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Skyfora’s new lightweight weather sonde demonstrates world-leading accuracy levels
Helsinki, Finland. The age-old craft of predicting the weather has taken a step forward with the launch of the world’s lightest weather sonde, the StreamSonde, developed by Skyfora in Finland with the help of the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Business Applications...
Skyfora has been awarded a €2.5 million EIC Accelerator grant
Skyfora, founded in 2019 and based in Helsinki, focuses on weather intelligence research and solutions that allow weather data to be collected more accurately and widely enabling better weather forecast accuracy. The company has also developed the StreamSonde, the world’s lightest weather sonde.
Artificial intelligence adds accuracy for weather forecasting and research
Skyfora, founded in 2019 and based in Helsinki, focuses on weather intelligence research and solutions that allow weather data to be collected more accurately and widely enabling better weather forecast accuracy. The company has also developed the StreamSonde, the world’s lightest weather sonde.
Skyfora announces updated Tropical Cyclone Seasonal Forecast with Gulf of Mexico landfall skill
The Finnish next-generation weather intelligence company Skyfora announces an updated Tropical Storm Seasonal Forecast model with proven skill, particularly for the vital Gulf of Mexico area.
Forecast for Atlantic Hurricane Season 2021
Skyfora continues to predict an active Atlantic Hurricane Season following a streak of five above-average seasons 2016-2021. The current forecast is 20 named storms, 9 hurricanes, 4 major hurricanes and an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 182.
Weather Intelligence Company Skyfora Launches the World’s Lightest Weather Sonde – Provides High-Resolution Data for AI Weather Forecasts
The new StreamSonde floats freely with the winds of the atmosphere after a launch from an aircraft, balloon or drone. As a result, the increasing number of storms caused by global warming and other weather phenomena can be scanned at greater detail than ever before. The high-resolution data feeds numerical weather predictions and emerging AI-powered weather and hurricane forecasts, such as Skyfora’s own Tropical Storm Tracker.
Hurricane Unwinder presented among other interesting companies in the “New Space Economy in Finland”
The New Space Economy landscape is a tool for international customers to take a quick overview on Finland’s expertise, and a handy way for Finnish players to get to know each other.
Computer Vision for situational awareness
Today, our CEO Svante Henriksson is speaking at this interesting seminar about Computer Vision for situational awareness in the seminar arranged by Silo AI.
Our computer-vision-based forecast product is featured in today’s Tekniikka&Talous
Our computer-vision-based forecast product is featured in today’s Tekniikka&Talous.
Hurricane Unwinder at ESA business incubation centre
Hurricane Unwinder at ESA business incubation centre