SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state weather agency said Tuesday that it will expand the scope of a service that provides information on past weather records. The service provides official weather data based on past weather observations and special reports, data which is often used as a reference to solve various disputes [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Aftershocks are expected to continue in Pohang following the rare 5.4-magnitude earthquake that hit the region on Wednesday afternoon. As over 5.0-magnitude earthquakes are often followed by a series of aftershocks of various intensities in the months that follow, more aftershocks are expected to hit Pohang, said Lee Mi-sun, the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Monday that it will hand over its numerical weather prediction (NWP) technology that it developed for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics to China, the host of the 2022 Winter Games. “To that end, a Korea-China NWP model cooperation workshop will be held at [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean researchers have developed a high-accuracy rain sensor capable of informing drivers of alternative routes in case of heavy rain, a development that is expected to ease traffic congestion. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), the South Korean joint research team of Kangwon National University and light [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – New technology that gathers weather information from taxis operating in the city will soon be available. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), technology to collect weather data through vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) is currently being developed. OBD refers to a system that automatically saves diagnostic information of a running car. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Seonjeongneung, one of the green spaces in Seoul, has turned out to lower the temperature of the region by two degrees. The results were derived from a National Institute of Meteorological Sciences study of temperatures at Seonjeongneung and the area nearby over the past two years. Seonjeongneung is a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) - The accuracy of weather forecasts during the recent monsoon season was under 30 percent, stirring up criticism directed towards the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). The accuracy of the forecasts on days when it rained was 27.9 percent during the 43-day monsoon season (June 17 to July 29). The numbers say [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) came under fire due to the frequent inaccuracy of its weather forecasts at a parliamentary audit on October 10. Lee Seok-hyun of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy stated, “One of three special weather reports turned out to be incorrect.” “It is confirmed that 2779 of [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Big data is used in various fields not only in retail, construction, media or financial sectors. Big data has unlimited possibilities and can help create effective results through the integration of data with other sectors. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) recently published a special issue of its journal “Meteorological Policy” to [...]