A meteorological data distribution service

A meteorological data monitoring system is presented. The system was implemented in the Spanish Juan Carlos I Antarctic base during the 2002-2003 campaign. Meteorological data is distributed to any point of the Antarctic base using local and WiFi networks. A wireless network allows the distribution of data up to 3.3 km radius from the acquisition point. This development is part of a more ambitious project, called LabVir, devoted to implement distributed measurements in the Spanish oceanographic vessels and in the Antarctic base using Web technology interfaces. In a more general framework, the LabVir project will make the experimentation tools accessible from any existing navigator, creating a distributed research environment, accessible and user friendly from any place with HTTP connectivity.