HKO wins at WMO's first international weather apps competition (with photo)
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The WMO is a specialised agency in weather and climate under the United Nations. The WMO WIWAA was organised for the first time in this year to recognise well-designed mobile applications for providing reliable weather and climate information. The competition received more than 110 entries from all over the world.
"MyObservatory" is the official weather mobile application developed by the HKO, and has been downloaded more than 8 million times. "MyObservatory" provides a range of personalised weather information services, including location-based rainfall and lightning forecasts, which provides rainfall and lightning forecasts in users' or designated locations based on artificial intelligence technologies, and the trial "Dr Tin" Chatbot Service, which provides a convenient and interactive means for users to enquire about weather information.
For details of the WIWAA, please refer to the website of the WMO:
public.wmo.int/en/media/news/wmo-announces-winners-of-weather-apps-awards-and-calendar-competition.
Ends/Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Issued at HKT 11:18
Issued at HKT 11:18
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