QUESTION ON HURRICANE TRACKING PROGRAM PLEASE TAKE A LOOK!

[CHRISTY]

hey i just bought this program called EYE OF THE STORM 3000..a couple of my friends have it and they said it is as close as u will come to haveing your own hurricane center in your home.i paid $48.00 for it i was wondering what u guys thought about it here is a preview of it.it will give u 14 days for free to try it out. here's the link

http://www.starstonesoftware.com/eots/

HERES ARE SOME OF THE FEATURES IT BRINGS!

3 Types of Global Tracking Maps (including interactive
realistic earth imagery)

Wind rings to see extent of storms strongest winds

Database driven - This seasons storms are added to historical database - no more missed coordinates after a storm dissipates!

Customizable satellite image retrieval tool

Automated download of coordinates and
forecast storm tracks (derived from NHC forecasts)

Supports NHC's new 5 day extended forecast tracks.

Automatic download of NHC Public and Marine Advisories, Discussions, and Tropical Outlook statements.

3D maps that pan and zoom

Political borders (US States and Counties)

Full color printing of maps

Copy maps to Windows clipboard

Distance calculations

Audible alarm and visual queues when
warnings or watches are issued
(computer voice/hurricane flags)

Storm animations and playback

Historical storm archives included that
go back to 1851. Over 1900 storm tracks
for Atlantic and Northeast Pacific storms!

Bonus CD-ROM Feature: Over 150 of our
best images picks from NOAA's on-line
satellite and radar image archives

HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE PROGRAM!

[CHRISTY]

LET ME KNOW WHAT U GUYS THINK?

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Looks AWESOME.

[SouthFloridawx]

Thanks christy I am going to try it out tonight

[FL Cyclone]

I used this program throughout the 2005 season. It's pretty good program at a reasonable price.

[AussieMark]

I have used that program for like 3-4 years now
I wonder what the update this year will be like

[WindRunner]

I used this program throughout the 2005 season. It's pretty good program at a reasonable price.

Same here. If you have the money (about $80), I'd go with Global Tracks (I think they are at version 7 now) - it's a similar piece of software that allows a good bit more visualization of the data, and will also download satellite pics and model tracks for the storms. I'd have gotten that if I had been willing to spend that much on a piece of software at that time, but I am still happy with my copy of EOTS, the database it provides is very useful.

[wxman57]

I was just playing around with the trial version. Is there a way to make the track lines on historical plots thicker? They're so thin it's hard to see the color transitions.

[aerojad]

Global Tracks looks to be a lot higher quality than EOTS. I'm trying the GT demo now. Thanks for the mentioning, WindRunner.

[wxman57]

Global Tracks looks to be a lot higher quality than EOTS. I'm trying the GT demo now. Thanks for the mentioning, WindRunner.

Taking a look at GLobal Tracks, too. Seems a little less intuitive. Doesn't seem to have 2004-2005 track data for historical plots.

[aerojad]

Yeah, I noticed that after I downloaded it. EOTS might win by default, but from the screenshots it looks like it only does Atlantic & EPAC basin storms. :/


That and the hurricane symbol is annoyingly huge.

[docjoe]

i have used Tracking the Eye for 2 years now. I really enjoy it. You can download up to the minute data and tracking info directly from the program. It has a nice historical database. Tons of extra features. Plus it was $24.95 for three years. To be fair I have not used other software to compare it to but I do like it alot.

docjoe

[aerojad]

I just wish Global Tracks was more updated, because it covers all the oceans.

[bevgo]

I used EOTS for 2 years now and really like it.

[WindRunner]

Yeah, I noticed that after I downloaded it. EOTS might win by default, but from the screenshots it looks like it only does Atlantic & EPAC basin storms. :/


That and the hurricane symbol is annoyingly huge.

It does only do ATL, EPAC, and CPAC storms, where GT does all of the storms. The hurricane icon you can turn off by right-clicking anywhere on the map, and uncheck whatever the hurricane icon is listed as.

And GT isn't up-to-date because GT 7 came out in mid-July last year, and doesn't have any kind of auto-update tracks feature like EOTS. Still doesn't explain the lack of 2004 storms, though.