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Sonalysts, Inc. Weather and Aviation Analysis Systems
Sonalysts, Inc. -Technology Solutions
for the 21st Century
Rip Coleman [email protected]
Sonalysts, Inc. Weather and Aviation Analysis Systems
Sonalysts -- Who We Are
Sonalysts Core Capabilities
Graphic Art
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Media Science & Engineering
Set Design & Construction
Energy & Industrial
Training Systems
Modeling & Simulation
Software Development
Wargaming
Weather Analysis
Naval Warfare
Operations Research
Visual Simulation
Multi-media
ElectronicGames
WebPages
Sonalysts, Inc. Weather and Aviation Analysis Systems
Oceanographic Analysis
Sonalysts, Inc. Weather and Aviation Analysis Systems
wXstation®
• An advanced multi-user weather analysis system
• Provides the ability to process an extensive set of meteorological data from world wide data sources
Sonalysts, Inc. Weather and Aviation Analysis Systems
Data Fusion for Decision Assistance
• Upper Air Data
• Weather Satellite Imagery
• Weather Radar
• Gridded Data Sets
• Weather Station Data
• Lightning Data
• Severe Weather Watch Boxes
• Hurricane tracks/forecasts
• Pilot Reports
• Regional Analyses
• Road Systems
• Utility Lines
• Aircraft Situation Display (ASD)
• Aircraft Air Reporting System
• Jeppesen Aeronautical NavData
• Flight Plans
• Geographic boundaries, topography and bathymetry
Sonalysts, Inc. Weather and Aviation Analysis Systems
Data Sources & Types
• NOAAPORT (Satellite, Radar, Lightning, Text, GRIB, etc.)• SADIS/WAFS (GRIB, Text, DIFAX)
• Global Telecommunications System (Text, other)
• Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network (Text)
• Geosynchronous Satellites (GMS, METEOSAT, GOES E/W) • Commercial Weather Services (NIDS Vendors, GAI, etc.)• U.S. military data sources (GRIB, Text, Satellite)
• FAA sources (Aircraft Situation Display Data)• Raw data directly from sensors. (Satellite, Radar, Text, Lightning, etc.)
wXstation can ingest, decode and display data from a variety of international sources, including:
Sonalysts, Inc. Weather and Aviation Analysis Systems
Typical Weather Products
• Satellite Imagery
• Streamlines
• Severe Weather Watch Boxes
• Precipitation Reports
Sonalysts, Inc. Weather and Aviation Analysis Systems
Weather Fused With Ops Data
• Satellite Imagery
• Echo Tops
• Pilot Reports
• Flight TraX
• Lightning Activity
Sonalysts, Inc. Weather and Aviation Analysis Systems
Diversion Alerts
• Used in situations where significant weather events result in serious disruptions of air traffic patterns and schedules
• Provides timely notification of airline diversions by using a prominent, highlighted aircraft icon
Sonalysts, Inc. Weather and Aviation Analysis Systems
wXsite™
• Customized images to meet customer needs.
• Automatic value-added product creation 24-hrs/day.
• Customized scheduling.
• Automatic dissemination via the web or fax.
• Used by SWA, USAF, Jepps and BP Air for supporting an international clientele.
Sonalysts, Inc. Weather and Aviation Analysis Systems
International Weather Customers
Sonalysts, Inc. Weather and Aviation Analysis Systems
Issues for Consideration
• Standardized Formats for all Data Services.
• National Communication Infrastructure.
• Quality Control of Data.
• Centralized Collection and Redistribution of Shared Data.
• Anticipation of Future Technologies, eg. AI, Data Mining, etc..