Hi,
I’m looking for someone who can develop a small project; a ‘WeatherSTAR Jr.’ emulator. If you don’t know what a “WeatherSTAR Jr.” is go to www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Star_Jr
Basically what I want is a program that obtains the latest weather information from the national weather service and shows the data in a local forecast the way the real Jr. did. I would like the configuration to be similar to the ‘WeatherSTAR 4000′ Emulator at www.taiganet.com, in which you can enter various locations and the program will obtain the weather conditions, choose different ‘flavors’, and add music.
I would like this programs setup to be as the following:
(When the program is clicked, this setup window should come up so the user can setup the program for their area)
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LOCAL DATA
+City: (enter city here)
+Display Name: (enter city name that will display in emulator)
+State: (enter state abbreviation here)
+ASOS ID: (enter ASOS id here)
+NWS Zone #: (enter nws zone # here [ex: 010])
REGIONAL DATA
+Add City (up to 7)
++City Name: (enter city here)
++Display Name: (enter city name that will display in emulator)
++State: (enter state abbreviation here)
++ASOS ID: (enter ASOS id here)
FLAVORS & PLAYLISTS
+Spring
++Add Song…
+++Choose Flavor: D, E, H, K, L, M
+Summer
++Add Song…
+++Choose Flavor: D, E, H, K, L, M
+Fall
++Add Song…
+++Choose Flavor: D, E, H, K, L, M
+Winter
++Add Song…
+++Choose Flavor: D, E, H, K, L, M
+Holiday
++Add Song…
+++Choose Flavor: D, E, H, K, L, M
MESSAGE CRAWL
+Add message (up to 25)
ADDITIONAL SETTINGS
+Run emulator on start [check]
+Enable looping [check]
+Weather Warnings [check]
SAVE ALL SETTINGS
RUN LOCAL FORECAST
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…FLAVORS & PLAYLISTS…
I want the user to be able to select a season, and select up to 100 mp3 music files from their computer for each individual season. When a song is selected the user will also be required to select a ‘flavor’ for the song. When the emulator runs, I want it to play a random song based on the season, and run the flavor that the user set for the song. Here is a detailed list of the screens and flavors I want to be included:
-D (1 min.): Latest Observations (10 sec.), Almanac (10 sec.), 36 Hour Forecast (30 sec.), Regional Conditions (10 sec.)
-E (1 min.): 36 Hour Forecast (30 sec.), Extended Forecast (20 sec.), Latest Observations (10 sec.)
-H (1 min.): 36 Hour Forecast (30 sec.), Regional Forecast (10 sec.), Almanac (10 sec.), Latest Observations (10 sec.)
-K (1 min. 30 sec.): Current Conditions (10 sec.), Almanac (10 sec.), Regional Forecast (10 sec.), 36 Hour Forecast (30 sec.), Extended Forecast (20 sec.), Latest Observations (10 sec.)
-L (2 min.): Current Conditions (10 sec.), Latest Observations (10 sec.), Regional Conditions (10 sec.), Regional Forecast (10 sec.), Almanac (10 sec.), 36 Hour Forecast (30 sec.), Extended Forecast (20 sec.)
-M (2 min.): Current Conditions (10 sec.), 36 Hour Forecast (30 sec.), Extended Forecast (20 sec.), Travel Cities Forecast (1 min.)
…MESSAGE CRAWL…
The user should be able to type up to 25 messages that scroll on the bottom
…ADDITIONAL SETTINGS…
-”Run emulator on start”: If the user has this box checked then the emulator should start the local forecast immeadiately without going to the setup window.
-”Enable looping”: If the user has this box checked then the local forecast should continue to loop without going back to the setup window.
-”Weather Warnings”
When checked the local forecast will display severe weather warnings and advisories when the nws sends them out.
…SAVE SETTINGS…
When this is clicked the program will validate that all data entered is valid and save the settings.
…RUN LOCAL FORECAST…
Once the settings have been saved this can be clicked and the local forecast will run in 800×600.
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Now for the display it should be exactly like the real Jr. Just look at the links below to see videos of the real Jr. to base the display on. I have the backgrounds and the fonts already made for you so all you would need to do is position it correctly.
Here are some links you may want to check out for video clips and information of the real Jr:
-http://www.youtube.com (search “Weatherstar Jr.”)
-http://twcclassics.com/video/local-forecast/weatherstar-jr/
-http://twctoday.com/jr3000flavors.html
This is just a general idea of what I want the program to be like, and when you are chosen I will provide you with full details and any questions you may have.
Thank You.