Main events

Large windprofiler renewal project in the US

Vaisala participated in a large windpofiler renewal project for the US National Weather Service and delivered one wind profiler to the customer for pilot use in the third phase of the project. Read more

The biggest meteorological modernization project in the Russian history

One of the biggest surface weather observation network modernization projects in the world was initiated in the Russian Federation. The project includes over 1800 observation sites. Vaisala is the main weather observation technology provider in this large-scale project. All deliveries were completed by the end of June. Read more

Important step in Japan

Japan Meteorological Agency ordered 10 sounding stations for their national upper air network. The order marked an important step in the Japanese markets; after its delivery, the majority of Japanese sounding stations use Vaisala's equipment.

Dropsondes to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the US

Vaisala and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) signed a five-year contract. According to the contract, Vaisala delivers next generation GPS-dropsondes to the US National Hurricane Center to enable hurricane reconnaissance, research and storm track forecasting. The estimated value of the deal is USD 9.2 million. Read more

Finnish Meteorological Institute renews its weather radar network

The Finnish Meteorological Institute renews part of its current weather radar network.  In 2009 two new Vaisala dual polarization weather radars were taken into use, one in Helsinki Metropolitan area and another one in southeast Finland. The dual polarization technology enables more precise information on the quantity and type of precipitation. Vaisala has one dual polarized weather radar in its own use for test and development purposes. The test radar is located at the top of Kerava water tower in Southern Finland. Follow the Kerava weather radar data at www.vaisala.com/keravaradar.