India's largest food delivery company Zomato has installed at least 650 towers on the terrace of its employees. Co-founder Deepinder Goyal has come up with a unique solution called Zomato Weather Towers that helps its delivery partners or delivery boys get information and prepare them if they are going into a particular area. The concept of Zomato Tower was launched in May 2024, however, its benefits have finally caught the attention of many YouTubers and video makers who are lavishing praise on Zomato Co-Founder Deepinder Goyal. Now, the question arises why Zomato has installed towers on the terrace and what does it do? Below is everything you need to know about Zomato Tower Mystery-
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In May 2024, Deepinder Goyal took to his LinkedIn handle and explained about Zomato Towers. Goyal in a detailed note wrote, "Excited to unveil India's first crowd-supported weather infrastructure, weatherunion.com. A proprietary network of 650+ on-ground weather stations, it is the largest private infrastructure of its kind in our country.
These weather stations, developed by Zomato, provide localised, real-time information on key weather parameters such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, rainfall etc. Currently available across 45 large cities, we are expanding this in other Indian cities very soon.
This rich data holds significant potential in unlocking weather use cases for enterprises and research institutes. Having already collaborated with CAS - IIT Delhi, we expect more institutions and companies to benefit from this and contribute towards the greater good of our economy.
At Zomato, it was crucial for us to have access to precise and real-time weather information to make the right business decisions to serve our customers better. Hence, we took it upon ourselves to develop a solution capable of empowering us on this front.
We are now opening up free access to this (through an API) to all institutions and companies in the country. Wait. What? Free? Really? Yes, we believe that this data is too valuable to keep to ourselves or to monetise; therefore, as a Zomato Giveback, we are opening up access to this data to everyone for public good. Multiple companies and public institutions should use real-time weather data, to boost the productivity of our economy.
Also, a lot of Zomato employees have hosted weather stations at their homes. As we look forward to further expanding this infrastructure, we welcome volunteers who want to provide us space on their premises to install these weather stations and contribute to nation-building."
In layman's language, Zomato Towers will help its delivery boys get real-time information. For instance, if it has been raining in a particular area and the delivery boy has to deliver food in that area- he or she will know that they will have to carry a raincoat. Also, if there are thunderstorms in the area, the weather tower will divert the route for the delivery boys or girls. In can also help restaurants by suggesting the use of moisture resistance packaging if the weather is humid.