page_title: Vaisala
section_title: Measurement Systems
hierarchical_section_title: Vaisala / Products and services / Measurement Systems
caption_attribution_description: English: British Indian Ocean Territory (June 21, 2005) &#8211; U.S. Navy Aerographer's Mate 3rd Class Antoine Giacometti programs information into a weather data receiver before the release of a weather balloon at a forward operating location in the British Indian Ocean Territory. The receiver needs to be programmed to ensure information from the transmitter on the weather balloon can be received and decoded by weather equipment. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich (RELEASED) Vaisala Marwin Rawinsonde Set MW 12
context_page_description: Vaisala Oyj is a Finnish company that develops, manufactures and markets products and services for environmental and industrial measurement.
  The major customer groups and markets are national meteorological and hydrological services, aviation authorities, defense forces, road authorities, the weather critical energy sector, life science and high-technology industries and building automation.
  Vaisala had over 1,800 employees and net sales of €348.8 million in 2018. Vaisala serves customers in more than 150 countries.
  The parent company Vaisala Oyj, domicile in Vantaa, Finland, is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Vaisala Group has offices and operations in Finland, the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, México, South Korea, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.
context_section_description: Radiosondes and sounding systems
  Dropsondes
  Surface weather systems
  Thunderstorm information systems
  Weather radars
  Windprofilers
caption: Vaisala Marwin Rawinsonde Set MW 12
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