DSOC · Studio
Tools we build, released for everyone
DSOC Studio is where the operations center's software takes shape: weather and disaster-science tools designed, built, and shipped by students and faculty, then released for the public, the classroom, and the ops floor.
Product line
In release
WX Annotator
Draw, mark up, and annotate live weather graphics for briefings, broadcasts, and social posts, built for fast, clear hazard communication.
Open WX Annotator → Live
Skew-Teach
An interactive Skew-T learning tool that turns atmospheric soundings into a guided, hands-on lesson for students and spotters.
Open Skew-Teach → LiveWKU Weather
Real-time campus and regional conditions from the White Squirrel Weather network: current observations, forecasts, and camera views for the WKU community.
wkuweather.com →Future releases
Placeholder: new Studio products are in the pipeline and will be announced here as they reach release.
Watch this spaceHow the Studio works
From the ops floor to your screen
Studio products start as needs on the operations floor: a briefing that must be clearer, a concept students struggle to see, a dataset the public should be able to use. Students in computer science, visual design, and science communication build the answer alongside forecasters and the AI Research Lab (AIR).
Everything ships with the same standard: plain language, honest data, and an interface anyone can pick up mid-storm.
Work with the Studio
Have a tool worth building?
Partners and educators: if a Studio product could serve your operation or classroom, or you have an idea for one, we want to hear it.