In the recent past, instruments have replace human observation as the means to determine cloud type but have probven less effective partiuclarly as it relates to "ground truth" for analysis of satellite and instrument data. The Betterdex system is designed to bridge the gap between man and machine to provide a robust method of collecting cloud type observations with particular focus on use of a voice application in the cloud identification system. Noting the recent availability of Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) and their high level of adoption by the general public, Betterdex plans an optimzied VUI meet both the unique needs of a cloud observation system and user engagement focused requirements.
