Tracking The Eye 2003 7.0

CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

This feature-rich program offers a wealth of tools for tracking hurricanes. Since Tracking the Eye consumes a rather large amount of RAM, make sure your PC is up to the task before you install it. The tabbed interface boasts many icons and menu items and may initially appear intimidating. However, spend a little time, and you'll eventually learn your way around. The main tracking section displays a nicely designed map that centers on the United States. If there's a storm brewing, you'll see its path on the map, though you also can open a database that contains information on past hurricanes, tropical storms, and depressions. It's nice you can show multiple storms at once and zoom in for a closer view, but we couldn't find information about wind speeds or actual times when past hurricanes had come ashore. Other tabs let you access satellite images, strike possibilities, and information on public advisories. You'll also find tools for customizing the appearance of the maps, as well as graphs and stats regarding certain storms. Anyone with an interest in meteorology is likely to find Tracking the Eye worth the download.

Publisher's description

From GenCode Systems :

From the developer: "Tracking The Eye is the winsock supported Hurricane Tracking Application that can connect to the Internet and get storm coordinates with the press of a button. Our Tracking The Eye's Extended Internet Service sends real-time Satellite Images, Storm Coordinates, Tropical Weather Outlook, Tropical Weather Discussion, Strike Probabilities, Public Advisories and Forcasts directly to Tracking The Eye to be viewed on a colorful map and saved to your computer.

"View the movement of the storm on a map of the eastern United States and the Caribbean. Graph and full color printing. Track storm information including type of storm, storm coordinates, wind speed and pressure, direction and speed of travel, date and time of coordinates, damage, and more. Print your storm map. Track up to 40 storms at once. Includes data for over 750 historical storms from 1900 to 2001."

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