Keeping Up With the Weather 'Mets'

摘要

OTTAWA-TV meteorologists operate around the clock, continually creating content for the 24/7 real-time weather cycle on multiple platforms. In doing so, these 'Mets' (as they call themselves) have to rapidly sort through viewer-submitted photos and videos on social media, with an eye to grabbing and distributing the very best footage before anyone else. That's just the start: Factor in advances such as augmented reality where real-time graphics are overlaid on broadcast video (such as The Weather Channel "creating" a tornado in its studio); 2D/360 images where the Met can rotate the viewer inside a single camera view; and the detailed experimental content being streamed online from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite (which is still in test mode), and today's TV meteorologists are busier than ever before. By the way, most don't have the budget to hire extra staff to help them cope.