User`s guide

Virtual Weather Station User's Guide
-56- 04/10/07
Figure 43- General Description
Referencing the figure above, the weather station (1)
communicates to your PC (2) through the serial port.
Virtual Weather Station displays graphics on your PC. The
graphics are converted to jpeg files for insertion into your
web page. Virtual Weather Station uploads these jpeg files
and html text files to your remote web server (3)
automatically based on a schedule you define. Weather
information can also be downloaded from an anonymous
ftp server (4) and incorporated into your web page.
METAR data throughout the world can be downloaded and
instantly displayed on your local computer.
In addition, VWS will upload data to free weather servers,
such as the Weather Underground and Hamweather.
8.1 Weather Website Builder
Menu Shortcut: Internet X Weather Website Builder
A weather website can be easily created with the Weather
Website Builder. Virtual Weather Station includes pre-
defined templates that can be automatically sent to your
remote server or your local Intranet.