Radar apps on Iphone 4?

[Andrea Griffa]

with fast app switching I would just flip back and forth between radarscope and google maps. Radar only comes out every 5 minutes..you got 4 minutes there to figure out your road situation

Yes, that's another solution, but if you have all in one it's better; c'mon Tyler give us a hand

 

[Tyler Allison]

Actually...I don't believe all-in-one is better in most cases. I prefer stuff (like applications) to do one thing and one thing very well. Usually what happens when you force two things together is you get a crappy version of both. I'd rather have them separate and be really good at what they do.

 

[J Tyler]

Thats my only issue with GR3 too. The road maps. I wish it had maps like Streets and Trips in the background. Stinks having to switch back and forth. The "placefiles" or whatever they are called for the maps are lacking.

For the iPhone, I wear out RadarScope. After they added Polygons, I'm VERY satisfied with it as a backup while chasing, and an awsome primary during daily life to keep up with the weather.

 

[rdale]

Thats my only issue with GR3 too. The road maps.

It has the same road maps as S&T has, so I'm not sure what's missing?

 

[J Tyler]

It has the same road maps as S&T has, so I'm not sure what's missing?

The maps on GR3 are nowhere near as easy to read as S&T. I also don't know of any shapefiles that are as detailed. You know when chasing, you end up turning down some pretty obscure back roads. If you wish to chase using ONLY the maps in GR3, thats cool. For me, I'd personally rather have more detail.

Maybe I'm doing something wrong? Here is what Denton County Texas looks like on MY GR3

 

[ScottKoenig]

Here is an easy way to get detailed streets on GR3.. still not as good as Streets and Trips but it works. The only thing it really lacks is street names, if you mouse over them they show up on the status bar.

http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/~slincoln/GRS/shapefiles/

 

[Taylor Campbell]

is to make the right choice at the right time; I mean, going eastward or southward can change the end of your stormchasing day, that is you can lose or nail a tornado. That's the reason why I think the road map is so important.

Far more important is your safety. I don't see how not having a physical relationship of where a tornado might be (in example a rain wrapped tornado) located versus your location would be a great idea.

TWC (lack velocity), Weather Bug (lack velocity), and Storm Spotter app use Google Maps. Why not Google Maps?

 

[J Tyler]

Scott, THANK YOU for posting that info! I agree with you, not "as good as" Streets and Trips, but worlds better than what I had. I am adding the states I chase in as we speak.

Thanks again.

 

[Andrea Griffa]

Far more important is your safety. I don't see how not having a physical relationship of where a tornado might be (in example a rain wrapped tornado) located versus your location would be a great idea.

TWC (lack velocity), Weather Bug (lack velocity), and Storm Spotter app use Google Maps. Why not Google Maps?

Taylor, I think the overlay with Google Maps is practical and easy to use, no doubts about it. Too bad I have to admitt that sometimes Goog Maps is not so accurate as we could think, and it could mislead you: overall if you're following a HP Supercell with a dangerous tornado hidden by rain shafts, as you said. I just think in stormchasing you need to be as more accurate than ever.
Actually as I told before, I would appreciate so much an effort to realize an app with a preexisting road cartography.

 

[Darrin Rasberry]

Taylor, I think the overlay with Google Maps is practical and easy to use, no doubts about it. Too bad I have to admitt that sometimes Goog Maps is not so accurate as we could think, and it could mislead you: overall if you're following a HP Supercell with a dangerous tornado hidden by rain shafts, as you said. I just think in stormchasing you need to be as more accurate than ever.

With all due respect, how do you expect to be safe and accurate using the nation's most unreliable cell phone "service" (if that word even applies to AT&T) without employing some real Doc Brown kind of stuff just to get a chance for an update?

 

[Andrea Griffa]

With all due respect, how do you expect to be safe and accurate using the nation's most unreliable cell phone "service" (if that word even applies to AT&T) without employing some real Doc Brown kind of stuff just to get a chance for an update?

Who did tell you that I have to use AT&T service? Hopefully we can have car wifi setups with connection coming from many other better providers.

At any rate I spoke about being as more accurate as possibile, not like an absolute rule, I well know that often internet connection can fall down. However the same goes for any other GRLevel or anything else PC program you want.