Accuweather is an American media company providing commercial weather forecasts. On June 1, Accuweather announced that it will be tethering its weather data to Blockchain technology through hosting an API3 Airnode. The company revealed that it is collaborating with blockchain oracle provider API3 and Web API operators will be able to access Accuweather’s onchain weather data.
Accuweather Exec Believes Blockchain Weather Data Can Make ‘Lasting Impacts Through a Range of Industries’
According to the company Accuweather, the firm is hosting its own API3 oracle node in order to provide a “seamless Web3 wrapper that enables Web API providers to offer Accuweather’s world-class weather data directly onchain.” The service will give decentralized application (dapp) operators the ability to access weather data via the API3 Airnode infrastructure. Accuweather as well as API3 hope that this collaborative effort will provide accurate forecasts and storm warnings.
“The application and use of Accuweather’s weather data, leveraged independently on an API oracle, has the potential to make lasting impacts through a range of industries and even in emerging markets,” Paul Lentz, Accuweather’s senior vice president of business development said in a statement sent to Bitcoin.com News. “As one of the first major weather data and forecast providers to enter the blockchain space, we have a unique view into the demand and usage of the marketplace which puts us on a strong footing as we explore new opportunities for growth and how we can better serve users.”
Accuweather Partnered With Chainlink Last Year, API3 Co-Founder Thinks There’s a Great Need for Reliable Blockchain-Powered Weather Data
Although blockchain and weather data concepts are well-established, Accuweather announced last year that it has partnered with Chainlink in order to offer weather insights and data onchain. American media giant Accuweather explained that the company would host a Chainlink node. Weathersv, a weather program hosted by the Bitcoinsv (BSV), is hosted at Bitcoinsv. Dclimate is an onchain application for weather information that hosts the Bitcoinsv blockchain (BSV). It calls itself a distributed network of climate data and provides decentralized access to meteorological data. Heikki Vänttinen, the co-founder of API3, believes there’s a great need for reliable weather data.
“As legacy organizations and new projects alike turn to blockchain technology to enhance or innovate processes, the need for transparent and reliable data has increased tremendously, and Accuweather is a prime example of commitment to bringing value to the decentralized space – straight from the source, directly to dapps” Vänttinen said on Wednesday. “We look forward to seeing the positive impacts of the Accuweather API across all sectors, from insurance to lifelike experiences in the metaverse.”
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