WSI and the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation partner to
provide weather briefing stations for pilots
ANDOVER, Mass., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- WSI Corporation (http://www.wsi.com),
the most trusted weather decision support provider in the aviation
industry, today announced the State of Wisconsin Department of
Transportation has awarded WSI a contract to provide WSI Pilotbrief(TM)
weather briefing stations throughout the State of Wisconsin. WSI will
furnish Pilotbrief systems at 93 locations throughout the state, in
addition to providing access to WSI's Pilotbrief Online(TM) internet
briefing service for the 10,000 plus pilots residing in Wisconsin.
Both the airport-based and Pilotbrief Online briefing systems will
feature WSI's new Interactive Map capability. The Interactive Map displays
a global, pole-to-pole, high resolution digital elevation model with
weather, hazard and route overlays. The map also features intuitive
graphical briefing modes that walk the user though the process of choosing
a route and obtaining a weather briefing. WSI Pilotbrief Online is one in a
series of proactive operations management solutions offered by WSI that
transform weather information into safer and more efficient flight and
airport operations.
"We are delighted to be partnered with WisDOT on such an important and
innovative program. We believe that the DOT's proactive stance on aviation
safety combined with Pilotbrief's intuitive aviation-quality weather
products will significantly enhance safety and situational awareness for
pilots operating in the State of Wisconsin" stated Mark D. Miller, GM of
Aviation at WSI.
WSI Pilotbrief weather briefing terminals will be available at the
State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation booth next week during
EAA's Airventure Convention in Oshkosh. Pilots can stop by to receive a
weather briefing during the show.
About WSI Pilotbrief Online
WSI Pilotbrief Online is the FAA QICP certified part of the
award-winning WSI Pilotbrief weather service suite, which is consistently
voted #1 by professional pilots in reader surveys. Each day, thousands of
aviation professionals trust the WSI Pilotbrief systems found at the
nation's top FBOs and corporate flight departments to provide the highest
quality information and to plan safe flights. Pilotbrief Online provides
direct access to WSI's industry standard aviation products including WSI
NOWrad(R) radar imagery, Radar Summary with Echo Tops, IR and Visible
Satellite imagery as well as international radar. WSI also delivers
critical aviation weather information such as public and proprietary
PIREPs, SIGMETs, and AIRMETs, METARs, TAFs, and NOTAMs. WSI Pilotbrief
Online also features WSI's global SIGMET alerts and Flight Plan Guidance
forecasts for turbulence, convection, icing, and volcanic ash.
About WSI Corporation
WSI Corporation is the world's leading provider of weather-driven
business solutions for professionals in the aviation, media and energy
markets. WSI's proactive operation management suite ensures common
situational awareness and continuity in decisions through every phase of
flight. Voted the #1 service by professional pilots for 10 consecutive
years, WSI Pilotbrief(TM) provides professional pilots with a comprehensive
preflight briefing prior to takeoff, helping pilots plan safe and efficient
operations. WSI InFlight(R) provides pilots real-time and on-demand graphic
weather information in the cockpit, improving safety and weather-avoidance
routing in-flight. WSI Fusion enables flight operators to stay ahead of
changing operational conditions and take immediate action, improving safety
and operational performance. WSI Hubcast(TM) provides airport stakeholders
with precise terminal forecasts to proactively plan traffic flow, snow
removal, and deicing operations. WSI also provides cockpit weather services
via the FAA's Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Flight
Information Services including Capstone and SafeFlight 21. Headquartered in
Andover, Massachusetts with offices in Birmingham, England, WSI is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Landmark Communications, Inc.
About WisDOT
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) was officially
established in 1967 by combining formerly independent agencies and the
Department of Motor Vehicles (which included the State Highway Commission,
State Aeronautics Commission and State Patrol).
WisDOT supports all forms of transportation and is responsible for
planning, building and maintaining Wisconsin's network of state highways
and Interstate highway system. The department shares the costs of building
and operating county and local transportation systems -- from highways to
public transit and other modes. WisDOT plans, promotes and financially
supports statewide air, rail and water transportation, as well as bicycle
and pedestrian facilities.
The department works closely with other state, federal and local
agencies to meet changing and growing travel needs. Transportation impacts
everyone and WisDOT is committed to providing the safest, most efficient
and highest quality transportation services to best serve the needs of the
state, its citizens and many visitors. The department is made up of three
executive offices and five divisions organized according to transportation
function. WisDOT's main office is located in Madison, but the department
maintains regional offices throughout the state as a way to preserve the
local approach to transportation development and better serve customer
needs.
For more information call (800) USA-2FLY, or visit: http://www.wsi.com
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