Columbia Weather Systems

Kathy recently visited the Continental Tires Uvalde Proving Grounds in Texas. Uvalde consists of 8.5 miles of track that represent almost every type of road terrain and condition. They push cars and tires to their limits. Customized Capricorn FLX™ weather stations record track temperature and location specific weather conditions—data that their engineers use to develop safer, better tires. It was a pleasure seeing them do such intense and highly precise work. Steven Gutierrez, Objective Engineer for Continental Tire, and the Capricorn FLX weather station.   Click for more information about the Capricorn FLX weather station Click for more information about the Continental Tire Uvalde Proving Ground

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Our team is growing! This Team Member Spotlight, meet Gary, who joined us as our Business Development Manager this month. Gary has a background in environmental science, project management, and business development. He looks forward to connecting with new prospects and opening new markets and opportunities for CWS. “Great customer service is key to building new business,” he says.

Stay safe as temperatures continue to rise this summer!

We celebrated 20 years of being an official entity this week with a pizza party! Congratulations! We look forward to seeing what the future will bring.

It’s Team Member Thursday! Today, we spotlight Assembly Technician Julius, who has been with us for five years. His job includes soldering cables, assembling sensors, and building portable weather stations.  “Continual testing of components is an important part of the process,” Julius says. “We always strive for quality assembly of our products – every step of the way.” 

Today, we’d like to introduce Evan! He is a Marketing major at Portland State University, and the newest addition and intern to our marketing department. Evan has had experience in past summers fighting wildland fires, and understands the “importance of having accurate and dependable weather equipment.” He also enjoys videography and works on student film and media projects for PSU. Welcome to the team, Evan!

WeatherMaster™ Software from Columbia Weather Systems now feeds data directly to Weather Underground® for meteorological data viewing from any Internet-enabled device. WeatherMaster is a PC-compatible software which can be used with any CWS weather station model. (Previously uploading to Weather Underground required a Weather MicroServer™.) CWS weather stations earn the Goldstar rating from Weather Underground as a “high-quality station.” Weather Underground is an excellent way for companies to make their weather data viewable to a broad audience including workforce and the public. It offers a graphically pleasing, real-time monitoring screen with weather station data, some historical data and graphs. It also adds radar where available and the option to embed widgets. Besides the Internet network site, Weather Underground offers apps for iPhones and Android phones, as well as the WunderStation App for iPad® devices. This makes monitoring weather stations easy across devices

Meet Jeff, who has been with CWS for 10 years as our Production Manager. “What I enjoy most about this job is designing new things,” Jeff says. Innovative product design is a key aspect of his job, as approximately 15 percent of orders require custom solutions. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys hiking and gardening.

Lightning detection is now available with the Pulsar 800 Weather Station . “The added lightning detection feature helps customers who are concerned with public safety in their planning of a wide range of outdoor activities,” CWS President Nader Khoury explains. “This ranges from sporting events, to public concerts and outdoor military training”. The sensor analyzes radio wave emission of the lightning and delivers a count of recognized strikes within a 10 km (6.2 mile) radius. It is designed for professional meteorological applications and provides reliable data, even in extreme conditions. In addition to lightning detection, the Pulsar 800 includes Doppler radar precipitation, ultrasonic wind speed and direction, temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, solar radiation, and an electronic compass. Combined, these features make the ­Pulsar 800 “an all-in-one source for making informed decisions regarding public safety.” Nader says.