About Us- PressureNet

Within the everchanging world of technology we live in, we are surrounded by new innovations which can help change the world as we know it for the better. Here at Pressure net, we’re all about innovators and change which is why we thought we’d share some of this food for thought as to how far we’ve come in technological terms. More importantly, the smartphone.

Over the Past ten to twenty years phones have become so much more than a portable telephone. They are now a source of information, a camera, a video recorder, a voice recorder, flashlight etc the list simply goes on and on. A lot of newer smartphones being produced in recent years have more computing capability than a lot of desktop pcs did in the mid-2000s which is absolutely mind boggling.

The Capabilities and features present are often overlooked for many people in place of high specification memory and overall performance of the phone.

Many people fail to realise how useful their phone can be when it comes to its capabilities and how these can be fully utilised. Many phones now come as standard with excess of thirty different sensors which can detect, movement, locations , image and various other attributes. These features can turn each phone into a mini information centre, sending and receiving data which can be used in so many different ways. One such way which we are trying to popularise is the use of the barometer within a phone to help generate weather data by logging changes in atmosphere and when they occur

We Aim to have people utilising technology to help create an intercontinental network of weather forecasting. We can achieve this through spreading awareness about significant weather events and also reminding people that their phones can contribute to a global community to help improve weather forecasting. Similar apps have seen recent surges in popularity and we believe this symbolises an important generational change in attitudes towards technology. As we progress further, we want to continue updating our network to optimise readings from across the world to produce the highest possible accuracy of forecasting. The use of data can have huge effects on so many different things. Data has revolutionised several areas such as clinical research trails where the development of the adam dataset has helped to push the boundaries of medical research whilst maintaining accurate data records. We believe we can do the same and have the drive to help change the weather forecasting world as we know it.

An example of an app from a different niche to us is Waze. Waze is a navigation app which has real time traffic reporting as well as navigational features. There are a number of features Waze has which we admire and may look to work towards or adapt in the future. For example, the ranking system depending on how many reports are logged by the user is an excellent way to encourage use of the app.

Waze has enjoyed huge success in the last few years because there is a demand out there for crowd sourced apps. People want to be part of something bigger. This is why we want to ensure our application is successful so that people can contribute to accurate weather forecasting through the use of barometers on their phone. We also work closely with air conditioning contractors to ensure that these systems can work effectively against humidity and poor weather conditions.