AVIATION - Coastal Environmental Systems

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
–
–
Determined
Determined
ASOS
Weather
could
Observation
not do the job
Requirements
–
–
Determined
Determined
Weather
Weather
Observation
Instruments
Requirements
Requirements
–
–
Determined
Evaluated
Weather
automated
Instruments
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
Doc. No. 03-07526 Page: 4
Doc. No. 03-07526 Page: 4