October - November , 2006

WEATHER STATIONS IN ACTION :

Cliff-Top Vantage Pro2 Helps Lifesavers




There’s a Vantage Pro2 way up there on top of the cliff. It transmits data down to the lifeboat house (photo below) in Padstow, UK

Our UK distributor, McMurdo, thought we (and you) might like to see this cool Vantage Pro2 installation at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), on the north coast of Cornwall. The sensor suite is perched 200' up on a cliff, transmitting down to a pair of consoles in the brand new life boat shed. The public can access one of the consoles in a viewing gallery. That console retransmits to the second one in the Station Operations room.

The RNLI is a charity that provides a 24-hour lifesaving service around the UK and the Republic of Ireland. They are independent from the government and save hundreds of lives each year, going up to 100 nautical miles out to see to pluck boaters from danger. Clearly, knowing what is happening with the weather is crucial to this kind of important work. This one near the town of Padstow is just one of their 233 lifeboat stations.

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