The Vaisala Group is a successful international technology company that develops and manufactures electronic measurement systems and equipment for meteorology, environmental sciences, traffic safety and industry. Vaisala employs over 1,000 professionals and achieved net sales of EUR 180.6 million in 2004. Vaisala serves customers throughout the world. In 2004, exports accounted for 97% of net sales. Headquarters of Vaisala is located in Helsinki, Finland.
Vaisala Solutions works to serve the environmental monitoring needs of meteorological & hydrological organizations and other users wishing to monitor maritime conditions and coastal weather. Vaisala provides complete solutions ranging from individual monitoring platforms to fully automated national monitoring systems and operations to optimize economic activities, promote environmental protection and improve our understanding of climate change. We support our customers in selecting, installing, using, and maintaining solutions tailored to meet their needs.
Vaisala is an experienced partner
Vaisala delivers hundreds of weather and hydrometric stations annually for monitoring of coastal meteorology and sea level
- Brazil (SIVAM and INMET projects): more than 160 MAWS301 AWS stations with satellite communication and data collection systems
- Taiwan: National Automatic Weather Station (AWS) Network, more than 150 stations
- Pacific Tsunami Warning Center: Data generated by Vaisala Tidal Stations, more than 40 Tidal Stations in countries Equador, Peru, Alaska, Russia, Philippines, Hawaii, New Zealand, Chile and others, satellite communication (GOES and GMS)
- JMA's (Japanese) Tsunami Warning System: more than 100 Vaisala pressure sensors in JMA's systems
Vaisala Solutions for Tsunami Warning System
Vaisala provides solutions for Tsunami Early Warning system together with partner companies
- Tidal Stations for selected locations - Vaisala HydroMet Automatic Weather Stations with selected sensors and communication equipment
- Buoys - depending on local conditions
- Operation Center - Vaisala MetMan Network Software interfaces with the existing seismological system, collects the data from the stations and buoys and generates alarms based on the in-build logic.
For more information, please contact:
Vaisala HydroMet Solutions
Mika Aaltonen, Business Unit Manager
Phone: +358 9 8949 2627
Fax: +358 9 8949 2568
mika.aaltonen@vaisala.com
Panu Partanen, Regional Manager
Phone: + 60 3 2169 7776
Fax: +60 3 2169 7775
panu.partanen@vaisala.com
http://www.vaisala.com
