Meteorological Infrastructure & Capability Development
Increase Situational Awareness with a Complete Solution
Accurate and reliable weather observations are the backbone of all meteorological and climatological services. Increase the reliability of your network, and the amount of real-time information for better forecasting to protect local communities.
Upgrade and modernize your meteorological capabilities with a turnkey solution, covering everything from different observation technologies and networks to a seamless data flow into one integrated weather information and forecast production environment. All this is designed to your specific needs.
Track and forecast weather events with combined weather radar and lightning observations — accurately and in real-time — and take the opportunity to warn and act to minimize human and economic losses. To ensure the sustainability of your investment, our comprehensive solutions include products, full system delivery, and training for even the most demanding environments and applications.
Products and Systems
Lightning Detection
Sounding Systems and Radiosondes
Surface Weather Observations
Weather and Environmental Sensors
Weather Radars
Wind Lidars
Webinars
Resources
Enabling early warnings
Tomorrow’s uncertainties are inevitable. Being caught unprepared is not. We cannot control the weather, but we can reduce its impact on vulnerable communities.
New IRIS Focus remote sensing software
With version 7.0, Vaisala IRIS Focus Remote Sensing Software has graduated from a weather radar software to a remote sensing software including 5 alert functions plus lightning animation.
Research using Vaisala lightning data
Many technologies developed to support the space program are now commonplace, including solar panels and the camera in your smartphone including research into lightning detection.
Groundbreaking atmospheric insights in extreme polar environments
Studying the formation of clouds in Antarctica with the Vaisala Lidar Ceilometer CL61.
Meteorological infrastructure & capability development
This ebook describes what meteorological capacity building looks like, how to enact it, and the value it provides to countries regardless of their geography, economy, or size.
How Meteorological Capacity Building Helps Predict the Unpredictable
Learn how to enhance your country's capacity to detect, track, and warn of hazardous weather events, as well as to monitor climate change — minimizing the loss of lives and property.