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Last Updated: 6:26 PM GMT on November 02, 2009 — Last Comment: 8:46 PM GMT on October 08, 2009

	Big Screen Weather Monitor

Posted by: CWS3175, 6:26 PM GMT on November 02, 2009

I added a photo of Grafton County (NH) Sheriff's Dept. mobile command trailer. Built by Nomad Global Communications out of Montana, the trailer's interoperable systems integrates a Capricorn 2000 Vehicle-Mount Weather Station and WeatherMaster Software.

A cool feature is the huge monitoring screen on the side of the trailer where weather data and other important info can be displayed for incident participants to see.

Check it out on my photos.

(I wish I could figure out how to add photos to my blog entries.)

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	Gastronomical Weather Monitoring

Posted by: CWS3175, 8:43 PM GMT on October 08, 2009

In the event of a meatball shower, you won’t miss out on collecting the data with an Orion Weather Station from Columbia Weather Systems. The Orion’s impact rain sensor measures precipitation including water turned to food by Flint Lockwood’s brilliant invention in the new movie “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.” So whether weathergirl Sam Sparks predicts an ice cream snowfall or a spaghetti tornado, you can feel confident that your meteorological parame...

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	Don't let frozen weather sensors happen to you!

Posted by: CWS3175, 8:27 PM GMT on September 21, 2009

Here are a few more options to help protect your weather technology investment.Heated SensorsTo prevent the possible disruption of weather data during an ice storm we offer a couple of options.For Capricorn 2000 Weather Stations, we recommend a heated rain gauge and the heavy-duty EX wind sensor with the heated option.Additionally, the Orion Weather Station is available with a heated all-in-one sensor head.Sensor Storage Case for Vehicle-Mount Weather StationsFor Or...

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Updated: 8:27 PM GMT on September 21, 2009

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	Orion Goes to Washington for Solar Decathlon

Posted by: CWS3175, 8:25 PM GMT on September 09, 2009

Two teams have elected to use Orion Weather Stations to monitor weather parameters for their houses submitted for the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington DC. With a goal of net-zero energy consumption, weather conditions will directly affect the homes' operational systems.Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Solar Decathlon brings together 20 teams from universities around the world to design and build zero-energy houses.Virginia Tech's entry is called "lu...

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	Solar Powered Weather Stations

Posted by: CWS3175, 9:43 PM GMT on August 31, 2009

To fully power weather stations in applications that do not have access to electricity, Columbia Weather Systems offers solar panels. These are custom per installation based on geographical location.While these can be used with any CWS weather station, the Orion and Magellan Weather Stations consume the least energy and are the best-suited for solar-powered weather monitoring systems. News UpdatesSolar Panels

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