<![CDATA[Error in mapping German webcam to Somalian locations]]>Some issues in the mapping of images. Looks like some German webcams showing winter snow have been linked to locations in Somalia. Somalia is a very hot country and snow has probably not fallen in these places in recorded history.!
Pics attached
Regards
Bodo!

Snow in Somalia.JPG
Snow in Somalia 2.JPG

]]>https://community.windy.com/topic/15047/error-in-mapping-german-webcam-to-somalian-locationsRSS for NodeTue, 13 Oct 2026 19:03:29 GMTTue, 12 Jan 2021 00:29:01 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Error in mapping German webcam to Somalian locations on Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:34:48 GMT]]>@korina No problem.
I can add any incorrectly located webcam to my main post about it (as you can see there is a list already).
Thanks for clarifying this. I really thought this was someone trying to guerilla-promote his own cams.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/95937https://community.windy.com/post/95937Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:34:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Error in mapping German webcam to Somalian locations on Mon, 03 Jan 2022 10:28:38 GMT]]>@gbano said in Error in mapping German webcam to Somalian locations:

https://on.windy.com/617pt

Hello, thank you for letting us know. Could you include these webcams in the main post? No one is spamming us, it is caused by a mistake in our import.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/95871https://community.windy.com/post/95871Mon, 03 Jan 2022 10:28:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Error in mapping German webcam to Somalian locations on Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:35:29 GMT]]>@bodoi It seems this is a wider problem.
Here is one that looks more like a mediterranean seaside town than one in Arabia https://on.windy.com/617pt
And here is snow in Jemen: https://on.windy.com/617q5

I just created a recent topic on mis-placed webcams.
Many of them are Angelcams but not all (https://community.windy.com/topic/18980/incorrect-webcam-locations)

Could it be that someone is trying to spam Windy with incorrect webcams?

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/95724https://community.windy.com/post/95724Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:35:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Error in mapping German webcam to Somalian locations on Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:36:01 GMT]]>Thanks Korina
Regards
Bodo

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/68359https://community.windy.com/post/68359Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:36:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Error in mapping German webcam to Somalian locations on Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:32:18 GMT]]>@bodoi Thank you. We will check the source itself and correct all of them at once.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/68350https://community.windy.com/post/68350Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:32:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Error in mapping German webcam to Somalian locations on Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:24:33 GMT]]>Snow in Somalia 14th Jan.JPG

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/68314https://community.windy.com/post/68314Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:24:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Error in mapping German webcam to Somalian locations on Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:24:16 GMT]]>Hi Korina
Sorry for this third email correspondence on the same topic. But there are still problems with German webcam's mapping to Somalia and the coast of Somalia
I have attached an image from today as I look at windy on an almost daily basis
Regards
Bodo
PS. I will not add to this post in future as I do not want to be a "pain". I hope you and other windy administrators will keep an eye on these "rogue" webcam sites.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/68313https://community.windy.com/post/68313Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:24:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Error in mapping German webcam to Somalian locations on Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:54:11 GMT]]>@bodoi I have fixed those as well.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/68264https://community.windy.com/post/68264Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:54:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Error in mapping German webcam to Somalian locations on Wed, 13 Jan 2021 05:49:57 GMT]]>Hi Korina
I checked again today. There are still a lot of snowy webcams in the Somalia area. I have attached two examples taken today at 5.45UTC
Actually there are quite a few more "Autobahn" webcam pics along the Indian Ocean shores of Somalia. Please check this yourself. These are near Dharinbaar.
I don't know what is happening here.
Regards
Bodo

Snow in Somalia 13th Jan.JPG
Snow in Somalia 13th Jan 2.JPG

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/68236https://community.windy.com/post/68236Wed, 13 Jan 2021 05:49:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Error in mapping German webcam to Somalian locations on Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:19:40 GMT]]>@korina
Hi Korina
Windy is such a great resource :-) I am happy to be able to provide useful feedback.
Regards
Bodo
PS. during COVID-19 lockdown here in Australia I have shared Windy with other housebound colleagues and friends. The displays, including the webcams are such a nice way to "dream and escape" whilst otherwise confined.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/68166https://community.windy.com/post/68166Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:19:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Error in mapping German webcam to Somalian locations on Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:02:19 GMT]]>@bodoi Hello, thank you for letting us know. I have corrected the webcams near coast.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/68153https://community.windy.com/post/68153Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:02:19 GMT