Vaisala AviMet Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS)
The Vaisala AviMet® Automated Weather Observing System
(AWOS) is an integrated airport weather observing system for regional, national
and international airports. The AviMet® AWOS conforms to all relevant ICAO and
WMO recommendations and regulations regarding measurements. Thus it calculates
aviation meteorological data such as pressure values (QFE, QNH), Runway Visual
Range, and generates METAR, SPECI and SYNOP reports. The system can be
configured to suit the requirements of the aviation site in question: ICAO
categories up to CAT III are covered.
The Vaisala AviMet® AWOS is part of the Vaisala AviMet®
total aviation weather management solution that bridges the gap between weather
and aviation operations. Vaisala AviMet® comprises of the technology platform,
services, and a growing set of end-user applications ranging from ATC to
de-icing applications.