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Locations: UNITED STATES, FLORIDA, TEXAS

Witness the Great American Eclipse with Live Coverage and Limited-Edition Glasses from MyRadar®

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla., March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MyRadar, the highly-rated weather app with more than 15 million active users, will host coverage of the Great American Eclipse on April 8, 2024, through the app's Eclipse Tracker feature and a livestream broadcast from their meteorologists, along with limited-edition glasses for viewers to safely see the phenomenon for themselves.

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  • Follow the eclipse in real-time with the app's Eclipse Tracker, live broadcast from MyRadar meteorologists, and glasses to see it for yourself!
  • "On average, any given location only experiences a total solar eclipse once every 375 years, making this a once-in-a-lifetime experience for many," said MyRadar CEO Andy Green.
  • Users can receive two sets of glasses for free with the purchase of a new annual MyRadar Premium Features subscription.
  • For more information about the eclipse and to purchase the limited-edition MyRadar eclipse glasses while supplies last, visit MyRadar.com/eclipse .

Perfect Weather for Your Perfect Day - MyRadar Launces Meteorological Wedding Planning Services

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MyRadar, the app more than 15 million active users rely on for their weather updates, is now offering specialized services to brides and wedding planners to help create their perfect day, rain or shine. With a starter plan and three distinct tiers, planning a wedding's weather details becomes an insightful and interactive experience, with personalized assistance from a dedicated, seasoned meteorologist.

Key Points: 
  • With specialized meteorological services, available in three distinct packages, brides and wedding vendors can elevate their wedding planning.
  • ORLANDO, Fla., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MyRadar, the app more than 15 million active users rely on for their weather updates, is now offering specialized services to brides and wedding planners to help create their perfect day, rain or shine.
  • "With tailored meteorological services, brides and grooms, their guests, and vendors can all be better prepared for the weather on whatever day they choose.
  • "Every bride deserves the perfect wedding day, which includes perfect weather," says Linden.

MyRadar Signs Launch Agreement with Exolaunch for Deployment of HORIS Pathfinder Satellites

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Monday, February 12, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MyRadar, a leader in satellite technology and weather data services, today announced a launch agreement with Exolaunch for the deployment of its first two HORIS pathfinder satellites.

Key Points: 
  • ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MyRadar, a leader in satellite technology and weather data services, today announced a launch agreement with Exolaunch for the deployment of its first two HORIS pathfinder satellites.
  • The satellites, HORIS-1 and HORIS-2, are set to launch on upcoming SpaceX rideshare missions.
  • The HORIS pathfinder satellites represent the initial phase in deploying a comprehensive constellation of roughly 150 satellites.
  • Following this step, HORIS-2 is slated for launch aboard the SpaceX Transporter-13 mission, continuing the pathfinder phase of the project.

MyRadar® Launches Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ App

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MyRadar, the highly-rated app with more than 15 million active users, is putting its reliable data and forecasting technology on the road with the launch of its CarPlay and Android Auto apps. In addition to MyRadar's availability on leading phone platforms, MyRadar has also recently been added to Android's Early Access Program to allow for the app to be offered in cars with Google built-in."

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  • The highly-rated weather app offers RouteCast™, a proprietary road weather forecast system to help users arrive at their destinations quickly and safely.
  • ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MyRadar, the highly-rated app with more than 15 million active users, is putting its reliable data and forecasting technology on the road with the launch of its CarPlay and Android Auto apps.
  • "We are excited to offer our users our proprietary road weather forecasting system, called RouteCast, directly through their vehicles," says Dr. Sarvesh Garimella, MyRadar's CTO.
  • MyRadar's high quality weather radar and weather warnings are included in the free version of the app.

MyRadar Launches “Powered by MyRadar” at CES 2024

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Monday, January 8, 2024

MyRadar, the weather app with more than 15 million active users across iOS, Android, and Windows, has now launched “Powered by MyRadar'' to enable developers to integrate weather and environmental data into organizations’ apps and software solutions.

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  • MyRadar, the weather app with more than 15 million active users across iOS, Android, and Windows, has now launched “Powered by MyRadar'' to enable developers to integrate weather and environmental data into organizations’ apps and software solutions.
  • Announced today ahead of MyRadar’s appearance at CES in Las Vegas, Powered by MyRadar offers off-the-shelf customizable applications, APIs and software development kits, as well as on-the-ground observations and MetDesk services to speak directly to a meteorologist on demand.
  • “We use Powered by MyRadar to maintain comfort levels at all of our client sites, including five-star hotels and resorts around the world, academic campuses, agricultural operations and more,” says David Codding, President of SAI.
  • This not only makes our systems more effective and efficient but helps the systems and personnel of our clients.”

MyRadar Secures Two Year NOAA Grant for Satellite-based Wildfire Detection, Mitigation and Prevention

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

The grant award builds on the successful completion of the NOAA SBIR Phase I project.

Key Points: 
  • The grant award builds on the successful completion of the NOAA SBIR Phase I project.
  • This ground-breaking initiative aims to boost resilience against wildfires using MyRadar's compact satellite technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and its widespread information distribution platform with the popular MyRadar app.
  • As a NOAA Weather-Ready Nation (WRN) Ambassador, MyRadar will further accelerate the research and development (R&D) for advanced space-based hardware and software to mitigate the impact of wildfires.
  • All HORIS satellite data products and alerts will be available from within the MyRadar app and will offer global coverage.

MyRadar Awarded Phase I STTR contract By The Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Develop Advanced Weather and Environmental Data Visualization

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

ORLANDO, Fla., July 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MyRadar, a leading provider of weather and environmental data visualization solutions, is excited to announce that its Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) proposal has been accepted by the United States Navy’s Office of Naval Research.

Key Points: 
  • ORLANDO, Fla., July 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MyRadar, a leading provider of weather and environmental data visualization solutions, is excited to announce that its Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) proposal has been accepted by the United States Navy’s Office of Naval Research.
  • The result of the project will not only provide longer and better forecasts of cloud cover but also potentially improve prediction of other atmospheric characteristics.
  • The project will employ data fusion and artificial intelligence techniques to develop a novel nowcasting capability for the Navy.
  • As another example, better near-term cloud cover forecasts would offer significant value to the aviation industry, especially in growing applications like air taxis and autonomous aviation.

MyRadar CONUS Holiday Road Weather and Travel Report

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

Most major interstates (and their arteries) throughout the Midwest will be impacted by snow and wintry mix.

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  • Most major interstates (and their arteries) throughout the Midwest will be impacted by snow and wintry mix.
  • This includes I-70, I-80, I-90, I-96, I-94 and even stretches of I-75 near the Canadian border north of Mackinac Island.
  • Just east of Michigan, portions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey also look set for dangerous travel conditions of their own.
  • This travel report was compiled using data from MyRadar’s proprietary road weather forecasting system.

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Selects MyRadar for Development of Technologies for Wildfire Resilience

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Ultimately the research being done under the NOAA award will bring improved wildfire resilience to bear to help combat the increasing threat, said Andy Green, MyRadars CEO.

Key Points: 
  • Ultimately the research being done under the NOAA award will bring improved wildfire resilience to bear to help combat the increasing threat, said Andy Green, MyRadars CEO.
  • MyRadar has been keeping the world informed of severe weather, tropical storms, earthquakes, wildfires and other environmental concerns for over 13 years.
  • ACME AtronOmatic, LLC, the makers of MyRadar, has development offices in Portland, Oregon, Boulder, Colorado, and in Orlando, Florida.
  • The app is available on the iOS App Store, Google Play, and the Windows Store.