U.S.-based Earth Networks demonstrates the power and the impact of advanced weather and storm technologies in Africa.
Be able, to track in real time, the thunderstorms, monitor precipitation and
issue alerts to severe weather across the country, is essential for the economy
and the health of each country. Therefore many countries around the world countries
like Guinea in
Africa are seeking ways to increase climate resilience.
In this dynamic, Guinea’s national meteorological organization (Direction
Nationale de la Meteorologique) and U.S.-based Earth Networks are paving the wayfor the first-ever operation of a comprehensive early warning system formonitoring and alerting to severe weather within a least developed country(LDC). This means, within a few weeks,
it has become possible to actively track thunderstorms, monitor precipitation
and issue alerts to severe weather across the country by utilizing innovative
technology and the country’s existing cell tower infrastructure.
Connectikpeople has also observed that, deployment and initial maintenance
of traditional radar in a country like Guinea would require upwards of 10
million U.S. dollars, which makes the new technology from Earth Networks a
viable and exciting alternative for developing countries.
Always in this dynamic, Telecommunications company Cellcom Guinee is
supporting the demonstration project by hosting the weather and total lightning
sensors on cell towers and by ensuring the transmission of weather and
lightning data via the Internet.
Finally, Connectikpeople may recall that, the demonstration project in
Guinea is modeled after public-private partnership agreements that Earth Networks
has established globally with organizations such as the U.S. National Weather
Service and INPE (National Institute for Space Research) in Brazil.
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by gathering and analyzing atmospheric observations using the world’s largest
weather monitoring and lightning detection networks so our customers can Know
Before™. Real-time weather and lightning data , gathered every few seconds from
thousands of sensors across the planet , keep consumers, businesses, and
governments around the globe informed with neighborhood-level weather
intelligence, updated with the most current forecasts, and alerted to
approaching severe weather with the fastest alerts. The company’s popular
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support utilities, schools, professional sports teams, emergency response
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