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Introduction

ù¾MyObservatoryóÓ is a personalized weather service developed in-house by the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) in early 2010. Making use of positioning software to estimate the user's location, "MyObservatory" automatically displays the latest weather information from the weather station(s) closest to the user, including temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, wind direction, wind speed and webcam photo. Moreover, it also provides weather forecast and weather warning related information.

There are a number of versions of ù¾MyObservatoryóÓ:
  • iPhone/iPad Version

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  • Android Version

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  • Web Version

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  • Mobile Version

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The personalized weather service ù¾MyObservatoryóÓ has been well received with high popularity.

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Awards Received

ù¾MyObservatoryóÓ won a Gold and a Silver award in two different categories respectively in the renowned Hong Kong Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Award 2011.
- Best Public Service Application (Small Scale project)
- Best Ubiquitous Networking (Mobile Infotainment)

The judging panel commented that ù¾MyObservatoryóÓ really moves the government services from desktop computer to mobile devices for citizens who are on the move and sets up a good role model for other government or commercial services to follow.

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If you have any suggestions about ù¾MyObservatoryóÓ weather services, please feel free to contact us.

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