Glossary

Accounts & User Roles

Term	Description
Customer Admin	An administrative role within Weather Hub that can create users, assign roles, enforce security settings, and integrate directories.
Customer Asset Manager	This role is similar to a Customer Admin, however they cannot access reports or report archives. A Customer Asset Manager can still create and delete Assets and Alerts.
User	This is a role that allows someone to view dashboards and widgets. They cannot create Assets and Alerts, but do have the ability to create and change their own dashboards.
Contact	A contact is someone who is able to receive Alerts and Notifications but is assigned by someone with IMT admin rights. A contact does not have any access to Weather Hub.
Group	A Group is a list of Contacts and/or Licensed Users (Customer Admins, Customer Asset Managers, Users) that are grouped together and can be added to receive individual Alerts via SMS or Email.
IMT - Identity Management	If someone is given IMT admin rights, they can assign Licensed Users (Customer Admins, Customer Asset Managers, and Users). They can also assign Contacts and create Groups. To access Weather Hub, you do not need access to Identity Management. Only assign the people you want to be able to assign others in the organization to various user roles.

Weather Hub Features & Functionalilty

Term	Description
Agency Warnings	These are official alerts from government agencies that indicate severe weather statements. These can show up in the widgets on your dashboard, or you can add them as Alerts you create.
Alerts	These are weather event notifications that are triggered by certain conditions and thresholds. These are delivered through your Weather Hub dashboard, or SMS or Email alert messages.
Asset	An Asset is a physical location that is tracked in Weather Hub. This can be a facility or some kind of site you are tracking weather conditions at. Forecasts, Observations, and Alerts can be tied to any Asset you create. An Asset can be a point that is added via latitude and longitude, directly clicking on the map, or adding an address in the search bar. An Asset can also be a line (or path) or an Area (also called a polygon).
Current Alerts	A live list of active alerts and warnings affecting selected assets or regions.
Dashboard	The dashboard is what you will see when you log into Weather Hub. It is the interface where you will see your added Widgets and what present and forecasted weather conditions are.
Forecast Timeline	Time-series visualizations to see upcoming conditions at hourly or daily increments.
Forecasts	These are model-based predictions for future conditions at asset locations or regions. These can be in multiple time frames, such as, hourly or daily.
General Forecast	A simple forecast summary that shows general weather patterns that are forecasted to occur in the future.
Graph	These are customizable charts of observed or forecasted information to compare trends across time.
Lightning Timer	Tracks time since the last lightning strike in the radii you set up while creating the lightning alert. This supports all-clear decisions for operations and events.
Map	A view of assets, radar layers, alerts, and forecast overlays for weather awareness.
Observation Widget	Live station readings and recent trends for real-time awareness.
Observations	Observations real-time and historical measured weather conditions. This can be temperature, wind, precipitation, and other factors. These are read from weather stations, sensors, and other authoritative sources.
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT)	This is a Heat Stress Index that combines temperature, humidity, wind, and radiation to guide outdoor safety decisions.
Widgets	Widgets allow you to see observational and forecasted weather conditions in multiple ways. These give you a variety of ways to analyze patterns in real time and to make safety decisions. Widgets can be rearranged, resized, or customized for your individual dashboard.