AVIATION - Coastal Environmental Systems

AVIATION
AWOS
AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEMS

Fixed Base Aviation Weather Stations
The Coastal Difference:
You have the world of
sensors to select from. Coastal
does not make any sensors , we
specialize in making them do
what you want them to do. We
search the world and select the
best value sensors for your
particular application then
combine them into a seamless
system. We also have a
second source for every
component, so YOU always
have a choice and future
options.
Coastal Environmental System’s Fixed Base Stations (FBS)
measure and report weather for permanent airfields. Our
FBS supports CAT I, CAT II, or CAT III airfields, and can
include the following sensors:
• Wind Monitor (one or more)
• Redundant Altimeters (1,2 or 3)
• Dew Point (Relative Humidity)
• Air Temperature
• Visibility
• Freezing Rain (ice accumulation)
• Cloud Height and Sky Cover
• Precipitation Type and Amount (Present Weather)
• Lightning (thunderstorm)
• RVR (Runway Visual Range)
This FBS calculates METAR and SPECI reports
automatically. Other formats are also available (SYNOP,
CLIMAT, TAF, etc.)
Data is collected and processed in the weather room at either
a PC or a server, depending on the scale of data distribution.
It is then sent to one or several display devices, other PC’s, a
LAN/WAN, and a voice output for broadcast pilots.
Who Depends on Coastal? The U.S. President...
When an incident with the legacy weather equipment at
Andrews Air Force Base occurred, which diverted a plane
carrying the First Lady, the Air Force and Coastal put
Andrews Air Force Base to the front of the list for
receiving a Coastal Fixed Base weather station.
It was installed in record time and is operating at 100%.

Stand Alone Weather Stations (SAWS)
Coastal’s SAWS system is FAA certified and is being
installed at over 250 Class C airports in the US. It is an
affordable system aimed at providing the most important
aviation information and displaying it with or without the
use of a PC.
Sensors include:
• Wind Monitor (Ultrasonic)
• Redundant Altimeters (1,2 or 3)
• Dew Point (Relative Humidity)
• Air Temperature
The SAWS display as seen here is a stand alone unit. Data
can be sent by hardwire, fiber optic cable, or license-free
radio.
Data is collected and processed in the weather station and
shown on the display. Up to 32 displays can be supported
in many configurations. A PC and Aviation INTERCEPT
can be added to calculate and send out METAR/SPECI or
other reports.
The Coastal Difference:
We specialize in building,
deploying and supporting your
PROGRAM. Coastal has been
selected for literally every
program level application for
every agency in North America:
The FAA, National Weather
Service, NAV CANADA, US
Air Force, US Navy, US
Marines and NASA.
Internationally: Hong Kong
Airport authority, Singapore
Civil Defense, Swedish
Military Forces, Afghan Army/
Air Support, French Military
Forces, Mexican Navy/Air
Force, and many others.
We have the staff to build and
deliver a single station or
manage and support a
program of hundreds.
Who Depends on Coastal? The Space shuttle ...
When NASA needed a replacement station for the
Shuttle Landing Site they selected Coastal from all
the other choices.
This slide from their Spacelift Range System Study
shows why:
SLF Meteorological Sensors Upgrade
SLF Meteorological Sensors Brief Upgrade
History
Brief History
• Study Conducted that:
• Study – Determined
Conducted ASOS
that:
could not do the job
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Determined
Determined
ASOS
Weather
could
Observation
not do the job
Requirements
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Determined
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Weather
Weather
Observation
Instruments
Requirements
Requirements
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Determined
Evaluated
Weather
automated
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weather observing
Requirements
systems (AWOS) from Major
– Evaluated Weather automated Instrumentation weather and observing Observing systems Systems (AWOS) Manufacturers from Major
Weather • Qualimetrics Instrumentation COMPANY AWOS A IIIP/Tand Observing Systems Manufacturers
• Qualimetrics – Unable to AWOS Meet or IIIP/T Adapt Base System to Meet a Number of Instrument Requirements
•– Vaisala Unable COMPANY MIDAS to Meet IV or Adapt B Base System to Meet a Number of Instrument Requirements
• Vaisala – Not MIDAS Willing IV to Adapt Base System to Meet 1 second Wind Requirements
•– Coastal Not Willing Environmental to Adapt Base Systems to FMQ-19 Meet 1 second AMS (OS-21 Wind Requirements FBS)
• Coastal Environmental Systems FMQ-19 AMS (OS-21 FBS)
– Meets all Observation Requirements
– – Meets Base all System Observation can be Requirements
Adapted to Meet 1-second Wind Requirements
– – Base FMQ-19 System AMS can is be System Adapted Designed to Meet & 1-second Built with Wind and for Requirements AFWA to replace the ASOS
– FMQ-19 AMS is System Designed & Built with and for AFWA to replace the ASOS
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Portable Aviation Weather Stations
The Coastal Difference:
The Coastal team has more
experience than any other
company in building and
deploying aviation stations.
Experience should be judged
by:
1. The number of systems built
and deployed.
2. The number of different types
of systems. A variety of
configurations proves that the
system is truly flexible, easy to
upgrade, robust in a multitude
of configurations and built for
now and the future.
3. The combination of the
experience of the people
building the systems, along
with the length of time they’ve
worked together.
In the end nothing beats
collective experience.
Coastal’s Portable Aviation Weather Stations are designed
specifically to meet the demands of tactical or rapid deployment
use. Built around the rugged WEATHERPAK®, these
systems are able to withstand the rigors associated with
military and quick deployment missions.
Portable Stations are usually tasked with more than just
measurements. Rougher handling , such as being thrown
out of a military vehicle, air support, and multiple types of
data being sent to several different users requires portable
advanced technology.
Measurements include:
• Wind speed and direction
• Dew point
• Pressure
• Temperature
• Visibility
• Cloud height
• Freezing rain, precipitation amount and identification
• Lightning detection
The software can be LINUX or Windows® and is fully
ICAO/FMH-1/WMO compliant. The User Interface is
simple to use and intuitive.
Coastal’s Tactical Aviation Stations are used by the U.S.
Navy, U.S. Air Force, NWS, and FAA, along with the
Swedish, French, Polish, Mexican and Peruvian Militaries.
Who Depends on Coastal? Katrina Responders….
At ground zero of the widespread chaos
surrounding Hurricane Katrina and its
aftermath, the four automated weather
stations designed and built by Coastal and
located at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi,
Mississippi, were the only known weather
stations to survive. They continued
functioning perfectly, eventually serving
flights landing at Keesler AFB to bring
relief supplies to the region.

Custom Aviation Weather Stations
Custom stations can be required for a variety of
reasons and can usually be accommodated by
some basic modifications to existing stations.
Measurements can include:
• Wind speed and direction
• Dew point
• Pressure
• Temperature
• Visibility
• Cloud height
• Freezing rain
• Precipitation amount and identification
• Lightning detection
• RVR (Runway Visual Range)
• Others such as: solar radiation, runway
surface condition, redundant sensors, etc.
Software can be supplied to either display data or
produce METAR/SPECI and other reports automatically.
The software can be used in either
LINUX or Windows® and is fully ICAO/FMH-1/
WMO compliant. The User Interface is always
simple to use and intuitive.
The Coastal Difference:
U N I V E R S A L
INTERFACE
S E R I A L
A USI is software (firmware)
embedded in our ZENO ® -3200
field electronics. Specifically it
is a configurable menu driven
software that allows you to “tell
the ZENO ® ” h o w t o
communicate, collect and
process data from a serial
sensor it has never seen before.
Why this is necessary is less
obvious – it is necessary
because there is no standard
protocol for serial sensors.
This means the next great new
sensor will have its own
protocol and be like no other
before it!
We want you to have all the
options and choices in future
products. Our goal is to keep
the USI current with all relevant
serial sensors manufactured in
the years to come. No other
data acquisition system has USI
capability or can make the
focused claim we do.
Who Depends on Coastal? The South Pole ...
Working with the U.S. Navy and the National
Science Foundation, Coastal modified one of
our standard aviation stations and deployed the
first ever aviation weather station to operate
and survive at The South Pole station. It was
the first time that automated weather for aviation
support and safety was ever available. In
addition to a constantly harsh environment,
The South Pole can get as cold as -90 degrees!

About Coastal
Coastal was founded in 1981 in Seattle Washington. The
company’s first two projects were designing, building and
deploying meteorological instruments in an ocean environment and
on Arctic ice. For ocean deployment, the system had to withstand
the harsh saltwater surroundings. The system for the Arctic had to
be quickly deployed while the helicopter was kept running, so the
oil wouldn’t freeze, while a guard with a rifle kept a watchful eye
out for hungry Polar Bears.
A challenging start for any company.
Over the years Coastal has maintained its core expertise: making
systems that work anywhere, all the time, which are intuitive to setup
and use and require minimal maintenance. When customers need
to rely on equipment for their operations, their livelihood, or their
lives, they choose Coastal.
Organizations like the FAA, the National Weather Service, the Air
Force, Army, Marines, Navy, NASA, Homeland Security and over
500 Fire Departments in the US alone have selected Coastal for all
of their major programs. Internationally, Coastal has systems
operating on every continent and in every conceivable environment.
The French, Swedish, Mexican, Polish, German and Taiwanese
Militaries are just a few that rely on our products as do the Hong
Kong Airport Authority and the Singapore Civil Defense Agency.
We have large airport systems installed in Korea, Japan, Germany,
Columbia, Qatar and Afghanistan.
Coastal builds weather stations and in particular, aviation weather
stations. It is what our company was founded on and what we continue
to focus on. It is all we do. We are not distracted by other
pursuits and in fact we don’t even manufacture sensors because we
have found that the best sensor for one customer is rarely the best
for another.
Arctic deployment undergoing inspection.
Cold, remote, constant motion...
For more about Coastal, visit
www. CoastalEnvironmental.com
Contact:
Patrick Kelly
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
820 First Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134-1202
Phone: 800-488-8291 x 104
206-682-6048 x 104
Fax: 206-682-5658
A Coastal system being installed on the coast of Cambodia.
Hot, humid, salt, sand….