This section provides an overview for weather observation systems as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 43 weather observation system manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked weather observation system companies as of November, 2024: 1.Davis Instruments Corp., 2.Morcom International, Inc., 3.AJT Engineering, Inc..
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An automated weather observation system (AWOS) is a piece of equipment that can automatically collect weather-related data, such as wind speed, rainfall, temperature, humidity, and wind direction. By installing sensors capable of measuring multiple items onsite, observations that were previously conducted by a manned system can now be conducted unmanned.
Automated weather observation systems are widely used by fire departments, local governments, industrial fields such as factories and construction sites, and research institutes. Not only weather data related to rain and wind, but also those with webcams have been developed.
Off-the-shelf products are also available, but many can be custom made to suit the user's application.
Automated weather observation systems are used in all kinds of situations because they combine multiple weather observation sensors and can be operated unattended. They are used in agriculture and research institutes for the purpose of monitoring weather data itself, in fire departments and local governments for disaster prevention, such as monitoring rivers and coastlines, and in monitoring rainfall and wind speed for the purpose of preventing traffic accidents.
An automated weather observation system consists of a sensor for weather observation, a data logger for storing the acquired data, and communication equipment.
To enable observation in environments where it is difficult to secure a power source, efforts have been made to reduce the power consumption of Data Loggers and to support battery power sources. The methods and principles of observing temperature, humidity, wind speed, etc. in weather observation systems differ for each item.
Sensors for each item are selected and combined as necessary, and installed together with a recorder and power supply. Data output methods also vary. Some sensors store data directly in the main unit, others issue alarms in response to the data, and some models have communication functions and can automatically upload data to the cloud.
In recent years, local weather observation has become increasingly necessary due to global warming and frequent extreme weather events. The range of choice has expanded from simple, cost-saving devices that combine sensors to highly accurate, robust, high-performance devices, which has lowered the hurdle to obtaining weather observation data and brought important data in operations for agricultural facilities, local governments, and others.
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Davis Instruments Corp., founded in 1963 and headquartered in Hayward, USA, is a manufacturer of weather, marine and outdoor instrumentation. The company designs and produces weather monitoring solutions that provide scientific data to weather enthusiasts, professional meteorologists and industrial applications. It provides a line of weather stations along with software products that can be used by agricultural industry, educators or government entities. It also offers a line of marine and boating accessories for sailors, power boaters and anglers. The company certifications include ISO 9001 for quality management, and its products conform to RoHS and REACH standards.
Morcom International Inc., founded in 1984 with headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia, USA, is a manufacturer and distributor of broadband wireless, medium-wave and RF communication, and information systems. The company's products and solutions include public safety radio and aeronautical communication systems, weather forecasting systems, and broadband wireless infrastructure. The company also offers two-way radios, walkie-talkies, radio sets, and weather station equipment. It serves markets including aeronautical, government, and institutional weather forecasting, as well as information processing and handling.
Earth Networks Inc., founded in 1993 and headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, United States, is a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of meteorological, atmospheric, and critical infrastructure monitoring and notification systems and components. As the operator of a proprietary weather observation network with more 17,500 stations across six continents, the company specializes in providing solutions to mitigate weather-related risks for businesses and governments. It offers an extensive range of earth, water, and atmospheric monitoring, transmission, and visualization technologies, including lighting sensors, rugged data loggers and controllers commonly used in public warning systems, and HD weather cameras.
Intellisense Systems, Inc., founded in 2018 and headquartered in Torrance, California, United States, is a systems integrator and electronics manufacturer specializing in advanced sensing-to-display solutions for mission-critical systems for military and commercial government contractors. The company's featured products include avionics displays, micro weather stations and weather-monitoring solutions, and intelligent power management systems. It also provides integrated sensor systems, wearable technologies, and augmented intelligence software to enhance awareness, decision-making, and safety. The company offers off-the-shelf products and custom development services and has long-term clients that include the United States Air Force.
Delta-T Devices Ltd is a Cambridge-based designer and manufacturer of research-grade measurement and monitoring instruments for environmental science, established in 1971. The company offers a wide range of products for soil science, plant science, meteorology, solar energy, horticulture, and irrigation. Its product line consists of soil moisture sensors, data loggers, stomatal conductance measurement tools, weather stations, solar radiation research equipment, and more. It has achieved ISO 9001 certification, and its production facility utilizes 100% renewable electricity. Moreover, the company caters to scientists, engineers, and researchers across numerous industries.
LSI LASTEM S.R.L., established in 1972 and headquartered in Settala, Italy, is a manufacturer specializing in advanced instrumentation for measuring various environmental physical quantities. The company's product range includes data loggers, meteor sensors, portable WBGT meters, asphalt status sensors, signal conditioning units, and more. These products cater to diverse sectors, including weather, geophysics, waste cycle management, microclimate and health & safety monitoring, indoor environments, and more. The company also provides a range of services, including equipment repair service, calibration laboratory, preventive and corrective maintenance service, cloud-based data management, and FTP and MQTT server service.
PULSONIC, established in 1984 and headquartered in Orsay, France, is a meteorological and hydrological observation solutions manufacturer. The company's primary product offerings comprise a range of meteorological stations, including Pulsia Synop, PULSIA Climato, PULSIA Agro, and PULSIANE. It also provides various meteorology sensors, equipment, a datalogger (P4-100), and aeronautical displays. These products cater to diverse sectors such as climatology, aeronautics, the environment, industry, and agriculture. It serves a large clientele that includes organizations such as the World Bank Group, Meteo France, SODEXAM, Orezone, Iamgold Corporation, and more.
Hunan Rika Electronic Tech Co Ltd, founded in the year 2013 and based in Changsha, China is a developer and manufacturer, and supplier of weather and temperature sensors. The product portfolio includes wind, radiation, ambient, soil, and water sensor, rain gauge, data logger, weather stations, radiation shields, and accessories. The company also offers complete environmental monitoring and meteorological solutions. The products are used in multiple industries which include air quality monitoring, water treatment, solar PV industry, hydrological monitoring, and smart agriculture.
ANEOS Corporation is a manufacturer of meteorological observation equipment established last 2019, by a merger between Ogasawara Keiki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. and Nippon Electric Instrument Co., Ltd. Ogasawara Keiki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. started as an aircraft and watches repair factory last 1886. In 1893, the company started manufacturing meteorological equipment such as pressure gauges, and surveying instruments. Meanwhile, Nippon Electric Instrument Co., Ltd. founded last 1965 has Wind Speed and Direction Meter as its first product. Currently, the company has ten products spanning different industries. It also offers solutions related to Public Transportation, Fire Prevention, Flood Control, and the Environment.
GEONICA, S.A. is a designer and manufacturer of equipment, systems, and instrumentation networks for the earth sciences sector founded in 1974 and headquartered in Madrid, Spain. The company specializes in technological solutions based on advanced data loggers and remote platforms for data and image acquisition and transmission. It offers station and automatic networks, sun trackers, geophysical instruments, color cameras, and mounting accessories. The company’s products and services are compatible with various sensors for measuring meteorological, hydrological, physical, and environmental parameters. It caters to the earth sciences, environmental monitoring, IoT solutions for smart cities, and Industry 4.0 sectors.
Trimble Inc., founded in 1978 and headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, provides software and technology services and is a manufacturer of optic-based and GPS products. The company stocks laser, optical, and GNSS positioning products and outsources the manufacturing of several of its hardware products to partners like Jabil and Flex Ltd. Its manufacturing sites are ISO 9001 certified, and it serves customers worldwide in more than 152 locations in 34 countries. Its common stock trades on NASDAQ under TRMB, and the company has over 2000 worldwide patents.
Airmar Technology Corporation is a manufacturer of ultrasonic transducers and sensors that was established in Milford, New Hampshire, USA, in 1982. The company’s product lineup includes air ranging transducers for aerospace and automotive applications, and weather station instruments for gauging physical parameters such as wind direction or speed. It also offers marine transducers for use in navigation, surveying, and fishing. The company’s products are commonly used in the industrial robotics, environmental monitoring, and recreational markets.
RainWise, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Boothwyn, USA, is a manufacturer of meteorological equipment. The company provides professional-grade meteorological equipment for industries ranging from agriculture, engineering, and technology to gather weather data. Its product range includes professional weather stations, solar sensors, rain gauges, and more for commercial and industrial markets. It also offers related software products providing monitoring solutions for weather enthusiasts, municipalities, and the federal government. The company complies with many safety and quality standards, including RoHS, REACH and Conflict Minerals Regulation.
Vaisala, established in 1936 in Finland, is a technology company that is a manufacturer of electronic measurement systems and equipment for meteorology, environmental sciences, traffic safety, and industry worldwide. The Company's products include radiosondes, barometric pressure measurements, weather stations, lighting detection systems, and moisture measurement solutions. Vaisala also sells a large selection of its products directly to consumers via the company's online store. The company also provides commercial clients with the XWeather subscription service, which offers numerous options for industrial-grade environmental measurement.
PCE Instruments UK Ltd., started in 199 and headquartered in Manchester, UK, is a manufacturer and supplier of test instruments, equipment, and tools for weighing, measuring, and control systems. The company offers more than 500 test equipment, including analyzers, inspection cameras, meters, detectors, and sensors, with applications in various fields like data acquisition, electrical engineering, environmental science, building inspection, and food processing. Its manufacturing and development division is ISO 9001 certified, all its test instruments, equipment, and tools are factory calibrated, and the company also provides services for custom test instrument design, installation, and maintenance.
Delta OHM S.r.l., established in 1978 and based in Caselle di Selvazzano, Italy, is a manufacturer and supplier specializing in meteorological devices. The company's product portfolio includes ultrasonic anemometers, particulate matter transmitters, barometric pressure transmitters, thermometers, and other devices. These devices are utilized in various industries, including environmental monitoring, meteorology, renewable energy, agriculture and food, as well as health and safety. The company holds both ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001 certificates, and it employs more than 330 individuals across sixteen global locations.
Anhui Xingtong Technology Co. Ltd., established in 2021 and headquartered in Anhui, China, is a manufacturer and supplier of LED lights and power products. The company's main products include LED street lights, high bay lights, and flood lights. Its products also include portable power stations and solar panels. Its products are used for remote lighting installations and sports facility lighting solutions. The company's services include the development and production of custom products for original equipment manufacturers.
Xantrex LLC, established in 1983 and headquartered in Burnaby, BC, Canada, is a manufacturer of power electronic products. The company specializes in onboard AC power technology and designs power products for mobile applications such as boats, RVs, and commercial vehicles. Its product range includes inverters, lithium-ion batteries, and solar panels. The company also offers peel-and-stick solar panels and the compact FREEDOM XC Pro inverter/charger. Its FREEDOM eGEN solution provides seamless integration with vehicle systems and delivers stable AC and DC power while minimizing noise and emissions.
meteocontrol, founded in Germany in 1988, is a supplier of independent monitoring and flexible control systems for photovoltaic plants. The company offers customized planning and commissioning of monitoring solutions for PV projects worldwide. Its high-precision data logger blue'LogⓇ X-Series records all relevant system data, offers a wide range of interfaces and functionalities for modular and scalable PV power plant control made to measure, and thus enables the grid-compliant feeding of PV systems.
Maranata-Madrid SL is a supplier of weather observation systems and electronic analytical and measurement instrumentation, founded in 2010 and located in Algete, Madrid. The company's product categories includes data loggers, weather stations, sensors and probes, and portable meters. It provides instruments for geophysics and seismology, power and energy Industries, and industry and process control. Its products include transmitters, water quality monitors, and flow meters, and its products are applicable in the environmental, educational, and pharmaceutical industries.
ADASA Sistemas S.A.U., founded in Barcelona, Spain in 1988, is a supplier of water, environmental, and weather innovative technologies. The company offers a range of products and systems designed for efficient water management, treatment, and conservation including water purification, desalination, wastewater treatment, and more. It also provides weather technologies that are developed for accurate weather forecasting and monitoring. These tools are vital for industries like agriculture, aviation, and disaster management.
NAV CANADA, established in 1996 and based in Ottawa, Canada, is a supplier of services specializing in aeronautical information services and air traffic control. The company's product portfolio includes air traffic services, air navigation technologies, and the Digital Facilities Initiative. These products are primarily utilized by various sectors within the aviation industry, including commercial airlines operating scheduled flights across Canada and internationally, air cargo operations, and business aviation for companies and individuals using private jets and aircraft for business purposes.
Environmental XPRT, a division of the XPRT group, founded in 1999 and based in Madrid, Spain, is a cleantech equipment and solutions supplier. It offers water pumping equipment such as axial pumps, monoblock pumps, desalination pumps, thermoplastic pumps, and pump control valves. The company supplies products from brands such as Mol Scientific, Tobee, Metrohm, Dajiang, and CHEMTEX. Its products find applications in visual inspection solutions, benzene monitoring, recycling facility AI, bus spill cleanup, and ultrapure water monitoring.
OIZOM INSTRUMENTS PVT. LTD., in India in 2015, is a supplier of air monitoring systems. The company's product portfolio includes a comprehensive range of air quality monitoring equipment, including ambient air quality monitors, continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS), indoor air quality (IAQ) monitors, and gas detection instruments are used to identify and measure a wide range of gases, providing essential data for environmental compliance and workplace safety. it also provides provide advanced data management software and systems that allow real-time data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Ranking as of November 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | Davis Instruments Corp. |
4.8%
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2 | Morcom International, Inc. |
4.7%
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3 | AJT Engineering, Inc. |
4.5%
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4 | Delta-T Devices Ltd |
4.3%
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5 | METER Group, Inc. USA |
3.5%
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6 | GEONICA, S.A. |
3.4%
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7 | meteocontrol |
3.3%
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8 | DTN |
3.3%
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9 | LSI LASTEM S.R.L. |
3.2%
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10 | ANEOS Corporation |
3.1%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the weather observation system page as of November 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United States of America | 10 | 32.3% |
United Kingdom | 4 | 12.9% |
Italy | 3 | 9.7% |
Spain | 3 | 9.7% |
Canada | 3 | 9.7% |
Japan | 2 | 6.5% |
France | 1 | 3.2% |
China | 1 | 3.2% |
Republic of Korea | 1 | 3.2% |
India | 1 | 3.2% |
Slovenia | 1 | 3.2% |
Germany | 1 | 3.2% |
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