Free UVI app (called UV2Day) now available

August 29, 2015

Free UVI app (called UV2Day)

The free UVI App (called UV2Day) is now available on android Google Play. The app is based on the same information that is displayed on the NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) website.

The app provides forecasts of the UV Index (UVI) - with and without cloud effects - throughout the day at the nearest location, or at other selectable locations within the New Zealand, Australia, South Pacific region, including Antarctica. It includes behavioural messages and is useful for planning activities to optimise sun exposure throughout the year as well as educating the public on what the UVI means.

The app was developed by Jerry Burke, with assistance from Richard McKenzie and Richard Turner. NIWA is acknowledged as the data provider. The Cancer Society of New Zealand, which supports the initiative, also is acknowledged. Currently the app is available only for androids, but a version for iPhones is under development.

The app will be discussed at several meetings later this year, including the Melanoma Summit in Auckland (6-7 November) and the 3rd International Conference on UV and Skin Cancer Prevention in Melbourne (9-11 December).

Source:
Dr Richard McKenzie, Emeritus Researcher – Atmospheric Radiation, NIWA