Wind map

[whatthefunk]

Just found this: http://earth.nullschool.net/jp/#curr...3.85,14.84,407

I thought it was pretty cool. Check out the typhoon hitting Japan right now.

[Teunis]

Very nice.

For work related stuff I used to go to http://www.windfinder.com/

[Snowhog]

Cool. And you can rotate the globe also.

[GreyGeek]

And zoom in and out!

If you zoom out slightly on GoogleMaps it shows the current cloud patterns around the world. Zoom in too far and the clouds disappear.

[Feathers McGraw]

That's impressive!

On a related note, have you ever had a look at marinetraffic.com? It provides real time mapping of ships using AIS data (example for the English Channel below):



You can see where each ship is registered, where it is headed, speed, size etc. I used it to do a traffic survey for a project at university once, from the comfort of my own home. Beats travelling to Wales in the pouring rain!

[MoonRise]

Cool!

[Teunis]

'English' channel? English because it's wet?
(says I from Aberdeen)

But yeah that's also a great site, I've used it when curious about the name and details of a ship seen in the distance.

[SteveRiley]

While we're at it, FlightRadar24 is also pretty cool! Live air traffic. Click/zoom to explore.

[Snowhog]

THAT is a COOL site!

And you can add filters! Look only for specific airlines using their ICAO designator codes. See List of airline codes

One could while away hours on this site.

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[SteveRiley]

One could while away hours on this site.

Yep, guilty!