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WeatherSnap

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Developed by Niruthi Climate & Ecosystem Services, WeatherSnap is a web based weather monitoring solution, capable of providing highly granular weather data at a 2x2 km grid level. It leverages Niruthi’s advanced Terrestrial Observation and Prediction System (TOPS) model to estimate and forecast historical, current, and future weather conditions with precision. The platform delivers daily updates on critical weather parameters such as rainfall, temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, and sunshine hours. It's features include 1) Highly accurate weather data at a granular level of 2X2 km grid and 2) Weather analysis, weather predictions, historical climate data.

Digital Solution (DS) Category

Digital Agriculture

Digital Solution Type (sub-category)

Weather forecasting

Delivery type (format)

Monitoring systems (wireless, solar powered etc.)

Web based platform

DS supplier-user category

Business to consumers

Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)

Agritech company

Academic/research

Name of supplier/developer

Niruthi Climate & Ecosystem Services

Primary Users

Farmers , Local authorities / government

Digital Solution Development Stage

Commercial stage (broad use use locally)

Number of users or subscribers

6,00,000 Villages Weather & Climate Data 2000000+ Farmers Touched Source: https://niruthi.com/#services

Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience

Over 10,000 farmers benefitted within the first season of use, particularly in the insurance sector. Faster claim settlements due to more accurate and localized weather data. Coverage extended across 8 states, with a nationwide rollout in progress. Source: Developer website

Digital Solution Geographic scope

India

Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed

On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)

Main DS webpage