Start providing live heat stroke data and 10-day heat stroke forecast with 1km mesh “heat stroke information API” | Weathernews Inc.

Weathernews Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Mihama-ku, Chiba City; President: Chihito Kusabiraki) has launched a weather data service, WxTech.^®️(WeatherTech)” has upgraded the 1km mesh “Heat Stroke Information API” and started providing heat stroke live data and 10-day heat stroke forecast data today.

The “Heat Stroke Information API” provides 5 levels of heat stroke risk independently calculated based on the 1km mesh heat index (WBGT). Accuracy is improved by making forecasts that take into account the “time” when the body is not accustomed to the heat and the “area” where you live. In addition to the hourly short-term heat stroke forecast up to 72 hours ahead, which has been provided since the summer of 2021, real-time heat stroke live data updated every 10 minutes and heat stroke forecast up to 10 days ahead will be added this season. We have started providing forecasts.

By linking this data with existing systems, companies can use it for measures against heat stroke and marketing of related products. Last season, there was an increase in demand for alerts to heatstroke, such as alert notifications to workers, applications for farmers, and signs on school signage. With this version upgrade, it is also possible to use different data, such as taking measures such as adding fans and frequently rehydrating based on heatstroke forecasts, and notifying work interruption alerts based on live data. became.

This year, on May 17th, Gifu Prefecture experienced the first extremely hot day of the year, and the temperature in summer (June to August) is expected to be higher than normal in a wide range of areas. We have decided to start from May so that we can have it. If you are a company interested in improving worker health management and marketing by utilizing heatstroke information, please contact us from the URL below.

“Heat stroke information API” will be provided again this season

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The “Heat Stroke Information API” is the industry’s highest level of high-resolution heat stroke risk information, independently calculated based on the 1km mesh heat index (WBGT). The “Heat Stroke Information API” provides hourly short-term heat stroke forecasts for up to 72 hours

daily heat stroke forecasts up to 10 days ahead, and real-time heat stroke live data updated every 10 minutes. Three types of heat stroke risk are provided in five stages: “Almost safe”, “Caution”, “Warning”, “Severe warning”, and “Stop exercising”.

Image of 1km mesh heatstroke data (Tokyo)

In 2022, a hot day of 35 degrees or more was observed in the Kanto region on May 29th, and on June 25th, 40.2 degrees was observed in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture. In addition, on May 17, Gifu Prefecture experienced its first extremely hot day this year, and the temperature in summer (June-August) is normal in western Japan and Okinawa/Amami in June. Since it is expected to be a hot summer in general, it will be higher than usual, so we have advanced the time to provide it to May so that it can be used as an early countermeasure against heat stroke.
*Announced in July 2021: Started providing 1km mesh high-resolution “heat stroke information API”

https://jp.weathernews.com/news/36824/

~Weathernews original heat stroke information~

General heat stroke information is ranked according to the WBGT value based on a uniform nationwide standard throughout the year, and differences in the tendency of heat stroke due to time and area are not taken into consideration. However, even if the temperature is the same, the susceptibility to heat stroke differs depending on the time of summer when the body is accustomed to the heat and the time when it is not, and the difference between the areas such as Tohoku and Kanto where you live. Especially after the end of the rainy season, it is said that many people suffer from heatstroke because their bodies are not accustomed to the heat. Therefore, based on the results of analyzing the relationship between the number of people transported for heatstroke in the past and WBGT, we have calculated a new heatstroke risk that takes into account the time and area.

~ How to use heat stroke information ~

Since this service provides data via API via the cloud, it is easy to link with corporate systems. By setting the latitude and longitude of the necessary points, companies can automatically acquire data at any time, from several points to about 380,000 points nationwide. Acquired data can be used for various purposes depending on your ideas, such as raising awareness of heat stroke, developing air conditioners and ventilation systems linked to heat stroke risk, and advertising related products.

The most common need is to raise awareness of heatstroke at outdoor work sites, event venues, and schools. If the risk of heat stroke increases, we recommend workers, staff, and spectators to take a break and drink water by using an app or digital signage or sending an email notification. can be connected to actions to protect^{In addition, in the past, Coca-Cola Japan Co., Ltd. used the smartphone app “Coke ON}®

” runs a campaign to encourage people to buy drinks from vending machines when the risk of heat stroke is high, and News Technology Co., Ltd. runs a promotion that links heat stroke information with product advertising creatives. .

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Significant increase in drink sales at vending machines by linking a smartphone app with the heat stroke index>^{Coca-Cola Japan Co., Ltd., known for its beverage brands such as “Coca-Cola,” “Aquarius,” “Georgia,” “I LOHAS,” and “Ayataka,” has launched the smartphone app “Coke ON.”}®^{(Coke on)”}used the short-term forecast of the heatstroke information API. In the summer of 2020, we will notify people in “dangerous” or “high alert” areas with “beware of heat stroke” notifications, and users in those areas will be able to “Coke ON”.
®^{When a drink was purchased from a compatible vending machine, a campaign was implemented in which users could receive twice as many stamps as usual, and sales increased by 20% compared to when no notification was given.}※”Coke ON

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Linking weather data with taxi window advertisements, Japan’s first signage advertisement becomes a hot topic on SNS

＞News Technology Co., Ltd., which develops the largest taxi signage media in Tokyo, will use the short-term forecast of the heat stroke information API for Japan’s first mobility car window media “Canvas” in the summer of 2021 to promote heat stroke related products. I did. It seems that by posting creatives according to the risk of heatstroke on a daily basis and sampling the products to those who got on the target vehicle, it became a hot topic on SNS and was able to appeal widely.

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If you are a company that is considering using heatstroke information, please feel free to contact us from the URL below.

https://wxtech.weathernews.com/contact.htmlWxTech

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” is a service that supports the promotion of DX by companies and local governments aiming to solve business and social issues from the perspective of weather data. We provide an API for high-resolution weather data of 1km mesh, local observation by high-performance weather IoT sensors, correlation analysis between weather and products, weather-linked video advertisement service where weathercasters introduce products along with weather information, etc. We offer a variety of services.^{Utilizing Weathernews’ own high-precision/high-resolution weather data and the know-how gained from introducing services to 2,600 customers, we can only achieve sustainable business by streamlining and optimizing operations and reducing business risks/losses. In addition, we support the realization of aggressive business, such as maximizing sales, creating new business opportunities, and supporting marketing strategies.}We are WxTech, which combines weather data and the latest technology to solve business problems.

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