Vaisala is debuting its new, customizable software solution to share clear, real-time and operation-specific weather insights from automatic weather stations and sensors at Meteorological Technology World Expo 2025, which is taking place October 14-16 In Vienna, Austria.
The software, named Elements Lite, is said to be optimized for accessibility – providing live, customizable conditions from desktop, tablet and smartphone devices. It supports a variety of Vaisala’s weather sensors, including those measuring air temperature, wind speed and direction, visibility, barometric pressure, humidity and precipitation. Users can also configure alarm thresholds tailored to their specific operational requirements.
Elements Lite also integrates with Vaisala Elements Online cloud platform to share weather observations beyond the local network. It incorporates data from products such as the Vaisala Xweather global lightning detection network – which it states is the world’s most accurate lightning intelligence – along with forecasts and maps.
Panu Partanen, vice president for meteorology and aviation at Vaisala, said, “Vaisala Elements Lite eliminates guesswork from weather-dependent operations by putting critical data directly into the hands of anyone who needs it, the moment conditions change.
“Understanding the weather is essential for safe and efficient operations in many industries – from disaster response to agriculture and even space launches. With Elements Lite we are making Vaisala’s trusted weather data and insights more accessible, helping organizations in weather-dependent industries make confident, timely decisions that safeguard people and critical infrastructure.”
In addition to live weather insights, Elements Lite offers advanced charting and data export capabilities and supports multiple protocols and APIs, enabling smooth integration with other systems.
Key applications include synoptic observations for meteorological services, disaster response, ports, harbors and coastal monitoring, mining, construction, transportation and climatological research.
Vaisala’s Elements line also includes solutions for offshore aviation and other maritime applications and has been deployed at over 170 locations worldwide.
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