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 About SGS Weather

• SGS Weather & Environmental Systems Private Ltd. was established in

2003 by a Group of Technocrats to conduct business in IT enabled system
and services in Weather, Environment and Climate area.

• The company started its business as system integrator and solution

provider utilizing state of technology available with number of technology
partners in India and abroad.

• The main focus of the company was to provide integrated turnkey

solutions for observation and monitoring Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric
systems to various users in Government and Private sectors.

• The Company is maintaining a growth of 20% to 30% every year.

System Layout
 Major Technology Providers

Vaisala Oyj, Scintec AG, Geonica SA,

Finland Germany Spain
ͻ DCWIS with ͻ Low ͻ Solar
Rain Gauge Atmospheric Radiation
ͻ RVR LT31 wind profiler Station
ͻ Ceilometer ͻ Wind profiler ͻ Radiation
ͻ Vaisala Avimet software Software suite
ICAO
compliant
System
 System Offered - DCWIS

Digital Current Weather Instrument System (DCWIS) with rain gauge

- Vaisala Hydromet system MAWS301

- Datalogger QML201C with QMD202 Vaisala Fixed Display

- Ultrasonic Wind Sensors WMT700

- Stand by Wind set WA15

- Humidity and Temperature Probe HMP155 with Radiation shield DTR13

- Digital Barometer PTB330

- Rain gauge RG13

 Instrument/Sensors
• Wind speed/Direction
• Temperature/Humidity
• Pressure
• Rain
• Transmissometer
• Ceilometer
• Wind profiler
• Solar radiation
 Ultrasonic Wind Sensor WMT700
Features/Benefits
• WMO and ICAO compliant
• Measurement range up to 75 m/s
• Data output rate 0.25 s
• Max. 3600-second average
• Bird prevention kit
• IP66 and IP67
• Stainless steel structure
• Maintenance-free
• Wind gust calculated according to the WMO
guidelines
 Measurement Principle
• WMT700 uses the Vaisala WINDCAP® ultrasonic sensor
technology in wind measurement. The sensor has an
onboard microcontroller that captures and processes
data and communicates over serial interfaces.
• The wind sensor has an array of three equally spaced
ultrasonic transducers on a horizontal plane. Wind speed
(WS) and wind direction (WD) are determined by
measuring the time it takes the ultrasound to travel from
each transducer to the other two.
Ultrasonic Measurement Principle
 Stand By Wind Set WA 15

Features/Benefits
• High-performance wind measurement
set
• Long and successful track record in
meteorological applications
• Accurate wind speed and direction
measurement
• Low measurement starting threshold
 Wind Vane

The WAV151 Wind Vane is a counter-balanced,

low threshold optoelectronic wind vane.
Infrared LEDs and phototransistors are
mounted on six orbits on each side of a 6-bit
GRAY-coded disc. Rotated by the vane, the
disc creates changes in the code received by
the phototransistors. The code is changed in
steps of 5.6°, one bit at a time to eliminate
any ambiguities in the coding.
 Technical Data – Wind Vane

Sensor/Transducer type : Vane/Optical code disc

Measuring range 0 ... 360°
Starting threshold < 0.4 m/s
Resolution 5.6°
Accuracy Better than ±3°
Output 6-bit parallel GRAY code
Operating power supply 9.5 ... 15.5 VDC, 20 mA typical
Operating temperature -50 ... +55 °C (with shaft heating)
Storage temperature -60 ... +70 °C
 Anemometer

WAA 151 is a optoelectronic, fast-response, low threshold

anemometer. In the cup wheel it has three lightweight
conical cups providing excellent linearity over the
entire operating range, up to 75 m/s. Rotated by the wind, a
chopper disc attached to the cup wheel’s shaft cuts an
infrared light beam 14 times per revolution, generating a
pulse train output from a phototransistor.

The output pulse rate can be regarded directly proportional

to wind speed, for example, 246 Hz = 24.6 m/s.
 Technical data - Anemometer

• Type Optoelectronic
• Measuring Range 0.4 .. 75 m/s
• Resolution 1 Hz ~ 0.1 m/s
• Starting Threshold < 0.5 m/s
• Operating Temperature -50 .. +55 C
• Operating Power Supply 9.5 .. 15.5 VDC, 20 mA
• Shaft Heating 20 VAC/VDC, 500 mA
• Housing AlMgSi, grey anodized
• Cups PA + carbon fibre
• MTBF 2.34 failures/M hours
 Temperature & Humidity Sensor

Humidity and Temperature Probe

HMP155 with Radiation
shield DTR13
• Vaisala HUMICAP®180R sensor
• superior long-term stability
• Optional warmed humidity
probe
• Plug-and-play
• USB connection for service use
• Installation kits for DTR13 and
DTR502 radiation shields
• Weather-proof housing IP66
• New, fast temperature probe
• Different output possibilities:
voltage, RS-485, resistive Pt100
 HMP-155
• The HMP155 probe provides reliable humidity and temperature
measurement in a wide range of applications. Humidity measurement
is based on the capacitive thin film polymer sensor HUMICAP®180R.
Temperature measurement is based on resistive platinum sensors
(Pt100)

Temperature
Measurement range -80...+60 ºC (-112...+140 °F)

Relative humidity
Measurement range 0...100 %RH
 Digital Barometer PTB330

Features/Benefits
• Vaisala BAROCAP® sensor
• 3 sensor system is offered
• Measurement range
500 ... 1100 hPa
• Excellent long-term stability
• Added reliability through redundancy
• Graphical trend display
• 1-year history data
• Height and altitude corrected pressure
(QFE, QNH)
• For professional meteorology and
aviation, laboratories,
• demanding industrial applications
 BAROCAP® Sensor

The measurement principle of the PTB330 series digital barometers is

based on an advanced RC oscillator and reference capacitors against
which the capacitive pressure sensor is continuously measured.

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Operation of the BAROCAP® sensor
 Rain Gauge Vaisala - RG 13

Features/Benefits

• Designed to measure rainfall and

precipitation in remote and
unattended locations
• Provides accurate
• measurements with long term
performance
• Requires no regular maintenance
• Economical and proven in operation
 Rain Gauge- RG12

The tipping bucket rain

gauge consists of a funnel
that collects and channels
the precipitation into a small
seesaw-like container.
After a pre-set amount of
precipitation falls, the lever tips,
dumping the collected water
and sending an electrical signal.
 Technical Data - RG 13

• Sensor/transducer type Tipping bucket / reed

switch
• Accuracy ± 1 %
• Sensitivity 0.2 mm
• Capacity Unlimited
• Funnel diameter 225 mm
 RVR , Ceilometer & AviMet

RVR, Ceilometer and Airport Software

- Vaisala Transmissometer LT31 RVR with New Eyes

- CL31 Ceilometer for Cloud Height

- Vaisala AviMet

Desktop Barometer
 Transmissometer Vaisala LT 31

Features/Benifits
• Single baseline for the MOR
measurement range 10 ... 10 000 m
• State-of-the-art white light source
• Window contamination compensation
• Automatic alignment with quality
control as a standard feature
• Meets the ICAO and WMO
requirements for RVR and visibility
• Automatic calibration as a standard
• Based on decades of field experience
• Internal back-up battery
• Sophisticated self-diagnostics
 Transmitter/Receiver Unit

PWD Forward
Scatter Sensor
Measurement
Head

Standard Mast
LTAM250

Upper Interface Unit

Cover

Lower Interface
Unit Cover
Transmitter Unit
Receiver Unit LTT111
LTR111
 Working Principle

MOR

100% 5%
intensity intensity

ƒ MOR can be measured by measuring the attenuation of light

ƒ Attenuation is caused by scattering and absorption
 - cont
– TRANSMISSOMETER
- large sample volume
- limited dynamic range
- accuracy maintained in all types of precipitation
- tedious installation
- continuous maintenance and calibration

– FORWARD SCATTERING
- small sample volume
- large dynamic range
- precipitation may cause inaccurate results (unless the
measurement is compensated)
- easy installation
- less maintenance
 Product Overview
ƒ Range Extension
–Transmissometer LT31 allows to cover the whole RVR range as well the
range required for aeronautical visibility with a single baseline system.

ƒ Auto-Calibration

–A forward scatter sensor is an integral part of the LT31 system. It is used

to calibrate the transmittance measurement fully automatically. This
allows to compensate for window contamination and misalignment in
the medium and long term

ƒ Auto-Alignment

–A precise alignment mechanism inside the measurement unit is used to

carry out automatically the fine alignment of the LT31 system.
 - cont
ƒContamination Prevention

–Air stream driven by a blower creates an air curtain in front of the LT31
windows to reduce the amount of window contamination caused by
precipitation.

ƒ Alignment Quality Control

–Based on the auto-calibration and window contamination

measurement, the alignment quality of the transmissometer is
permanently observed and reported in the standard serial data message
of LT31.
 Ceilometer Vaisala CL 31

Features/Benefits
• Measurement range from 0 to 7.5 km
(from 0 to 25,000 feet)
ͻ DSP based fast electronics
2 second measurement cycle
ͻ Automatic trouble shooting aids
high data availability
ͻ Eye safe diode laser lidar
• Extensive self-diagnostics with fault
analysis
 LIDAR Principle
Top Level
LIDAR = LIght Detection 7.5 km / 25,000ft SAMPLE at 50 ȝs
Last in the scan
And Ranging TOTAL TRAVEL
OF LIGHT 50,000ft

• Short pulse of light is 7.49 km / 24,967 ft SAMPLE at 49,93 ȝs

transmitted into air
• Receiver monitors the
light backscattered by
aerosols REFLECTED LIGHT

• Altitude of
backscatterer is given
by time (speed of light
10 m / 33 ft SAMPLE at 67 ns
is 30 cm/ns ~ 1 ft/ns)
TOTAL TRAVEL
• Several profiles are OF LIGHT 66 ft
summed to increase SAMPLE 0 ns
0 ft
signal to noise ratio
Ceilometer
AviMET Software Overview
AviMET Software Architecture
 AviMet® AWOS Overview and Feature

• Automatically start when you log into an AviMet workstation

• Windows can be resized and moved around on the screen.
• Toolbars in the Vaisala AviMet applications can be hidden.
• Software can be configure for multiple screens.
• Color of the data values indicates the data status.
• Tendency indicators.
• Day and Night Display Modes
 METAR Screen - Introduction
• Introduction
• The Vaisala AVIMET software has a new METAR/SPECI
and local reports program called REPORTS.exe
• The program can be started by clicking the icon in the
server/ workstation desktop
• Keep the program opened at all times!
• When it is time to edit METAR, Weather view program will
give an audio alarm
which gives a sound
until the user
acknowledges it.
• SPECI/SPECIAL is also automatically triggered by the
system with an audio alarm
 - Contd

• Before starting to operate with the METAR,

SPECI, MET REPORT and SPECIAL templates,
the end user shall define the system setup:
• REPORT MODE SETTINGS
• DEFAULT INPUT SETTINGS
• LIMIT CRITERIA SETTINGS
AviMet- Met Report Screen
LIMIT CRITERIA SETTING
BUTTON

Update - Request to update the latest data

Cancel - Cancel the whole report
Copy - Present weather, temperature, QNH and clouds are copied to the local
reports or from local reports.
Recall - Applicable only for METAR/MET REPORT,
system retrieves the METAR/MET
REPORTORT from the buffer (before the
message is sent to AFTN)
Build - Generates the final code
Send - METAR/MET REPORT sends message to the buffer, system automatically
publishes the message at xx30Z and yy00Z (possible to use recall before
official sending time); If official sending time has been passed, then the
message is published immediately
SPECI/SPECIAL are published immediately METAR and SPECI are sent to
AFTN on publish time
 DEFAULT INPUT SETTINGS

HEADER (manual, prev_report, next_report)

WIND (manual,prev_report,RWYxx, RWYyy,RWY_IN_USE, missing)
VIS (manual,prev_report,automatic,missing)
RVR (manual,prev_report,RWYxx, RWYyy,RWY_IN_USE , missing)
PW (manual,prev_report,manobs, no pw, missing)
CLOUD (manual, prev_report, automatic, manobs , missing)
TEMP (manual, prev_report, automatic, missing)
PRESS (manual, prev_report, automatic, missing)
SUPP (manual, prev_report, missing).(Can be divided to APCH, CLIMBOUT,
REw'w)
TREND (manual, prev_report, prev_METAR,manobs, NOSIG , missing)
RMK (manual,prev_report,manobs , missing)
Default Input
Forecaster TAFF Snapshot
 AviMet Diagnostic Tool

1 = System Status panel 2 = Events panel

3 = Overview panel 4 = Tools panel
Manual Pressure Input
Manual input Visibility
 Digital Reference Barometer PACE1000

Stand Alone System at Met Office

Features
• Utilises GE’s new unique range of
piezo-resistive & Resonant Pressure
Sensor technology
• Pressure ranges up to 1000 bar
(14500 psi/100 MPa)
• Choice of precision up to 0.005% FS
• Long term stability up to 0.01% Rdg
per annum
• Data Logging as standard with on
screen replay
• Selectable graphical display
 System offered – Wind Profiler

Low Atmospheric Wind Profiler

Scintec LAP®-8000

S Run-Analysis Software for display and Archival

 Wind Profiler – LAP 8000

LAP®-8000 Benefits
• Continuous wind data up to 8 km
• Unattended operation
• Minimal periodic maintenance
ͻ New vertical profile every 5-60
minutes
ͻ The LAP®-8000 operates fully
unattended and provides continuous
data with high vertical and temporal
resolution.
Emission

An electromagnetic pulse is emitted

towards the zenith and at least 2
15deg-tilted directions (North and
West for ex.)
Reception
The intensity of the return signal
by the atmosphere depends
mainly on the humidity and on the
thermal gradients within the
atmosphere
 Wind Profiler – LAP 8000

The wind profiler sample along each of five beams: one is aimed
vertically to measure vertical velocity, and four are tilted off
vertical and oriented orthogonal to one another to measure the
horizontal components of the air's motion. A profiler's ability to
measure winds is based on the assumption that the turbulent
eddies that induce scattering are carried along by the mean wind.
The energy scattered by these eddies and received by the profiler
is orders of magnitude smaller than the energy transmitted.
However, if sufficient samples can be obtained, then the
amplitude of the energy scattered by these eddies can be clearly
identified above the background noise level, then the mean wind
speed and direction within the volume being sampled can be
determined.
Wind Profiler – LAP 8000
S Run and its Products
Connecting WP
STATUS
DATA
Sample data
Wind Barb
Wind Speed - Graph
Height Profile-Wind Speed
Height Profile-Wind Dir
Height Profile-Wind Dir
 Radiation Station

Solar Radiation System Consisting of

- Geonica Data Logger / Controller Meteodata--3016CP

- Model SunTracker-3000 Solar Tracker

- Model Huskeflux SR20 Secondary standard solar radiation sensor

- Model Huskeflux DR02 First Class Pyrheliometer

- External Garmin GPS for Sun Synchronization

- Geonica Suite Software W4K

 SunTracker - 3000

Features/Benefits

• Very high accuracy

• Integrated GPS
• Position control and remote
communication by associated data logger
• Remotely controlled
• Fully automatic
• Unattended operation
• Optimized power requirements of less
than 3 watts
• Automatic operating diagnosis
 Global & Diffuse Radiation
Model Huskeflux SR20 Secondary Standard Solar radiation sensor
ͻ SR20 measures the solar radiation
received by a plane surface, in W/m2,
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ͻ Specifications of SR20 are very good:
Temperature dependence specifications
of SR20 are outstanding.
ͻ The temperature dependence of every
individual instrument is tested and results
are presented as a second degree
polynomial.
ͻ The “zero-offset A” specification of SR20
is significantly improved by using dome
that is significantly smaller than that of
earlier designs.
ͻ Heating reduces sensitivity to fouling and
reduces measurement errors caused by
early-morning dew deposition.
 Global & Diffuse Radiation
Model Huskeflux DR02 First Class Pyrheliometer

ͻ DR02 is a research grade direct normal

incidence (DNI) solar irradiance sensor,
also known as pyrheliometer.
ͻ It complies with ‘First Class’ classification,
as per the latest ISO 9060 and WMO
standards.
ͻ A unique product feature is the fast
response and the heated window.
ͻ DR02 is typically mounted on a (solar)
tracker.
Geonica Suite Software W4k
TeleTrans – W4K Snapshots
DataGraph – W4K Snapshots
 SGS Weather Commitment

SGS Weather is an ISO certified company with

experience in similar projects pledges to implement the
project with state of art systems on TURN KEY BASIS.

• SGS promises to provide best after sale services to

Indian Navy.

•SGS will strictly follow the ICAO guidelines and terms

as per RFP.
Questions and Discussion

Thank you