Deutscher Wetterdienst expands Aviation Weather Solution MetConsole to 16 German International Airports

Telvent Netherlands BV, now part of Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, announced that the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) has experienced significant increase in data efficiency with the implementation of Telvent's new MetConsole Technology and improved safety with Telvent's newly developed training and simulation tools MetCoach and MetSim.

This next generation of Aviation Weather Information Solutions was first installed and implemented at Hamburg Airport. Telvent, part of Schneider Electric, is now the exclusive provider of aviation weather information systems to DWD and will expand the MetConsole based solutions to the remaining 15 international Airports in Germany. DWD is responsible for providing vital weather and climate information to help protect life, property and business operations within Germany.

With the MetConsole Technology, DWD can seamlessly manage weather information within its network of airports. MetConsole can adapt to the different weather and visibility sensors at each airport and present consistent real time weather information to key users such as ATC, meteorologists, operations staff and maintenance personnel - regardless of airport location. MetCoach allows DWD to capture actual weather events for training purpose and simulate individual weather sensors to create real-world weather simulations in a lab environment that provides training for staff across the country. With MetSim DWD received a versatile aviation meteorological simulation and testing tool with high potential.

With these comprehensive new MET tools, DWD has already experienced increased efficiencies that resulted from the uniform weather system, including low implementation costs by integrating DWD's existing sensors rather than replacing those, and improved safety with the new training and simulation technology.