TruWeather and Iris Automation Partner

TruWeather and Iris Automations to Provide Weather Data for Flight Operators

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby

Weather data analytics provider TruWeather Solutions today announced a partnership with safety avionics leader Iris Automation for the integration of TruWeather’s micro weather services and weather sensors into Iris Automation’s Casia G ground-based surveillance system (GBSS). This collaboration will provide operators with access to real-time integrated communications, collision avoidance and micro-weather data.

Micro weather or low-altitude local atmospheric conditions are often drastically different from those in higher altitudes, resulting in a degree of uncertainty for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM) operations. An FAA-funded study at MIT Lincoln Lab found that only 3% of the U.S. has access to reliable surface weather and cloud ceiling report measurements.

“This is what we refer to as a ‘data desert’. Up…