Tomorrow.io explained

Tomorrow.io
Company Type:Private
Foundation:2016
Area Served:Worldwide
Hq Location City:Boston, Massachusetts
Hq Location Country:U.S.
Key People:Shimon Elkabetz (CEO)
Num Employees:125 (March 2021)[1]
Website:https://www.tomorrow.io/

Tomorrow.io (formerly ClimaCell; legally known as The Tomorrow Companies Inc.[2]) is an American weather technology company. It provides real-time weather forecasting services and APIs.

History

The company was founded in 2016 as ClimaCell to develop a real-time weather forecasting service based on cellular and IoT monitoring systems.[3]

In February 2021, Tomorrow.io announced Operation Tomorrow Space.[4] The company hoped to broaden its business model by launching proprietary radar satellites to improve its forecasting abilities.[5] In March of that year, it announced that it had raised $77 million in a series D round of funding.[6]

Technology

Tomorrow.io's primary goal was to use wireless communication infrastructure and IoT devices to collect real-time weather data. The company aimed to report conditions closer to the ground than satellite and higher resolution than Doppler weather radar techniques.[7]

The information includes measurements on temperature, wind and precipitation data. After two years of development, Tomorrow.io's Weather Intelligence Platform (formerly Hypercast) was publicly launched in April 2017.

The company's Operation Tomorrow Space is launching weather radar satellites to improve forecasting accuracy and coverage.[8] The first satellite of the constellation, Tomorrow-R1, launched on 15 April 2023 on a SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket as part of the Transporter-7 rideshare mission.[9] The system operates in the Ka band to detect precipitation and ocean surface characteristics.[10] The company plans to launch 20 satellites with a combination of active radar and passive microwave sensors.[11]

Business model

The company's software is designed to provide information to aviation, construction, insurance, sports, and utility services. Clients include JetBlue Airways, Delta, and the New England Patriots.[12] [13]

Tomorrow.io launched a mobile weather app, ClimaCell Weather, in 2019.[14] The app was later renamed to Weather by Tomorrow.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ClimaCell: Doing weather differently—from observation to forecasting with virtual sensors . de Wolff . Daniel . February 1, 2019 . MIT Industrial Liaison Program . March 11, 2019.
  2. Web site: Weather platform ClimaCell is now Tomorrow.io and raises $77M. 2021-03-30. TechCrunch. 30 March 2021 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Weather Forecasting Startup ClimaCell to Set International Operations Center in Tel Aviv . Stoler . Tofi . January 14, 2019 . CTech by Calcalist . February 13, 2019.
  4. News: Freedman . Andrew . ClimaCell, an ambitious private weather firm, plans to launch its own satellites . en-US . Washington Post . 2021-03-30 . 0190-8286.
  5. Web site: 2021-02-24 . ClimaCell to launch dozens of radar satellites to improve forecasts . 2021-03-30 . SpaceNews . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2021-03-30. ClimaCell rebrands as Tomorrow.io and raises $77M to bring weather data intelligence to enterprises. 2021-03-30. VentureBeat. en-US.
  7. Web site: Lardinois . Frederic . ClimaCell bets on IoT for better weather forecasts . TechCrunch . 23 August 2022 . 18 March 2019.
  8. Web site: 2021-03-23. Boston Software Company Developing Small Satellites To Improve Weather Forecasts. 2021-03-30. en-US.
  9. Web site: Lentz . Danny . SpaceX Transporter-7 launches 51 payloads, booster return to LZ . . 15 April 2023 . 15 April 2023.
  10. https://www.tomorrow.io/blog/tomorrow-ios-historic-satellite-launch-paves-way-for-groundbreaking-advancement-in-global-weather-forecasting/ Tomorrow.io's Historic Satellite Launch Paves Way for Groundbreaking Advancement in Global Weather Forecasting
  11. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/16/business/boston-startup-launches-first-commercial-weather-radar-satellite/ Boston startup launches first commercial weather radar satellite
  12. Web site: 2018-07-19. JetBlue Tracks Microweather with New ClimaCell Software. 2021-03-30. Aviation Today. en.
  13. Web site: Reed. Ted. JetBlue Invests In New Weather Forecasting Technology That Cuts De-Icing Costs. 2021-03-30. Forbes. en.
  14. Web site: Climacell's Weather App Can Forecast Areas as Small as a City Block. 2021-03-30. Fortune. en.

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