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Baron Weather, Inc. Announces Bob Dreisewerd as New CEO
Huntsville, AL – Robert “Bob” Baron founder and CEO of Baron Weather, Inc. announced today that he has named Bob Dreisewerd President and CEO. Dreisewerd, a 15-year veteran of Baron management, brings a wealth of experience to his new role combining a strong technology and weather background with savvy business acumen. Baron Weather, a worldwide…
Read MoreBaron’s High-Resolution Weather and Water Prediction Modeling to Improve Maritime Forecasting in Indonesia
Key Industries Will Receive Improved Safety Information Huntsville, AL – Baron, a worldwide leader in weather intelligence and an expert in high-resolution weather and water modeling, has been chosen to provide a state-of-the-art Coupled Atmospheric Water and Ocean (CAWO) modeling system to the Indonesian Agency for Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics (BMKG). The modeling system is…
Read MoreZimbabwe Turns to Baron for Life-saving Weather Technology
Huntsville, AL – The Zimbabwe Government through its Meteorological Services Department has chosen Baron, the worldwide leader in critical weather intelligence, to provide weather technology that will greatly improve public safety. Five Baron Gen3 C-band dual-polarization weather radars will be installed throughout the country along with ten Baron Lynx Advanced Forecaster Workstations. The superior high-resolution…
Read MoreBaron Founder Bob Baron Inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame
Huntsville, AL – Baron Founder and CEO Robert “Bob” Baron was inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame in a celebration on October 7, at The Haven in Birmingham, AL. Speaking from the heart, Bob told of the unique business environment across the state and said, “Alabama gave me an interesting career doing the things…
Read MoreDisaster and Humanitarian Response Aided by Weather Intelligence
Team Rubicon was founded by two Marine Corps veterans who went to Haiti to help with relief efforts after the devastating 2010 earthquake. More than a decade later, Team Rubicon continues to coordinate disaster relief efforts led by military veteran volunteers, both internationally and domestically. The organization focuses on underserved and vulnerable communities and has…
Read MoreEnhancing General Aviation Safety with Easily Accessible Weather Data
With customers in more than 100 countries, New Zealand-based company Spidertracks is a worldwide leader in aircraft safety technology. The company produces GPS hardware known as “Spiders” that are connected to the Iridium Satellite Network and continuously track the location of the plane or helicopter. With internet access, people back on the ground or in…
Read MoreMaximizing Your Hydro-Meteorological Prediction Systems
Baron Global Business Development Manager Jan van Galen was a guest speaker at HydrometLATAM 2021, an event designed to help meteorological organizations in Latin and South America improve their early warning systems. Jan delivered a presentation entitled “Are you Calculating? Maximizing Your Hydro-Meteorological Prediction Systems.” The presentation focused on how meteorological organizations can reduce casualties…
Read MoreBaron’s Aviation Weather Services Help iFlightPlanner Soar
In 2009, iFlightPlanner Co-founder and Director of Business Development Andy Matthews was working on getting his pilot’s license. On the day of a training flight with his father and an instructor, Andy’s takeoff was delayed by an FAA ramp check. The experience was frustrating. Andy and his father spent more than an hour preparing for…
Read MoreAzerbaijan Improving Weather Services with Baron Radars
Leaders in the county of Azerbaijan are celebrating the installation of two Baron C-band doppler radars that will help modernize the nation’s hydrometeorological network. The radars have been strategically placed to provide high-quality data, one in the Goygol region the other in the Shamakhi region. The dual-polarization radars will provide a much more accurate and…
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