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How weather data helps to improve our power grid

Two workers are dangling from a thin steel frame, 25 meters above the ground. They are hanging from an overhead line pylon, secured by a harness like rock climbers in...
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Webinar: The Future of Mobile and Stationary Road Weather Data

https://youtu.be/wrobYVYOQ1IRoad conditions and visibility heavily influence drivers’ safety and traffic flow. With a wide range of sensors, road maintenance specialists monitor a variety of meteorological parameters including air and surface...
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Difficult forecasts: how the Coronavirus is creating trouble for meteorologists

COVID-19 is even influencing our weather - or at least how well we can predict it. COVID-19 has the world in awe. Society, the health system and the economy have...
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The fight against slippery roads – with or without snow

Although there are not many signs of winter at the beginning of this year, the technical department from Offenburg (TBO) have been in operation for a long time, the constant changes...
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Wind gust measurement with Lufft Ventus and V200A

Strong winds can endanger people and material. The potential of damage depends not only on the maximum wind speed, but also on the duration and thus the transported energy of...
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Big Data in environmental technology

Why is data becoming increasingly important for professional environmental technology? In many areas the evaluation of large amounts of data plays a significant role. And so it is with the...
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VS2k visibility sensor in a research project for better headlamps in fog

The research from L-LAB in Lippstadt for better safety on roads Driving at night is considerably more difficult due to the limited visibility. Adverse weather conditions, such as fog or...
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TALPA regs mandatory in 2020…Are you ready?

The TALPA initiative takes effect in 2020. How mobile runway weather sensors can reduce the risk in takeoff and landing?Pilots, air traffic controllers and airport operators do their best to...
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Why are active and passive Lufft Runway sensors always coupled at airports?

We offer both passive and active embedded pavement sensors. The following article explains, why the active one is needed especially on airports and how they are configured via the UMB...
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The Hydro-Meteorological Center of Russia trusts in Lufft weather sensors

On the recommendation of the Russian partner, the Hydro-Meteorological Center of Russia in Moscow recently installed an automatic weather station equipped with Lufft sensors. The implementation phase took place in...
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Proper irrigation of the garden using intelligent measurement technology

In addition to the factors of light, temperature and nutrient availability, water is one of the most important prerequisites for healthy plant growth. If a plant lacks water, this not...
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These are the improvements implemented by the SDI-12 update

Development news for the SDI-12 protocol, whose latest version is now available for Lufft UMB sensors. Numerous Lufft weather sensors provide the American protocol SDI-12 besides their own UMB communication...
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