Observation Network Manager NM10

Efficiently Manage Your Weather Observations

Benefits

• Continuous reliable observationsto improve performance ofweather services and operations

• Shorter site visits and correctactions to save time and money

• Optimized lifetime support toachieve lower operational costsand investments

Vaisala Observation Network Manager NM10 enablesremote monitoring and control of your weatherobservation networks on one central, secure, andautomated platform.

Cost-Effective, ConfigurableOff-the-Shelf PlatformImplementing a scalable, flexiblemanagement solution with autonomoussystems and intelligent field devices ofdifferent brands and types which provideinterfaces for efficient integration withother products and systems will allowyou to optimize your network operations,improve safety and facilitate operation inremote locations.

Vaisala Observation Network ManagerNM10 enables remote monitoring andcontrol of your weather observationnetworks on one central, secure andautomated platform. An off-the-shelfsolution with extensive support andproven performance and functionalitysignificantly reduces the implementationtime and total lifetime costs, helping youstretch your budget further. Continuous

modernization and efficient upgradeshelp you utilize the most advancedtechnologies available to improveperformance now and in the future.

Real-Time Monitoring withAlerts and Remote DiagnosticsNM10 provides the ability to monitorindividual site status via secure webtechnologies and collect data 24/7 fromone central network in real time. It allowsyour team to remotely access andcontrol individual sites to fix theproblems faster and optimize yournetwork operation. With centralizedevent, alert and notification informationquicker reaction to network and sensorfailures, and faster problem identificationand solution deployment can beachieved for improved network uptimeand data availability. In addition,configure the layout and displayed datato clearly visualize and understand

precisely real-time weather conditionsthroughout your country or regionaffecting your operations andobservation site performance.

High Data Security, Availabilityand ValidityPerform automatic real-time data qualitycontrol and analytics services to feelconfident that you will get the high-quality observation data you need, whichis crucial when your data is used furtherin decision making for critical operationsand public safety. Redundant hot-standby multi-server or virtualenvironments can be used with long-term data archiving capabilities to ensurefurther continuous, uninterruptedoperation. Advanced data security anduser management capabilities areutilized avoid network vulnerability andhelping to mitigate the risks of intrusionand cyber threats.

Precisely understand current and past surface weatherand environmental conditions a!ecting your operationson a single or a group of sites.

Default desktop viewcustomizable by system administrator to include new pages and layouts for di!erent users.

Surface weather alarm information optionally also visualized on GIS map and list views.

Text view to list observations in numeric and string format.

Wind rose view with optionalroad or runway direction indicationto inform about current wind conditions.

Chart view to inform about current and pastsurface weather and environmental conditions.

Surface Weather Display Views

Observation Network Management Views

Access to administrator view for user management and system settings.

Context sensitive help to use the application.

Remotely control observation sitesdirectly from the application desktop.

Receive notifications when problems occur.

Remotely access observation sitesto further diagnose issues.

Remotely monitor, access and control the sitesconnected to avoid unnecessary site visits.

Monitoring overall status of theobservation network using GISmap, list and detailed site views.

Verify the quality ofobservation data.

NM10 is a stand-alone system installed incustomer premises on Windows or Linuxoperating systems and configuredindividually for each customer use. Thefigure shows the available maincomponents and interfaces of thesystem.

Data acquisition, processing, time, andnotification services component providesthe capabilities to receive air quality,surface, road and airport weatherobservations as well as events and alertsinformation from airport weather, upper-air sounding, weather radar and lightningdetection observation systems. Variety

of different communication protocolsand message formats can be used. Thecomponent is also able to synchronizetime, manage the post-collection of theobservations from the Vaisala automaticsurface weather stations and providecentral data quality control service.Email, visual and sound alarms andnotifications are available.

System events, state changes,observations and message reportsreceived from the observation sites arepersisted to a scalable databasemanagement system.

A browser-based user interface viaHTTPS restricted by username andpassword is provided for viewing theobservation data and for monitoring the

data quality and the status of thenetwork and its components. Geographicinformation system (GIS) map, list, sitedetails, wind rose, chart, text and reportwidgets are available to view real-timeand history observations, site statusesand their exact locations. Depending onthe site and its configuration, links areincluded for remote access to view anddiagnose the connected devices andsystems without the need to use anyadditional software on client PCs.

Technical Data

FeaturesData acquisition • Vaisala weather transmitters

• Vaisala air quality transmitters• Vaisala surface weather stations• Vaisala AviMetâ airport systems• Vaisala AUTOSONDEâ systems• Vaisala DigiCORAâ sounding

systems• Vaisala RWS200 road weather

stations• Vaisala weather radars• Vaisala lightning detection systems• ASCII string message parsing from

third-party surface weather sensorsand systems (when applicable)

Data post collection Vaisala surface weather stations

Data processing Range, step, and persistence checksfor surface and road weathertransmitter and station observations

Data storage • PostgreSQL database• Observation and event text files• Configurable database

management system

Time services • Time synchronization for Vaisalasurface weather stations

• NTP system time synchronization

Notification services Configurable SMTP email alerts

Remote site access • Terminal connection for weathertransmitters and stations, RDP overHTTPS for airport, AUTOSONDEâ

and DigiCORAâ sounding systems• Web browser connection via HTTPS

to AUTOSONDEâ and DigiCORAâ

sounding systems, RWS200, andlightning detection systems

Web user interface • Client connection via HTTPS• User authentication and

administration• User configurable desktop and

widgets• Map, list, graph, wind-rose, and text

widgets• System settings• Sound alerts, events monitoring• Alarm acknowledgement: grant or

deny balloon release• Observation data reports• Data availability and validity reports• Translation for local language(s)• Context sensitive help

GIS map service • GeoServer with OpenStreetMapworld map

• Standard map max. zoom level:1:433K

• Enhanced map max. zoom level:1:6759

• WMS interface for third-party mapdata

Data export FTP/SFTP, WFS via HTTPS

Minimum System RequirementsProcessor 2.0+ GHz, 4-core CPU or higher

RAM • 8 GB or higher (with standard GISmap)

• 16 GB or higher (with enhancedGIS map)

Hard disk space 300 GB or higher (with standard GISmap)

1 TB or higher (with enhanced GISmap)

Operating system One of the following:• Microsoft Windows Server 2008

R2• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional

SP1 (64bit)• Microsoft Windows 10 Professional

(64bit)• Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise

Embedded (64bit)• Linux CentOS 7.2• Linux CentOS 7.3

Ethernet 10/100/1000 MB

Other peripherals USB drive, UPS

Web browsers Microsoft Edge latest versions

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11

Mozilla Firefox latest versions

Google Chrome latest versions

Monitor resolution 1366 x 768 or higher

Exact system requirements for computer hardware are dependent on thenumber and type of observation sites connected, amount of data collected,data acquisition interval(s), data storage time, maximum number of concurrentweb clients connected, and features selected by the customer. For furtherinformation and more detailed specifications, please contact Vaisala.

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