you're seeing in-pocket temperatures!
I miss the feature that told you how many readings you have sent that week and in total. I'd love for you to add it back.
Works great and it's bug free in Android N
Great app and fantastic idea!
I loved this app. I used it to track drops in the pressure. I suffer from migraines and this app helped me track how the drop related to bringing them on. When it updated I lost the ability to see the graph by hour and weeks which really sucks.
If this contributes to better weather forecasting I'll continue using it.
I like the idea. Too bad the alerts and forecast features aren't available in my region. Nor are the temperatures (as seen in screenshots) available to me in the Netherlands, so the map is less useful for me. Also the play button doesn't show the reports anymore either.
So, you finaly got it. I can't check pressures around. I'm signing off.
Pressure drop alerts for pending severe weather would be a great addition. Edit/Reply: Thank you for the response! Configuring the sensitivity of the pressure drop alerts would be great for the hard core wx nerds. :-)
I love the weather reporting function and that you can choose where your data goes.
A key feature was the log that is now gone after last update.
And not even sure it still uses phone pressure data, from that 7/24/15 reply.
Great idea
App works great, fun to use. However there is no field for "smoke". Right now we are very smoky but not actually on fire; but "wildfire" is the closest report we can do. As well, since the latest update, opening pressurenet also opens the Steam app, I have no idea why.
The concept is a great one, however, it greatly lacks in user base for weather notification, and the idea of sourcing a phone for pressure is a little iffy. Even if gps altitude is enabled I get pretty huge fluctuations as I drive around, so my data is all pretty useless.
Its more usefull than a nice big pair of knockers speaking weather wise it is works well on the note2 not so hot on my smagsun tablet T230
I have arthritis and this is a great tool to help me understand how the pressure causes pain. It's definitely better in Corpus Christi Texas than Oklahoma! Just wanted to update that the temperature is not accurate. It's 33 here but showing 61 in Glenpool Oklahoma on the map & 45 in other areas around us. Therefore I downgraded my rating to 4. Fix the glitch & I'll go back to 5.
has regressed to an almost worthless app! I had had such high hopes. I can't see anyone's data on the map (inc mine), and either no one is submitting weather conditions anymore or they aren't visible. This could be a case of mass exodus. Having only my own baro. pressure reading is almost pointless, especially since it wavers drastically as well as sometimes showing it altitude adjusted then jumping back to the raw values. If I could see neighbor values, I could see the shift in pressures by area. Too bad.
Now the app doesn't show you the pressures on the map. Now you get temperatures and currently the temperature is 32 but the map is showing 51. Kind of useless.
I use this for seeing my own pressure data but the interface is awful due to fonts that are too small for anyone to see. I still use it though.
I like the app, but the only feature I can use is the Pressure Graph thats stored. Not many people in my city report the weather and they've now removed the (inaccurate apparently) pressure tags from other peoples phones which was at least interesting to look at, so my map is bare most of the day.
Used to love this app. Now the font is too small to read and it won't display pressure units consistently. And it fails to load my pressure data almost all of the time. Otherwise it's great.
I liked earlier versions better. You used to be able to view other users' pressure obs in the map, but now you can't. I also don't like how I can no longer view text data of my own pressure obs unless I export. Not worth the effort for something so simple.
Not working as was originally intended. Uninstalled.
It doesn't work it just sits there on my föhn
Updated and the program is not functional, Samsung S5, please restore the pressure graph, hour,6hr,24hr,and,chart! Ok found it!
Can't get it to show location pressure... Useless.
This no longer displays others data. Not that useful. I will probably Uninstaller what was once a cool app.
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Great for getting a better idea of knowing the weather with a neighbor who is helping you monitor it. The only things that needs attention are; the location is miles off from my actual coordinates, the temperature it shows, is 8 hours old, and the widget as it is always reading "no data". With this app, the weather data transmitted to you, the forecasters can inform a more accurate picture of what the weather will be in our areas.