Open-weather will host an End-of-life Nowcast inviting weather and radio enthusiasts to capture recordings from the NOAA 15, 18, and 19 weather satellites. WAV recordings of the satellite passes may be uploaded through the Contributor Form and will be made available on the Public Archive. The Nowcast takes place on June 15th.
Public ownership and access to environmental knowledge is threatened by attempts to dismantle and privatise government agencies, such as the US government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that has provided satellite images to ground stations internationally since the 70s.
NOAA weather satellites 15, 18, and 19 will reach end-of-life status on June 16th, but will continue to transmit imagery.
Source: Open-weather
