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Institute of Texan Cultures weather tracking station is now online
View of ITC WeatherBug site
Share this Story(Oct. 21, 2009)--The Institute of Texan Cultures recently completed installation of a WeatherBug tracking station at the UTSA HemisFair Park Campus. Installed on the northwest-facing entrance rooftop, the camera provides a real-time camera view of HemisFair Park in downtown San Antonio.
>> View the ITC WeatherBug Web site. A series of educational materials is available under the "Education" link at WeatherBug.com, and the institute's education and interpretation department is working to adapt the materials into a classroom curriculum.
One of the iconic sites on the HemisFair Campus grounds, the Zachry flag plaza, is visible in the foreground, a helpful indicator of current wind conditions. The camera's panorama of downtown encompasses the Tower Life Building and the base of the Tower of the Americas, an additional indicator for current weather conditions as a gauge for low-level fog.
"Texas weather is very much a factor in understanding our Texan cultures," said Tim Gette, executive director of the Institute of Texan Cultures. "Weather has shaped major events in Texas from the Great Storm of 1900 that hit Galveston Island to the Dust Bowl of the '30s and into the modern era with Hurricane Ike and the drought of this past summer. Texans have learned to adapt to hot, cold, wet and dry weather."
The WeatherBug station tracks current weather alerts such as flash-flood warnings, provides a seven-day forecast, and lists current conditions including temperature with heat index, humidity, dew point, wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, sunrise and sunset times, inches of rain in the month and moon phase. Also, the station provides latitude, longitude and elevation coordinates.
WeatherBug, the leading provider of weather information services, manages and operates a proprietary network of more than 8,000 WeatherBug tracking stations and more than 1,000 cameras strategically placed at schools, public safety facilities and television stations throughout the nation. The local WeatherBug affiliate is KENS-TV and the institute's camera has been used regularly in their news broadcast since installation. The professional-grade weather stations generate live, neighborhood-level reports every second.
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The Institute of Texan Cultures is on the UTSA HemisFair Park Campus, 801 E. Durango Blvd., a short distance from the Alamo and the River Walk. Regular hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $8 for adults (ages 12-64); $7 for seniors (ages 65 +); $6 for children (ages 3-11); free with membership, or UTSA or Alamo Colleges identification. For more information and resources for multiple audiences, call (210) 458-2300 or visit the Institute of Texan Cultures Web site.
The Institute of Texan Cultures is an agency of the UTSA Vice President for Community Services. The mission of the institute is to engage lifelong learners in the understanding and celebration of Texas cultural heritage. The 182,000-square-foot complex features 65,000 square feet of interactive exhibits and displays that tell the stories of Texans.
The institute develops quality, accessible resources for educators and lifelong learners on topics of cultural heritage and strives to develop a rich and vibrant culture in the arts and humanities that will expand community awareness and appreciation of Texas through an engaging series of exhibits, programs, and special events.
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