meteoblue uses global conventions for data capture and display. The most important standards are listed below.

• Symbols and pictograms
  • List of symbols used for weather and other attributes.
• Position
  • Coordinates and altitude for selection of locations.
• Hours and date
  • Time, period, intervals in local and UTC time of data presentation.
• Languages
  • List of languages used.
• Countries
  • Information about the countries covered, their identification and their location attributes.

Standards are essential for presenting accurate weather information: time, location and parameter description are important to ensure that the weather information is properly presented and understandable.

For questions and suggestions on standards, contact us.