Live Hurricane Tracker

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

Live Hurricane Tracker provides real-time hurricane tracking and access to National Hurricane Center data and satellite imagery to monitor tropical cyclones and support weather forecasting and public safety.

Target Customer

{"Meteorologists / Weather Forecasters","Emergency Management Officials","Researchers","Educators / Students"}

Key Differentiator

Official U.S. government tracker that combines NOAA satellite imagery (GOES) with National Hurricane Center data in a live, interactive interface for Atlantic and Pacific hurricane monitoring.

Implementation Timeline

Immediate access with real-time tracking; historical path data available for past seasons.

Pain Points

1Need for real-time visibility into current hurricane activity and storm paths.
2Need access to official, centralized data sources for tracking and forecasting tropical cyclones.
3Desire for historical hurricane paths to analyze past storms and improve preparedness.

Key Features

1Live Hurricane Tracker with real-time satellite imagery.
2Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean hurricane tracking views.
3Past hurricane trackers for Atlantic and Pacific basins (historical paths).
4Integration with National Hurricane Center data and information.
5Interactive maps and imagery archives (via embedded ArcGIS content).

Target Customer Industries

Client Results

1Improved situational awareness for tracking current storms.
2Access to official, centralized data sources to support forecasting and decision-making.
3Ability to review historical storm paths for analysis and preparedness planning.

Competitive Advantages

1Official NOAA/NHC data integration.
2Real-time hurricane tracking with satellite imagery.
3Separate Atlantic and Pacific trackers plus historical views.
4Direct access to government-backed imagery and data sources.

Key Benefits

1Real-time hurricane tracking

2Access to official NHC data

3Historical hurricane paths

4Educational and public safety utility

Additional Product Information

Product Description

A live, interactive tracker that displays current hurricane activity and historical paths using NOAA satellite imagery, integrated with National Hurricane Center data for Atlantic and Pacific basins.

Target Market

Government agencies (meteorology, disaster response, emergency management), educational institutions, researchers, and the general public seeking authoritative hurricane information.

Unique Value Proposition

Official NOAA/NHC-powered hurricane tracking solution that merges real-time satellite imagery with trusted tropical cyclone data in a single interface.

Technical Requirements

Content is delivered via web pages that embed ArcGIS-based live/tracker content; includes notes about IFrame usage for content-area embedding.

Pricing Model

Not disclosed

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