Vaisala IRIS Focus Remote Sensing Software
The next generation remote sensing.
Making the most out of your remote sensors
With the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events, having the ability to quickly analyze detailed weather data and generate real-time weather-related alerts to take well-informed decisions is more important than ever.
With IRIS Focus, Vaisala is leading the evolution of remote sensing software while combining precipitation, wind and lightning data at a glance. The software provides the user with a comprehensive view to help better understand weather hazards such as storms, windshear, turbulence, precipitation and more, for:
- More accurate precipitation classification
- Earlier extreme weather and storm predictions and analyses
- Quicker decision-making for events that may impact your environment
Precipitation, wind, and lightning data in one view
Precipitation
Understand precipitation events from start to finish with comprehensive data from weather radars and surface observations. Have access to rainfall intensity, precipitation type, rain accumulation and their nowcast.
Wind
Observe wind and wind shear from scanning lidars and weather radars, and receive corresponding wind shear alerts.
Lightning
Follow up on lightning storms with highly precise lightning data from precision networks, nowcast them up to one hour ahead, and generate alerts to better protect your assets.
Expert article: 8 ways IRIS Focus 8 transforms remote sensing data into weather intelligence
IRIS Focus 8 marks a major evolution in remote sensing software. The platform now serves as the single, central software for visualizing, analyzing, and generating weather radar products. Built on modern architecture, it scales with your needs, adapts to new sensors and algorithms, and helps you extract maximum value from remote sensors. Discover eight reasons to join the revolution in radar application software.
Faster data analysis
IRIS Focus delivers enhanced observation capabilities for weather hazards, convective storms, rain events, and lightning activities through on-demand and preconfigured products. On-demand products let users customize parameters and visualization, while preconfigured products are generated automatically for operational use.
The multi-panel display integrates data from multiple remote sensors (weather radars, wind lidars, and lightning and precipitation sensors) in up to four windows, either overlaid or separated. User-friendly functions like storm tracking, nowcasting, and cross-section tools enable better understanding of storm movement and structure for more accurate forecasts and earlier warnings.
Advanced decision-making
IRIS Focus provides the user with an elevated capability for decision-making when it matters most. From combining various weather datasets to provide tailored products to offering a full suite for alerting/notification, IRIS Focus does it all.
- Configure events/alerts with specified alarm conditions for each area of interest with lightning data, weather radar data, or both.
- Automatically detect weather hazards as they appear
- Create your own areas of interest with user-specified shapes, as well as areas of interest relative to customer-supplied assets.
- Receive a notification when a significant weather event appears in your area of interest -- even on your mobile device by way of email or SMS notification.
Access anywhere
Completely designed with the end-user in mind, IRIS Focus is a web-based software that lets users easily access and share data whenever, wherever, and on whatever device of choice.
- Save your frequently used views so that they are available each time you arrive to work
- Share your data for easier distribution with colleagues in other departments and outside of your agency
- Optimize your user base by defining which users have elevated credentials to fully manipulate the web interface, and which ones can be afforded simplified access for data viewing
- Historical data and products are available to allow the user to look at previous weather events
Applications
IRIS Focus supports critical meteorological applications:
- Precipitation forecasting
- Flash flood warning and hydrology
- Severe weather forecasting
- Wind shear alerts
- Lightning storm forecasting
- Third-party algorithms in operations
IRIS Focus for aviation
Air traffic controllers, meteorological observers, and airport decision makers need to anticipate hazards and make fast, informed decisions.
Vaisala IRIS Focus provides superior understanding of storms, windshear, and turbulence for safe and efficient operations. It combines data from weather radar, wind lidar, lightning networks, satellites, and other sources into interactive visualizations that enable quick analysis and real-time weather alerts.
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Compatibility with Vaisala products
Weather Radar WRS300
X-Band Weather Radar WRS400
C-band weather radar WRM
PRECICAP® Radar Precipitation Sensor RM60
WindCube
WindCube Scan
Advanced Lightning Sensor LS7002
