CASE: Helsinki

The new weather radar family is the result of a rigorous €22M research, development and test program. Developed by Vaisala engineers in collaboration with the University of Helsinki, Colorado State University and Sigmet, our own system in Helsinki allows us to check and re-recheck all subsystems for performance, reliability and ease of maintenance. The comprehensive BITE capabilities provide all of the tools required for remote monitoring, troubleshooting and maintenance.

Vaisala's first radar is located at Kumpula campus of Helsinki University, Finland, and used jointly by Vaisala and University researchers. Installed at the end of 2004 and operational in January 2005, it is used for testing, validation and product development as well as basic research on signal and data processing techniques.