Open Weather Map API

[colmeteo]

Open Weather Map provides accurate weather conditions for my region. I see they have a new API in place to send them the station info. With the old POST method, I do not see my station listed, nor can I retrieve information from it. Is there a chance to update the upload to use there API: http://openweathermap.org/stations

[admin]

So far I don't see much potential in this network focusing at selling weather data. Supporting anything from them is not high on my agenda.

[colmeteo]

Understood Boris. Just out of curiosity, why the strong feelings toward OWM when they offer free access to the API with little limitation? I see WU has more restrictions on how to use the info they provide (i.e. logo guidelines) and also have commercial packages.

[admin]

While WU has always been supportive to developers building upload software, OWM has never been. They focus 100% on their business model of selling weather data and care zero on the upload side. Their API that does not provide any interactive way to register a new station but forces the upload program registering the station with those JSON quirks, does clearly state how less they care about being easy to work with. I recommend not to deal with those, they will change their APIs often without taking care about anything - apart from their data selling business.

[admin]

But if you want to use their service, you can register your station manually by sending that JSON register data to them. You will get a station ID and then you can configure Meteobridge to send HTTP packets in the needed format by means of a template hosted on your web site. This should work and you can then adapt to whatever idea they will come up in the future.

[colmeteo]

Thanks for the clarification. I will look into using another provide.