METEO
Meteo may refer to: *The spelling, without accents, of Météo *Meteo (film), a 1989 Hungarian film *Meteo, an asteroid belt in the ''Star Fox'' series of video games *Meteo, a magic spell in some of the ''Final Fantasy'' video games *Meteo, a destructive planet in the video game ''Meteos'' * METEO System, a machine translation system for weather bulletins *Meteo is also used as a general abbreviation for meteorology Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and physics) with a major focus on weather forecasting. The study of meteorology dates back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not ...

METEO System
The METEO System is a machine translation system specifically designed for the translation of the weather forecasts issued daily by Environment Canada. The system was used from 1981 to 30 September 2001 by Environment Canada to translate forecasts issued in French in the province of Quebec into English and those issued in English in other Canadian provinces into French.PROCUREMENT PROCESS by Canadian International Trade Tribunal
, July 30, 2002, consulted 2007-02-10 Since then, a competitor program has replaced METEO System after an open governmental bid. The system was developed by John Chandioux and was often mentioned as one of the few success stories in the field of machine translation.

History

The METEO System was in operational use at Environment Canada fro ...
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Meteo (film)
Meteo is a 1989 Hungarian science-fiction art film directed by András Mész. Underground tunnel scenes were shot in the Kőbánya cellar system, Budapest. and the factory scenes were shot in the Kőbánya brewery (now part of the Dreher Breweries). The film quickly gained cult status in Hungary after its release. Cast * Judit László - Miss Piggy * Péter Geltz - Wolf * Károly Eperjes - Berlioz * László Kistamás - Eckerman * Zoltán Szilágyi Varga - Verõ * János Derzsi - Fugitive Man * Dorottya Horváth - Waitress * Denisa Dér - Refugee girl * Fajer Khaled - Arab Girl * Szabolcs Szilágyi - Gangster Boss * András Novák - Gangster Boss * Béla Unger - Bodyguard * János Csányi - Bodyguard * Tibor Gazdag - Bodyguard * Géza Balkay - Police Superintendent Festivals The film was presented at the following festival: * 9 February 1990: Berlin International Film Festival, Germany * 1990: Budapest Hungarian Film Festival * 1990: Setúbal FESTROIA International Fil ...
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Météo (other)
Météo may refer to: *Weather in French * Météo-France, the French national meteorological service * MétéoMédia, a 24-hour Canadian French-language cable television specialty channel and web site * Météo Suisse, officially the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, an office of the federal administration of Switzerland * Météo+, a Canadian television sitcom * Miss Météo ''Miss Météo'' is a Canadian Quebec French-language television series that airs on Séries+. It is a 30 minute adaptation of the Quebec French language film ''Miss Météo''. The same actors are used in the TV series as were used in the film. ...

Star Fox Series
is an arcade style rail shooter and third person action-adventure video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto, produced and published by Nintendo. The games follow the Star Fox combat team of anthropomorphic animals, led by chief protagonist Fox McCloud. Gameplay involves many adventures around the Lylat planetary system in the futuristic Arwing fighter aircraft, in other vehicles, and on foot. The original ''Star Fox'' (1993) is a forward-scrolling 3D rail shooter, but later games add more directional freedom. The first game in the series, developed by Nintendo EAD and programmed by Argonaut Software, uses the Super FX Chip to create the first hardware-accelerated 3D gaming experience on a home console. The Super FX Chip is a math co-processor built into the cartridge to help the Super NES render graphics. Super FX has been used in other Super NES games, some with increased processing speed. Its reboot, ''Star Fox 64'', is the first Nintendo 64 game with Rumble Pa ...
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Final Fantasy
is a Japanese video game, Japanese science fantasy anthology media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and developed and owned by Square Enix (formerly Square (video game company), Square). The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing video games. The Final Fantasy (video game), first game in the series was released in 1987, with 15 numbered main entries having been released to date. The franchise has since branched into other video game genres such as tactical role-playing game, tactical role-playing, action role-playing game, action role-playing, massively multiplayer online role-playing game, massively multiplayer online role-playing, racing video game, racing, third-person shooter, Fighting game, fighting, and Rhythm game, rhythm, as well as branching into other media, including Computer-generated imagery, CGI films, anime, manga, and novels. ''Final Fantasy'' primary installments are generally stand-alone anthology series of role-playin ...
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Meteos
is a 2005 tile-matching video game developed by Q Entertainment and published by Bandai (Nintendo outside Japan) for the Nintendo DS. It was produced by Q Entertainment founder Tetsuya Mizuguchi and designed by Masahiro Sakurai. ''Meteos'' was inspired by the video game ''Missile Command'' (1980), the film ''The Matrix'' (1999) and the television series 24 (TV series), ''24'' (2001-2010). Gameplay requires the use of a stylus to move colored blocks called "meteos", which fall from the top of the screen. The game ends when the blocks fill up the screen; to prevent this from happening, the player must launch three or more blocks of the same color onto the top of the screen to make them disappear. Playable characters include thirty-two aliens and their respective planets. ''Meteos'' received critical acclaim and reached number one in DS sales in the UK market during its first week, according to research company Chart-Track. It was compared to other puzzle games, such as ''Tetris'' ...
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