MMM-RAIN-MAP (new: version 2.x)

hogedir

I mean it’s Rainviewer data but rainviewer is not 100% legit.

weerplaza is the best radar information worldwide. They use sevral radar information worldwide and unite all these data for free. I think the only one very precise to offer this type of information.

They have a widget API too ! you could integrate in addition to Openweather+rainviewer.

The weerplaza api is here : https://www.weerplaza.nl/weerwidgets/

And @Jalibu Thanks for your work, I like the zoom option and the ultimate option you added and it’s very useful.

MajorC

I have also often had the feeling that Rainviewer’s data is not particularly accurate.
If the option to switch to another provider were to be built in, I could only welcome that.

Jalibu

@MajorC @hogedir
Unfortunately, Weerplaza.nl does not offer an API. I can’t just take their weather data and use it in MMM-RAIN-MAP.
They only allow to embed their service as an iFrame. You can easily do this on your own with https://github.com/alberttwong/MMM-iFrame

hogedir

@Jalibu Is it possible to add a second source possible to be selected in the module ? the goal could be to show CLOUDS via SATELLITE RADAR too. Using IFRAME is not a solution. I prefer to use a unique MAP with rain + clouds included.

because lots of people needs to know if some clouds will be showed

Could be very very a master class module with that option.

here an example of sat clouds : http://en.sat24.com/en

Here the code you could use to integrate that data in the module : http://en.sat24.com/en/freeimages

RAINVIEWER DATA is not accurate at all like said MajorC(Project Sponsor). It doesn’t represent the reality.

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Jalibu

@hogedir I understand the need and desire. However, neither the weather data/layers from Weerplaza.nl, nor those from sat24.com are in any way compatible with the previous module. It is technically not so easy to put their layers just “over” the map ;-)
If someone finds a solution and takes care of the programming, then I would be happy to put this extension into the module.
However, I don’t have the time to take care of it myself.

whimsicality

Is there a basic resource on how to generate maps? I am struggling with this basic concept. I’ve been to open street maps but I don’t see any way to generate a file like you did in the example.

sdetweil

@whimsicality the api provides the drawing of the maps

whimsicality

@sdetweil according tot he config it looks like I’m supposed to input all kinds of GPS coordinates for the edges of the map as well as the link to the picture of the map… I think I’m just confused.

sdetweil

@whimsicality he’s telling the api the size and shape of the map to draw… because thats what they do…

I do the same thing with chartjs… I tell it the size and shape and all the points in the data, and what kind of chart to draw, and it generates the graphics.

whimsicality

@sdetweil I think I was making it unnecessarily complicated, I understand it now. thanks!