Hi,

I would like to provide a service that requires weather information,
the more data elements the better, meaning data that is of use to
sailers, pilots and surfers... you get the picture.

Please suggest sources, costs, applications and good ideas of how to
package/optimize the information to suite these types of consumers.

Thank you.

/Lizardnation

I have used this in the past (Free Version) :

HamWeather
http://www.hamweather.com/

If this is the type of service you are seeking I can go into details
of how to deliver the information you are targeting.

Thanks -
SgtCory

That looks close enough. :-)

/Lizardnation

Lizardnation --

I'm very familiar with aviation applications.  You'll find up-to-date
information on WXData on Avweb (www.avweb.com).  Almost all of the
avionics vendors are working on delivery of information, the market
leaders being Garmin, Collins Radio and King Radio.

However, some hackers (including a friend of mine) have effectively
been delivering wireless data to aircraft -- not through satellite
delivery -- but through Palm.net's paging network, though it doesn't
cover 100% of the U.S.  It uses web-clipping to deliver critical
information from FAA Flight Service and weather radar.  It is low-cost
and effective, except for the gap in coverage across the Rockies and
northern Great Plains.

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

Hello Omnivorous,

That site looks extensive, I don't come from the industry and I have a
lot of interests in the travel industry so this question and the
comments which will progress here will cause more questions to be
posted.

Can you give me a URL where I can find the WXData, I guess I couldn't
spot it on the site.

/Lizardnation

LN --

Here are two of the most-significant, though a search of the Avweb
site for "weather" or "weather + avionics" would give more complete
resources:

WSI InFlight
http://wws1.wsi.com/solutions/aviation/inflight/

Avweb
http://www.avweb.com/newswire/9_33a/briefs/185487-1.html

ADDS
http://sentinel.aviationweather.gov/

That'll get you started.  

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA