Weather Preparedness Training

I had the opportunity to provide on-site training at a couple of organizations recently. The first was Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries (NLOM) located in Ashland, Nebraska. This organization oversees camping operations across several sites and two states. The forward-thinking directors were evaluating technology solutions to help keep them informed of severe weather, and ultimately improve camper safety.  They liked Weather Defender's ability to proactively alert users on a myriad of weather threats at multiple locatons, and have made the Alert Perimeter feature a key component of their overall Weather Safety strategy.

 

The second training session (pictured) was held at the Pottawattamie County EOC in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The team at Pott. County has done a superb job mapping out storm spotter positions and overcoming communications inefficiencies. Weather Defender will play a role in their Emergency Operations Center, as the operators communicate threat details to deployed storm spotters.

 

In a software development firm, it's easy to become disconnected from your customers, so I thoroughly enjoyed holding these training sessions and getting a chance to meet several of our clients face-to-face.

 

 

Best Regards,

Rory Groves

 

Founder & CEO

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Also in this update:

New Layer: Fire Detections

The Fire Detections layer displays active fire detections for the last 7 days using remote-sensing satellite technology.

 

Different from the Wild Fires layer we introduced last week, which was only for large-incident fires, the Fire Detections layer is generated using MODIS satellite technology and incidents may range from controlled burns to uncontained wildfires.

Community Spotlight

Joseph White

Golden Valley, Minnesota

 

Username: joecasa

Silver Defender

 

Occupation: Owner, ThoseFunnyFatGuys, LLC

 

We sell comedy scripts and other material to radio stations to use during commuter drive time shows. 

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