- Description
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Bureau of Meteorology radar images are available from their ftp dowmload site. The filename contains the unique ID code for the Radar, the projection and date/time in UTC. The map layers used on the Bureau’s radar viewer are available in .png file format.
The Bureau of Meteorology has a number of real-time forecast and observation products that can be used for ingestion by computers. These products are made available on the Bureau ftp site ftp://ftp2.bom.gov.au/anon/gen/fwo/. Each file has a date-time stamp indicating when the data file was created. A directory of the product catalogue is also available. Please read the User information section before using this product.
User information
- The Bureau does not guarantee the availability of information on the ftp site.
- Please read how to access the Bureau’s ftp site and its structure.
- The Service Announcements page details changes to Bureau services.
- Use of data should be in accordance with the copyright notice and disclaimer.
Secondary distribution of Bureau of Meteorology information currently freely available on the Bureau’s website and ftp site requires formal permission. Correct attribution of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology as the source of Bureau information is an important component of any secondary distribution permission that may be granted. Where Bureau information is to be used on a website, permission for use of that information should be applied for by the website owner.
- Download
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- radar (Other) 0.00KB - 134 hits
- Date Published
- 6 September 2011
- Date Updated
- Not specified
- Update Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
Dataset Information
- data.gov.au Category
- Environment, Sciences
- Keywords / Tags
- BoM, Emergency Management, Emergency Management National, geospatial information, radar, weather
- Licence
- Bureau of Meteorology Copyright Notice
- Permalink
- http://data.gov.au/4884
Contributing Agency Information
- Agency
- Bureau of Meteorology (View all datasets from Bureau of Meteorology)
- Jurisdiction
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Agency Program
- Weather Data Services
Dataset Coverage
- Temporal Coverage
- Current
- Geospatial Coverage
- Australia
- Granularity
- Not specified
