Quick Pitch: iMapWeather.com is the first weather news site to incorporate social media in a Google Map display.
Genius Idea: Typical online weather maps give you an overview of conditions, a five day forecast, and location search functionality. iMapWeather, which can be embedded on any website, takes the mundane out of weather maps and makes the search for climate-related information a social experience with user-generated content and impressive weather-related data all overlaid on a Google Map.
The map itself comes with a boat load of data you can opt to display. From the bar at the top, you can select to get a look at breaking weather news, go to a specific location, select from the type of weather to display, opt to hide or show community content, and save custom views of the map. Plus, you can also setup email custom alerts for saved locations on the latest severe weather storms or local weather conditions.
iMapWeather members can add public or private 200 character bursts, add events, post photos, and upload videos to locations on the weather map. Given all the location-aware information, and the ability to add friends, iMapWeather definitely has its own location-based social network feel.
Should you want to offer your site visitors a more comprehensive and social weather map, you're passionate about tracking severe weather activity, or you want to participate in a collective weather sharing experience, then iMapWeather is a great place to start.
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