Proposal: Live weather narrative UI powered by openSenseMap measurements

[dermag333]

Summary

I've built a next-gen UI prototype that turns public openSenseMap API measurements into a live weather report (temperature / humidity / pressure / PM aggregation + narrative text), plus a MapLibre exploration view.

This is not a PR against the AngularJS codebase — it's a standalone Vite/React demo meant as a design/product proposal for how opensensemap.org could feel more innovative while staying fully based on citizen-science sensor data (no third-party weather API).

Demo

• Repository: https://github.com/dermag333/openSenseMap-live-weather
• Local: npm install && npm run dev (Node 22+)
• Hosted demo: Netlify link will be added in a follow-up comment as soon as deploy finishes

What it does

1. Geolocation or city search → bbox around the user
2. Load senseBoxes from https://api.opensensemap.org
3. Keep only fresh measurements (configurable window), prefer outdoor when enough stations exist
4. Aggregate median/mean/min/max with outlier guards
5. Generate a deterministic German weather narrative + data-quality line
6. Map + phenomenon filters + box detail with 24h sample history

Why share this here

Happy to iterate based on maintainer feedback, extract reusable pieces, or help explore a longer-term frontend path. Looking for interest / guidance on whether a narrative live-weather experience would fit the official product direction.

Thanks for openSenseMap & the public API!

[dermag333]

Hosted demo

Public demo is live on GitHub Pages:

https://dermag333.github.io/openSenseMap-live-weather/

(netlify.toml is also in the repo for a root Netlify deploy when connected.)