Posts by Lisa Bertrand
The Importance of Weather Radars in Early Warning Systems
Staying ahead of nature’s fury is never dull. With growing impacts from changes in our climate, technology – especially radars – has become the real game-changer. Weather Radars act as the eyes and ears for meteorologists, providing critical information that helps save lives, protect property, and enable better decision-making in various sectors. Weather radars indeed…
Read MoreAgriculture in California: Shaping the Future Using Weather Tools
With almost 70,000 farms and ranches, agriculture in California is a $49 billion dollar industry generating at least $100 billion in related economic activity. California’s economy is the fifth largest in the world as more than a third of America’s vegetables and nearly three-quarters of our country’s fruits/nuts are grown in the state. So, it’s…
Read MoreNatural Gas Pipeline Safety: How Weather Technology Can Help
Natural gas pipeline safety is a topic most people don’t think about until tragedy happens. The US natural gas pipeline system is a complex system of pipelines moving gas throughout the United States. This natural gas is used by millions of people daily for consumer and commercial needs. In order to set the stage for…
Read MoreFlightRadar24 Counts on Baron’s Aviation Weather Data
Flightradar24 is a popular subscription-based global flight tracking service that provides real-time information on flights to both consumers and aviation professionals. With more than four million users daily, the service monitors and displays global flight paths, historical information on past flights, and aeronautical charts and aircraft details. When the company added aviation weather data as…
Read MoreBaron Lynx Sets University of Oklahoma Meteorology Students up for Success
Tucked away in the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology, various students diligently work with Baron Lynx™, piecing together their weather stories for multiple projects. There are about 100 students in the department at any given time, with about 40 graduating yearly. Shawn Riley, Research Data Specialist within the School of Meteorology, watches over his…
Read MoreVertiports: Weather Intelligence and Technology’s Impact
Urban air mobility (UAM) transportation systems are being developed to address traffic congestion, in the world’s major cities, the aircraft used in UAM is progressing in both manned and unmanned directions Vertiports are essentially landing and take-off infrastructures for Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft, including air taxis, passenger aerial vehicles, cargo aerial vehicles, and…
Read MoreBuilding a Resilient Transport System During Extreme Weather
Resilient transport isn’t a topic the average consumer thinks about each day. But it IS a topic that significantly affects us. In the last few years, the world has become privy to a fact that meteorologists have known for years. No area, city, community, or region in the world is immune to extreme weather events.…
Read MoreExtreme Weather Events: How is Baron Helping?
Talk of extreme weather events is on almost everyone’s mind these days. And rightfully so. According to a United Nations report, “climate-related disasters jumped 83 percent — from 3,656 events during the 1980-1999 period to 6,681 in the past 20 years”. Significant flooding has more than doubled. One doesn’t have to look back for more…
Read MoreMarc Krasner Named to the Esri Partner Advisory Council
Baron Weather, today announced the acceptance of Marc Krasner to the Esri Partner Advisory Council (PAC). Krasner, the vice president of Enterprise, will serve as a representative for a three-year term. The PAC, established in 2010, serves as an advisory body for partnering at Esri. Membership on this council is offered to only a select…
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