Wolfram Alpha Takes to the Skies
November 29, 2011
You are using Wolfram Alpha, right?
Wolfram Alpha has a new feature: “Wolfram Alpha shows flights overhead,” reports Physorg.com. The answer engine will tell you what is flying over your head at any given moment. Will you use it now?
We learned from the article:
Typing ‘flights overhead’ into a Wolfram Alpha query box is rewarded with information about airplanes above, including altitudes, distances, aircraft types, and which airlines are operating them. ‘You’ll get information on aircraft that should be visible to you, assuming a clear sky and unobstructed view,’ Wolfram Alpha said Friday in a blog post at its Web site.
If you do this on your smartphone, the application taps into the phone’s GPS locator. If not, it goes by your browser’s location information. The results can be enlightening.
The Wolfram Alpha engine delivers mathematically derived answers instead of just links, and is really quite nifty. However, its rise since its launch in 2009 has been less than meteoric. However, its popularity might just be picking up, at least among Android users. Perhaps this new feature will help it soar.
Cynthia Murrell, November 29, 2011
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