Hyper-local, real-time, low-altitude weather data will help delivery drones and autonomous vehicles in Fort Worth operate more safely.
Fort Worth is rolling out a drone project that leaders say is the first of its kind in the world.
A network of 27 weather sensors has been deployed to fill gaps in weather data so that drone operators and autonomous vehicles can operate more safely, even if there aren’t perfect weather conditions.
TruWeather Solutions’ Metro Weather Wind Guardians is part of the project, which the company describes as “a Doppler lidar capable of detecting wind speed and direction up to 15 km away, and at a 10-meter vertical resolution?.”
It’s basically a mini weather station.
