"AWS can continuously record weather data like temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction, rainfall, relative humidity and solar radiation," the Bangalore-headquartered space agency said in a statement. ISRO's commercial arm Antrix Corporation today signed an agreement with Hyderabad-based Astra Microwave Products Limited, which would manufacture and deploy AWS in the country based on the requirement of user agencies.
ISRO said the data from a large number of AWS located across the country could be collected through data relay transponders on board its INSAT satellites. AWS features include easy programming of sensors, front panel display, archival of one-year data and communication options -- via INSAT, telephone, modem and cellular telephone. A GPS integrated with AWS provides accurate time for transmission of data, the statement said. "With data collection from local levels and remote and inaccessible areas through AWS, weather forecasts and services can be improved significantly," it said.
