openmeteo.org/db help

This help page includes the description of some import functions of openmeteo.org/db service, step by step. If you have some general questions or looking for some more information, you can browse our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section.

Accounts

Registration

1. In menu bar press "Register"
2. Enter the desired username, your e-mail, password (twice), then type letters in the box (captcha), read the terms of service, accept the terms by clicking on the check-box 'I agree'.
3. Press 'Register' button
4. Check your e-mail. Open the registration message, click on the activation link.
5. If registration is successful, a 'Registration successful' message raises.
6. Login into your new account.

Login

1. Use your credentials to login (username, password)
2. If you forgot your password, in login form press "Forgot my Password". Enter your e-mail, then a new password is sent to you

Change some profile data, change password

1. Login with your credentials.
2. Press on the blue area, on menu bar, showing "Welcome yourusername"
3. Press "Edit your user profile" to enter profile data (Real name, Location etc) or "Change your password" to alter password.
4. Press "Station management" to browse stations you have permissions to edit and / or delete.

Stations

Station list

1. Press "Stations" on the upper menu area.
2. Use search to find a station by entering a relevant title, name etc.
3. Press on "Display only stations with timeseries" if you want to filter and display stations containing time series data.
4. If list is filtered, then a "Back to all results" message should be appear. Press on it to display again the full list of stations.

Advanced search / filters

1. On station list page, press on "Advanced search" tab.
2. Activate / deactivate the desired filters by pressing the On/Off selection.
3. Press the submit button to activate filter.
4. For some filters, you have to setup the whole hierarchy, i.e. you should select "Country" first before selecting "District"; then to select "Prefecture", "Country", "District" should be set.

Map display / searching

1. In station list, stations that have coordinates are displayed on map. You can zoom the map via the vertical bar on the map, or with zoom tool, or by scrolling up/down with mouse scroll button on the map. You can also pan the map by dragging with the mouse.
2. Press on the map button bellow the zoom tool to display station labels on the map.
3. By pressing the "Filter results by map viewport", only visible stations on map are listed.
4. By pressing on a station on the map, a new window opens with brief information of the station. You can then press "Open station details" to display the full details page for that station.