iPhone Wind Meter

[Dyflin]

Here's a neat little idea I came across for the iPhone;

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Wind Meter is the first application to let you measure the wind speed using your iPhone. Know the approximate wind speed between 0 and 28 mph wherever you go!

To use, press the Get Wind! button. Wait a few seconds. Press Got Wind!. The final reading is the average of the period, giving you the approximate average wind speed. Point the microphone at the bottom of the iPhone directly into the wind.

Easily convert between mph, kmh, knots, fps, m/s, and Beaufort.

This application uses sound conversion to gauge wind velocity. As the wind speed increases, the application converts the louder noise on the microphone into a wind velocity reading.

Derive approximate wind velocity for a multitude of recreational uses such as windsurfing, sailing, kitesurfing, golfing, hunting, kite flying, etc.


This application is not meant to take the place of a scientific anemometer and is for recreational use.

WindMeter works. Give it a try.

Languages:
English

Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone 2nd generation. Requires iPhone 2.0 Software Update


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http://goingapps.com/default.aspx

 

[CPD]

I can only guess that it would need to be pointing directly into the wind to be accurate, and that an automatic gale warning would be sounded if the mother-in-law called.

 

[jellyellie]

That's seriously cool - even just in a gimmicky way.

I bet that's going to be responsible for a lot of wet and salty iPhones (not like that!!!).

 

[Richard10002]

How can it get the speed of the wind from the sound it makes?

 

[Sanderling_]

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How can it get the speed of the wind from the sound it makes?

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I would expect in much the same way that you can gauge the wind speed by the sound it makes in your rigging.

Tony