1 Forms
This forms are located in WEATHER CONTROL (TimeSeries) > Auxiliars in the demo_form
database.
1.1 Cities
This form shows all the cities registered in the database, that will then be available to check in the weather dashboard. This form is not
editable and noo inserts can be performed to it as the identificator of each city depends on the ones offered by the API service. If you wish to add a
new city you can do so from DBStudio using the file Open Weather Map
provides with all their registered identificators
here.
1.2 API
This form shows the details of the API used. Only the API key can be modified in case it expires and the modification and creation date get stored to control changes. If any problem where to happen regardint the API key or host, check out the Open Weather Map website for more information.
1.3 Icons
This form shows all the weather icons registered for the dashboard view. This icons proceed from Open Weather Map
website and can be downloaded
following the instructions in this website.
2 Dashboard: Weather by City
The weather dashboard offers an easy view into the weather conditions happening right now, two graphs with last 7 days information and different history
graphs for each weather attribute. It can be found in WEATHER CONTROL (TimeSeries) in the demo_form
database. It lets you choose by country and then city
what place's weather you want to consult.
The left side box is undercontruction until SQL Lists function properly out of beta boundaries. It will show actual temperature and weather icon for all the
cities registered in owm_cities
.
3 Desktop
3.1 Channels
3.1.1 Current temperature by city
As of now only 5 cities are available for weather consultion and each of them has a current temperature single value channel.
3.1.2 Current temperatures
It shows the actual, minimum and maximum temperatures of all the registered cities and the last time they were updated.
3.1.3 Current weather
It shows cloudiness percentage, precipitations and wind as well as the last update for all the registered cities.
3.1.4 Current weather - Others
It shows other weather parameters such as humidity percenytage, pressure and visibility with the last updated datetime.
3.1.5 Temperature by city - Last 7 days
Cartesian graph showing the minimum and maximum temperatures average for the last 7 days. It is filtered by city.
3.1.6 Precipitations by city - Last 7 days
Cartesian graph showing the amount of precipitation in cubic meters for each day in the past 7 days. It is filtered by city.
3.1.7 Weather history by city
Timeseries graphs for temperatures, precipitation, wind, humidity and pressure. Two wind graphs had to be done as the different directions of wind are way too many for a timeseries to show. You can filter those graphs by city.