ClearPoint’s global weather system receives its High Definition Weather data from major global government sources and provides updated information to customers within minutes of receipt.  Weather Decision Technologies, a sister company, powers the technologies which supply the data feeds to ClearPoint Weather.

PhD-Level Research
The ClearPoint meteorological team includes PhD-level weather physics researchers, mathematical modelers and computer science experts located at the WDT Research Center, in Norman, OK.  WDT provides ClearPoint its proprietary technological and weather forecasting capabilities.

Data Sources
Weather data is obtained from government agencies, military, commercial aircraft, commercial shipping, and national weather service providers from over 180 primary sources. These weather data feeds are aggregated globally from over 10,000 data nodes.

ClearPoint’s weather system is global. The data feeds are from recognized, respected, authoritative sources. Primary sources include the UK Meteorological Office, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in addition to a array of established public and private weather authorities world-wide.

Forecast Technology
ClearPoint data is processed, filtered and verified to insure uniformity and error correction, formatted into a homogenous data structure for each data/file and type, then parsed into local or regional data blocks to provide truly localized information.

The ClearPoint weather models are prepared by meteorlogists at the WDT data center. They are known to be the most accurate and up-to-date numerical weather forecasting models in the industry. Additionally, WDT has engineered their own proprietary numerical models for exclusive use in ClearPoint.

The ClearPoint Racing Edition utilizes a proprietary derivation mathematical model-- a next-generation numerical weather prediction system designed to serve both operational forecasting and atmospheric research needs.The model is suitable for a broad spectrum of applications across scales ranging from meters to thousands of kilometers. Critical to the forecast accuracy is proprietary localization/regionalization of the  models is to factor in the local climate, land and sea condition.

Market Trials
ClearPoint has been base-lining weather data (observed and forecasted) since its inception. During that time regular comparison tests were conducted in specific sailing regions with forecasts from sophisticated racing sailors and leading meteorologists in these regions who have raced/sailed previously in such locations and who therefore qualify as "local knowledge experts" (i.e. those who have lived, raced and won regattas) and are also avid consumers of weather forecasting systems and services.

MARKET TRIAL EXAMPLES:

Biscayne Bay (Miami, Florida)
ClearPoint conducted a 3 month trial during the high sailing/racing season. ClearPoint was used by sailboat Race Committees, Racing Coaches and Racing sailors in the region. The Miami 1.0km wind forecasts (used from 10 am to 5 pm daily) were in relation to a synthesis of forecasted wind strength, direction, time). Weather physics in the Miami area are renowned for being notoriously difficult to forecast for NOAA, NASA, weather industry plays and for many "human" forecasters providing their interpretation of weather data from multiple sources. This is because Biscayne Bay is uniquely difficult to forecast as the region has several topographical and climatology features that are unique and affect local climate/winds. These feature include a large swamp (the Okeefenokee), a large city with skyscrapers and lots of concrete, the warm/temperate ocean, a large "river" (the Gulf Stream just to the east running at 7.0 knots at 85 deg + temperatures) and surrounded by small islands and causeways with various features such as tall buildings, sandy beaches, open areas and various vegetation/concrete combinations. Despite these anomalies, ClearPoint proved its accuracy again and again.

Newport, Rhode Island
ClearPoint conducted a 2 month trial during high sailing/racing season. The service was also used by Race Committees, Racing Coaches and Racing sailors. The 1.0km wind forecasts (used from 10 am to 5 pm daily) were running in relation to a synthesis of forecasted wind strength, direction, time. A/B comparisons were run between ClearPoint vs. NOAA and major industry weather providers. In short, the repeatability and consistency of forecasts as demonstrated in the Biscayne Bay run were similar, significantly greater accuracy than any other known weather forecaster (machine or human).

Valencia, Spain
The America’s Cup in Valencia provided the backdrop for ClearPoint’s best A/B comparison running for 4+ months prior to, during and following the America’s Cup. The accuracy for Valencia continued to reflect similar experiences as noted in Biscayne Bay and Newport; the 1.0nm forecasts were running with high degrees of accuracy in relation to a synthesis of forecasted wind strength, direction, time. Perhaps the single most telling comparison (observed versus predicted) was that provided to ClearPoint through access to data from a custom wind/weather monitoring grid of 25 buoys in Valencia region. The system/grid provides extremely accurate +/- 0.1 knot wind speed and +/- 0.5 degree wind direction data. ClearPoint’s hi-res forecast model recorded a very high level of correlation with this observed sensor-based data.