CWOP Information for FW2248 (F2248) in Vancouver, CA (site inactive)

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Registered Location

Latitude: 49° 15' 47" N (deg min sec), 49.2630° (decimal), 4915.78N (LORAN)
Longitude: 123° 12' 17" W (deg min sec), -123.2047° (decimal), 12312.28W (LORAN)
Elevation: 78 metres (257 feet) -- validated against 80 metres (262 feet) from Geonames
Location: Vancouver, CA
Weather station Manager/Operator: Patrick
Station type/software: VIS Reader 3.9.1.6 / Acu-Rite 5-in-1

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'FW2248' marker) will display the latitude/longitude of that point.

If the displayed location (or elevation) of the weather observing location is incorrect, please drag the marker to the right location (or click in the right location), and then send the updated information. Please note that we are trying to spot either the Stevenson Screen (or equivalent) or the location where the barometric readings are taken.

NOTE: The Registered Location is the location that the station owner provided when they signed up with CWOP. Show location history.

Date	Latitude	Longitude	Elevation	Name
2018-02-14	49.2630	-123.2047	77	Vancouver, CA
2018-02-20	49.2631	-123.2048	77	Vancouver, CA

The position of the clicked point on the map is:

The position of the 'FW2248' marker on the map is:

Latitude: dummy (deg min sec), dummy (decimal), dummy (LORAN)
Longitude: dummy (deg min sec), dummy (decimal), dummy (LORAN)

The station (or view from the station) is shown here. You can choose the view direction to see the surroundings. Other information (and somewhat larger images) can be found by clicking on the picture.

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Neighboring Stations

This is a list of stations that are close to this station.

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Site	Distance		Location
GW3866	0.9 miles	North	VANCOUVER, CA (lat 49.2760°, long -123.2020°, altitude 1 metres) (data present)
FW3594	1.9 miles	Southeast	Vancouver, CA (lat 49.2382°, long -123.1847°, altitude 58 metres) (data present)
FW1856	3.5 miles	East	Vancouver, CA (lat 49.2583°, long -123.1280°, altitude 56 metres) (data present)
FW2249	5.9 miles	East	Vancouver, CA (lat 49.2787°, long -123.0753°, altitude 16 metres) (data present)
FW3598	7.0 miles	Southeast	Vancouver, CA (lat 49.2123°, long -123.0702°, altitude 42 metres) (data present)
GW3293	7.5 miles	Northeast	West Vancouver, CA (lat 49.3600°, long -123.1287°, altitude 288 metres) (data present)
EW9431	7.9 miles	Northeast	North Vancouver, CA (lat 49.3450°, long -123.0842°, altitude 168 metres) (data present)
EW5800	9.9 miles	East	Burnaby, CA (lat 49.2658°, long -122.9862°, altitude 30 metres) (data present)
DW3147	11.7 miles	East	Burnaby, BC, CA (lat 49.2755°, long -122.9462°, altitude 137 metres) (data present)
DW3746	18.5 miles	East	Surrey, BC, CA (lat 49.2032°, long -122.8055°, altitude 82 metres) (data present)

The sites marked above thus did not report continuously during the analysis period, so the offsets may (probably will) not be accurate.

Location Formats

The location is shown in three different formats. Each of these is used in some software, and is shown on some websites.

Degrees Minutes Seconds: VWS/VWSAPRS, WeatherLink 5.5, WeatherLink (5.2-5.4), WeatherView (Linux)

Decimal degrees: FreeWX, WeatherView32 (PC application)

LORAN: WeatherDisplay, WUHU, Henriksen WServer

Resources

CWOP Home: This describes the whole CWOP program and has a large amount of useful information.

CWOP Siting Guide (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Another CWOP Guide (PDF): This is another guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Urban Siting and Operations (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station in an urban environment.

APRS WX Message format: This describes the actual format of the messages transmitted that carry WX information.

WXQC Mailing List: This is a mailing list where data quality issues are discussed. Assistance with software configuration can often be found here.

Topo Map Reading Guide: How to read USGS topographic maps, with a good section on reading contours.

Geographically nearby web pages: Use Geourl to find web pages that deal with locations geographically close to this site.

Overall website comments, problems etc to Philip Gladstone
Page layout last modified Sunday, 28 February 2016
Questions for this weather station owner/operator to Patrick
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