StormTrakker
Hurricane/Typhoon Tracking Software
Latest available version: 2005
System requirements:
Windows NT, 2000. It will work on 98 and ME but there will be some mapping limitations. A minimum display setting of at least 800x600 @ 16M colors (High Color) recommended. Hard drive space requirements depend on how much and what level of optional data you wish to install
StormTrakker is designed for tracking tropical cyclones on a global scale. Track and model data is automatically ingested from bulletins, advisories, text-based model output and ATCF output from various sources including NHC, JTWC, NRL, FSU, OSU and more. Of course, manual data input is also supported. StormTrakker is an ever-going project. For one thing, the various internet resources offering this data is constantly changing. This requires periodic adjustments in the ingest routines contained within StormTrakker. Also, I occasionally add new features.
StormTrakker's many features include:
- StormTrakker can be "linked" with Nexrad3 radar software to display storm-centered radar images
- Support for NHC's new GIS-based data
- Global Model Data (GFS/NOGAPS/CMC) in NetCDF format from nexrad3.com
- Satellite views available from NOAA, COLORADO STATE, NRL and NASA-GHCC
- Watches/Warnings are now ingested and displayed using the NHC's new "TCVAT" output
- Historical Track View Window which allows you to search, filter and display (need to download the free optional historical data files)
- Dynamic mapping using shapefiles allows you to control how your maps appear. Users can control color, font, ect. Full purchase version includes US states and counties shapefiles
- Offshore data (ship and buoy reports) can be displayed on the storm maps or in the DataViewer window
- ModelTrack feature allows you to download and display model images from various sources like PSU, NOMAD, FNMOC and NCEP. Once displayed, you can point-click on the image to approximate the storm forecast position for that model run and forecast hour
- Click on any point on the storm's map to get distance and ETA from storm's current position to the point clicked (calculated using current speed reported for storm, if any). Can also do historical Hit Report analysis for the point clicked
- Global overview map
- Recon vortex messages and RECCO observations ingested and displayed
- Forecast/Model error reports on each storm or overall
- Experiment by creating your own consensus models
- Export storm data files in StormTrakker or ATCF file formats
- Forecast/Model Analysis window allows you to overlay many runs of a particular model onto the storm track-to-date giving you a visual perspective on model's performance
- Step-thru buttons allow you to step-thru each position of a track, both track and model data, showing how the track and forecasts evolved over time
The current price is $20. StormTrakker can be purchased by clicking on the BUY NOW button below:
Download the demo package
(4MB) Once downloaded, run the SETUP.EXE file contained within.
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