Many citizen weather stations are producing weather data today. When these data are used only by the weather station owners, data quality is not a big issue. If a farmer has a weather vane on his barn and is satisfied with it, and if he is the only person who can see it, then it doesn't matter where the weather vane points. With the communications revolution and the vast capabilities of the internet, many people with weather stations are sending their weather data far and wide for other people to see and use. In that case, data quality matters.

This web site is for amateur radio operators and private citizens who operate weather stations and send their data out via packet radio and/or the internet. The purpose is to provide tools for these citizen operators to aid in checking and enhancing the quality of their weather data. This adds value to the weather data.