Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: VAISALA INC.
Awarding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Aviation Administration
Funding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Aviation Administration
Period of performance: 2020-02-05 to 2022-03-25
Current total value of award: $120016
Description: THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) RELIES ON REAL-TIME LIGHTNING MAPS AND INDIVIDUAL LIGHTNING STRIKE CHARACTERISTICS TO MONITOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT, OCCURRENCE, LOCATION, AND PATHS TO GENERATE ACCURATE SHORT-TERM WEATHER FORECASTING