What is the next generation’s Weather forecast ? Weathernews Inc

What is the next generation’s
Weather forecast ?
Weathernews Inc
Company Information
• Weathernews Inc.
• Establish in 1986
• Sales $120 million
• 600 employes (162 non Japanese)
• 32 offices in 16 countries
Global network
Innovation Center in Oklahoma(US)
BtoB business
BtoC business
☆Mobile＆Internet
1,600,000
Premium subscribers
25,000,000
Monthly Unique User
☆Other media
BS data broadcasting 910Ch
CATV 10,000,000 household
Train Ch / iPhone&Android etc
Mobile & Internet service
Mobile & Internet
９９４ First in Japan, Open weather site
９９９ Official i-mode site open
００４ Achieve one million subscriber (mobil
００５ Start “Weather Report community”
００７ Launch premium internet(pc) site
００８ “Guerrilla storm” mail service started
Only 4 subscriber ...
Weather Report system
“Weather report” is made
by premium subscriber.
eporter：220,000
eports ：6000／day
（ Content ）
Photo
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GPS (position
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weather
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comment
＋
feeling
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Weather report
er’s comment :
Reporter’s comment :
rter’s comment :
e tornado broke big tree near by my elementary schoo
Case study
Guerrilla storm mail service
It’s possible to forecast “Guerrilla storm”
＊Only in Japan
Mission statement by community
Last year,
35,000 Member’s
300
Support company
250,000 Mail service subscriber
How to send alert mail ?
Step ❶ Networking with community member
Step ❷ Receive local cloud reports
Step ❸ Analyze cloud reports
Step ❹ Send mail !
new technology
Mobile doppler Rader
“WITH RADER”
We believe,
We believe,
Thank you !