brettjrob Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Just saw this on Stormtrack and figured I'd let all the Droid users here know about it: http://www.pykl3radar.com/index.php Looks and functions very similarly to RadarScope. Right now it doesn't support looping, lacks SRV, and doesn't have cities and towns on the GIS display. However, it just came out earlier this week, so I have high hopes that this will quickly evolve into the Droid equivalent of RS. You can find it in the Android Market for $6.00. There's a free demo version, but it only displays data for the Grand Junction, CO, site, and I doubt there will be much activity to look at there anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFanatica Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Is it being developed for the iPhone as well? If not, it's not really a competitor to RadarScope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I'm of the opinion that Radarscope will never really have competitors unless GRX comes out with an iOS application Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettjrob Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Maybe "competitor" wasn't the best term, since neither app is available on the same platform as the other. (Though if you're a weather nerd shopping for a new smartphone, the quality of radar apps available for the different mobile OS's might factor heavily into your decision, so there's some competition from that standpoint). Regardless, it looks like the closest thing to RadarScope that Android users can get, for now. And in all honesty, it appears the most significant functionality from RS is already present in this early version, so adding the remaining features (and perhaps more) shouldn't be too difficult for the developer. AFAIK, it isn't being developed for iOS. I doubt he would bother when RadarScope already has that market cornered. If I had to guess, this is more of a response to the unwillingness of the RadarScope developers to port their product to other phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isohume Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Oh cool...I was looking for a level 3 app for my droid. Thanks for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southland Wx Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Thanks for posting. I've been using "Rainy Days," but it just overlays NWS radar imagery on a Google Map. Acceptable, given I'm in California, but...I'll eventually need something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msalgado Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 What other weather related android apps do people here recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 It doesn't even support looping yet, not worth the 6 bucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi_sky Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 $6!!! pffft. Just kidding. That app looks great. I use weather bug right now. I just need something fast and smooth. Weather bug is a bit choppy. Perhaps when $g rolls around, we'll have radars that equal desktops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southland Wx Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 If you are looking for alternative ideas, a subscription to WeatherTap might satisfy your need. Granted, you would have to load a mobile website, but I've found it to be extremely reliable and useful at times. And the way their mobile site is formatted isn't bad either in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Jurecka Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Hi all, For those of you with an Android Tablet device, the most currently released version of PYKL3 Radar is now available at appslib.com in case you wish to evaluate it on that platform. Work on many other features, including looping continues but seemingly slowly because of the limitations of the Android OS. Progress is still being made, but one would be overwhelmed by the amount of "work arounds" necessary to write an application like this. Still, it's a fun adventure and I'm enjoying writing it. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Hi all, For those of you with an Android Tablet device, the most currently released version of PYKL3 Radar is now available at appslib.com in case you wish to evaluate it on that platform. Work on many other features, including looping continues but seemingly slowly because of the limitations of the Android OS. Progress is still being made, but one would be overwhelmed by the amount of "work arounds" necessary to write an application like this. Still, it's a fun adventure and I'm enjoying writing it. Joe Thanks for putting so much work into the app. for us! I'm really hoping you can get looping available by May (chase season), but if not it's still a fine app. anyway. I've been watching the developments (through StormTrack) and I thank you for working with the weather community at large to develop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Jurecka Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Thanks for putting so much work into the app. for us! I'm really hoping you can get looping available by May (chase season), but if not it's still a fine app. anyway. I've been watching the developments (through StormTrack) and I thank you for working with the weather community at large to develop it. Thanks for the kind words. It's what keeps me motivated! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wthrmn654 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 i just use weatherunderground on my blackberry haha and then i bookmarked the exact zoom, loop, etc that i would prefer..... it might take a few mins to load but its nice cause once its loaded all you have to do is press reload to refresh it:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffwx Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Just downloaded this app--- will give a review in a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffwx Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Very cool app-- will take a little time to get the most from it. Have wifi available when you use it-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffwx Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Love the gesture pad-- definitely a great tool for severe wx lovers. I wish there was a faster way to get the stations up-- where they are organized by state. (Have a favorites ?? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Jurecka Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I wish there was a faster way to get the stations up-- where they are organized by state. (Have a favorites ?? ) A favorites list is being considered for the next version along with a couple other ways of making the RDA selection. This app continues under very active development. The RDAs are ordered by state. WiFi is recommended for the initial 2MB download (GIS data/color palettes, etc) but it functions quite nicely thereafter while mobile as the file sizes are smaller. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Jurecka Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Other than the feature queue that's listed at pykl3radar.com/queue.php , What other things would people like to see in the future? Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffwx Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 A favorites list is being considered for the next version along with a couple other ways of making the RDA selection. This app continues under very active development. The RDAs are ordered by state. WiFi is recommended for the initial 2MB download (GIS data/color palettes, etc) but it functions quite nicely thereafter while mobile as the file sizes are smaller. Joe I did use my Wifi to download. I've used it a little here and there and its cool. Love the GPS integration-- just nice seeing your 20 compared to the radar. Used it on the road back from Charlotte NC during an ice/snow event 2 weeks ago. The zoom feature is great as well-- Favorites and Loop would be ideal... A well spent 6.95 ( I think that's the price) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosh Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I'm of the opinion that Radarscope will never really have competitors unless GRX comes out with an iOS application Dude, radarscope on the iPad looks amazing. I'm still stuck with it on a 2 year old iTouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I did use my Wifi to download. I've used it a little here and there and its cool. Love the GPS integration-- just nice seeing your 20 compared to the radar. Used it on the road back from Charlotte NC during an ice/snow event 2 weeks ago. The zoom feature is great as well-- Favorites and Loop would be ideal... A well spent 6.95 ( I think that's the price) NECN WX app by wsi is pretty decent for radar in landscape mode. WFMY radar is essentially the same, I had been using that one until NECN released theirs. Search "NECN" in market to find it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Other than the feature queue that's listed at pykl3radar.com/queue.php , What other things would people like to see in the future? Joe Installed, looked at dry basemap for FL radar, this is useless. Uninstalled.. My advice: Pick a better name, pkyl3 is not memorable and market thinks I searched for "pick 3" and returns lottery apps. I suggest Radar, Weather, Level 3, etc in the title so you can show up in relevant market searches. Landscape display Looping is a critical feature, would not consider paying without ability to loop Free version while you are in beta especially when you are asking for help on an unfinished app More useful permanent free version. I don't want to look at Florida radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Jurecka Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Installed, looked at dry basemap for FL radar, this is useless. Uninstalled.. My advice: Pick a better name, pkyl3 is not memorable and market thinks I searched for "pick 3" and returns lottery apps. I suggest Radar, Weather, Level 3, etc in the title so you can show up in relevant market searches. Landscape display Looping is a critical feature, would not consider paying without ability to loop Free version while you are in beta especially when you are asking for help on an unfinished app More useful permanent free version. I don't want to look at Florida radar Thank you for your input. A number of the features you mention are in the works. I should clarify that I do not release beta software to the public. What I do release, are updated versions as the product evolves. No different than any other program that evolves over time. This way, the users have more input and it becomes more meaningful and useful to them over time. Even Microsoft started with DOS and computers started with vacuum tubes. Have to start somewhere. The evaluation version (and, albeit quite short evaluation period that Google provides) is intended for you to ensure it meets your needs. If it does not, I respect that decision. I don't want anyone to have to spend their hard earned money on a program in which users do not see value. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Jurecka Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 A little something new... The current work in progress now showing the initial display of SpotterNetwork users. As it stands now, larger green dots are within the past 15 minutes. Smaller yellow dots are >15 mins old. Labeling remains an open item as label bitmaps take a lot of memory. Something that can hopefully be eased into as other important things are added....albeit labels probably won't make it into the next release. Certainly are a candidate for the future. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettjrob Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Looks like several sweet features in progress right now, Joe... do you have any idea when we can expect the next public version to be made available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Jurecka Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 do you have any idea when we can expect the next public version to be made available? My guess would be within the next month, but that's just a rough approximation. Could be less if code polishing goes smoothly. It is important to me to deliver code which is as clean as possible. I can certainly tolerate minor cosmetic stuff for a while, but I loathe application crashing. There has been a big learning curve specific to Android. Still learning its intimate details even though I've programmed C++ for about 2 decades (non full time of course!) Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 My guess would be within the next month, but that's just a rough approximation. Could be less if code polishing goes smoothly. It is important to me to deliver code which is as clean as possible. I can certainly tolerate minor cosmetic stuff for a while, but I loathe application crashing. There has been a big learning curve specific to Android. Still learning its intimate details even though I've programmed C++ for about 2 decades (non full time of course!) Joe thanks for your work on this. it's a nice looking app and will certainly be the best available radar app for android phones once looping is available. great to see you in on americanwx now - i check in with this app in the market place every few days waiting for looping/updates...now i've got an inside track. LOL. once looping is available i will be purchasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Jurecka Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 once looping is available i will be purchasing. Well, i'm happy to report that looping is working. The frame rate is a bit slow (1-2 seconds between frames), but in the future, I may very well be able to speed things up. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Well, i'm happy to report that looping is working. The frame rate is a bit slow (1-2 seconds between frames), but in the future, I may very well be able to speed things up. Joe Excellent. When do you expect to release the version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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