Vaisala - Annual Report 2005

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Vaisala Solutions consists of three business units

Vaisala Aviation Weather provides turnkey solutions for all aviation weather observing requirements. The offering is based on Vaisala's automatic and versatile weather observation systems that measure parameters important in aviation safety, such as wind, runway visual range, cloud height and present weather. For airport maintenance purposes, measurements are also carried out on e.g. runway icing and the probability of lightning. Customer-specific solutions also include consultation, turnkey deliveries, as well as installation and maintenance services.

The United States is an important market for the Vaisala Aviation Weather business unit, and major efforts have been made in the region in recent years. CLH Inc. of Minnesota, acquired in June, is the most recent example of this. CLH specializes in installing and maintaining automated weather observing systems, related communications, displays and pilot briefing systems. It serves airports across the United States.

Vaisala Road Weather provides solutions and services to road and railway organizations, national meteorological institutes, and highway maintenance organizations. Vaisala's road weather stations, thermal mapping and route optimization services as well as 1-24 h forecasts support the decision-making of those in charge of maintenance services. Reliable and timely information on changing weather conditions improves traffic safety.

Vaisala HydroMet works to serve the environmental monitoring needs of meteorological and hydrological institutes as well as the defense forces by producing solutions and services for environmental measurement. Vaisala HydroMet provides complete solutions ranging from individual monitoring platforms to fully automated national monitoring systems. The solutions are built from Vaisala's and its partners' observation equipment and systems as well as data collection and processing systems, according to individual customer requirements. The solutions delivered by Vaisala form the basis on which the customers can build their core processes, e.g. the production of weather forecasting services and other end-products. The solutions also play an important role in the observation and forecasting of natural disasters, such as floods and forest fires. Vaisala HydroMet's customer-specific solutions cover equipment and system deliveries as well as consultation, installation, operation and maintenance services.