A Finnish company has signed a $1.4-million deal with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) to provide 60 hi-tech automatic weather stations (AWS) and equipment to predict weather accurately during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
Vaisala, which has been developing environmental and industrial instruments for the past 70 years and was roped in for the Beijing Olympics last year, will provide the weather stations and equipment, said Martti Husu, the firm’s vice president.
‘‘The weather stations will give accurate minute-to-minute weather related data during the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The weather forecast will play a crucial role in deciding venue and time for the games,’’ Husu said. The equipment will measure six parameters; wind, air pressure, temperature, relative humidity, rain and precipitation. In addition, measurements can be taken of multi-level soil temperature, moisture, global and solar radiation, water level and temperature.
According to the Met department, the equipment will provide updated and accurate weather forecasts to all 14 venues and training camps during the Games.
‘‘Our equipment will be put up at 60 locations in Delhi and the NCR. It is a portable equipment weighing just about 15 kg with five basic sensors and a solar panel,’’ said Husu.
In India, the company has tied up with HBE, which provided technology solutions, for training Met officials in handling the equipment and for after-sale services. The ministry of earth sciences intends to spend $400 million to upgrade weather forecasting equipment across the country over the next five years.
Vaisala, which has been developing environmental and industrial instruments for the past 70 years and was roped in for the Beijing Olympics last year, will provide the weather stations and equipment, said Martti Husu, the firm’s vice president.
‘‘The weather stations will give accurate minute-to-minute weather related data during the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The weather forecast will play a crucial role in deciding venue and time for the games,’’ Husu said. The equipment will measure six parameters; wind, air pressure, temperature, relative humidity, rain and precipitation. In addition, measurements can be taken of multi-level soil temperature, moisture, global and solar radiation, water level and temperature.
According to the Met department, the equipment will provide updated and accurate weather forecasts to all 14 venues and training camps during the Games.
‘‘Our equipment will be put up at 60 locations in Delhi and the NCR. It is a portable equipment weighing just about 15 kg with five basic sensors and a solar panel,’’ said Husu.
In India, the company has tied up with HBE, which provided technology solutions, for training Met officials in handling the equipment and for after-sale services. The ministry of earth sciences intends to spend $400 million to upgrade weather forecasting equipment across the country over the next five years.
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