Speaking of weather for spatial decision support: in the 21st century, weather has gone from a topic of polite conversation to a critical factor in making financially prudent business decisions. (Net Results).

Geospatial Solutions, March, 2003 by Lowe, Jonathan W.

Who would have guessed that such a time-worn conversation-starter as the weather could become a celebrity by donning geospatial clothes? According to Miss Manners, "No general topic of conversation has as bad a reputation as the weather. Talking about the weather is considered by all to be the classic sign of social desperation." But, mannerly or not, the availability of highly localized, real-time, historical, and forecast weather information suitable for integration with spatial decision-support systems is not only newsworthy material--it's financially prudent.

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The CFO of Union Pacific, for instance, has budgetary reasons to talk about the weather. The addition of meteorologic data to Union Pacific's GIS has already prevented...

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