Chuck Copeland - CreatorNov 4, 2023
Mark Ingalls 

One of the simplest #CitizenScience things people can do to help meteorologists is to download the mPING app and report what they’re seeing, including precipitation, wind damage, flooding, etc.

Reporting is quick and can be done as frequently as you’d like. Many NWS offices use these reports for situational awareness and to confirm how ground conditions compare to what’s on the #weather radar.

Available for both iOS and Android by searching mPING in the relevant app store.

Nov 4, 2023 at 5:06pmWeb
Show threadMark Ingalls Nov 4, 2023

@RadarScope users can submit mPING reports within that app by clicking the share button at the bottom of the screen and selecting mPING Report.

For both methods (mPING app and RadarScope) there is no login required and no personally identifiable information is sent.

#CitizenScience #weather

Show threadJoseph AndrianoNov 5, 2023

@ingalls I love mPINGing via @RadarScope. It’s just so smooth.

Spotter reporting too, if you’re registered.

Show threadDr. Eric J. Fielding, PhDNov 4, 2023
@ingalls Thanks! I had not heard about mPING before. Here in Pasadena, we can get heavy marine layer precipitation that is literally below the weather radar. I understand that they have to aim the radar higher to avoid returns from the San Gabriel Mountains just north of Pasadena, but it is annoying when it is raining here and the weather radar shows nothing.
Show threadKenWalkerQB  Nov 4, 2023
@ingalls Any idea whether that app is US only?
Show threadMark Ingalls Nov 4, 2023
@KenWalkerQB It is global (I’ve submitted reports from Iceland just for fun) but I don’t know of any examples of Environment Canada or others making use of the reports. Still, if enough people outside the U.S. were using it regularly it would be useful.
Show threadKenWalkerQB  Nov 4, 2023
@ingalls will check it out, thanks.