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Weathernews to Incorporate Data from Moji's MoWeather App

Weathernews Inc. Japan, the global weather company, today announced it has partnered with Moji Co. Ltd. in China, to leverage and incorporate data from Moji's MoWeather app, the largest social weather app in China. With this significant additional weather dataset, Weathernews becomes the largest crowdsourced weather service in the world.

29 Jul 2015

ams’ Expands Environmental Sensor Portfolio with Acquisition of NXP’s CMOS Sensor Business

ams AG, a leading provider of high performance sensors and analog ICs, announced today that the company has acquired the CMOS

29 Jul 2015

Emerson Partners with WeatherBug to Optimize Sensi Wi-Fi Programmable Thermostats

Emerson and WeatherBug® are partnering to leverage big weather data and the Internet of Things to help consumers stay comfortable, save money and conserve energy – no matter the weather.

9 Jul 2015

Rail Industry Approves Michell’s Polymer Dew-Point Transmitter for Rolling Stock

Michell Instruments’ new dew-point transmitter has gained rail approval for permanent installation on rolling stock. The transmitters will give continuous, online measurements of dew point of the compressed air which is used to supply the braking systems and doors on train carriages to provide a full assurance of safety and efficiency.

From Michell Instruments Ltd 15 May 2015

Environment Friendly Paper-Based Security Tags to Protect Shipments

In collaboration with its EU project partners, VTT has developed an electronic security tag, which can used to protect valuable shipments and enhance product safety in the future. By using a security tag equipped with sensors, the sender and the recipient can ensure, for example, that the packaging of the product has not been tampered with and that the product is genuine.

12 May 2015

GPM Satellite Ku/Ka-Band Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar Data Helps Make 3D Image of Texas Thunderstorm

Stormy spring weather over the U.S. Southwest generated at least 20 tornado sightings over Texas on Sunday, April 26, 2015. During the storm event, the Global Precipitation Measurement mission's Core Observatory measured rainfall rates and cloud heights in severe thunderstorms that moved through the state.

30 Apr 2015

NASA and JAXA Stop Operations of TRMM Rainfall Mission

In 1997 when the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or TRMM, was launched, its mission was scheduled to last just a few years. Now, 17 years later, the TRMM mission has come to an end. NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) stopped TRMM's science operations and data collection on April 8 after the spacecraft depleted its fuel reserves.

13 Apr 2015