Aquila Systems, Inc

Supporting Astronomical, Meteorology, and Climate Change Endeavors

May 2024

 
Exciting New Announcement

We are currently taking applications for a new Weather Satellite Imagery Service.    This service will be distributing low latency realtime weather satellite images through a partner provided streaming internet service.      This data is the full resolution imagery and lightning data directly received from the GOES East Weather satellite with the advantage of almost no latency to on screen image where most sources have a several minute latency.    

We have got a grant to provide this data continuously to qualified organizations for at least three years at no cost.    We plan to distribute for a decade or more but there may be a nominal yearly cost after the first three years.  

Qualified organizations are any organization associated with operational meteorology or aviation meteorology in developing countries in the Americas and any educational institution for educational or research purposes.       This offer includes small airports that in many countries would significantly benefit from these low latency images and lightning data. 

Use of the imagery requires partner provided high quality equipment and powerful easy to use software that we are making available under this program at a big discount.   There are several options depending on desired capabilities starting at under $3000 USD, contact us for details.      

An internet link of at least 2Mbps is required and the number of spectral channels provided is scaled based on connection speed.    It is designed to operate well over intermittent internet connections, like 4G modems and SpaceX StarLink.    

To apply for this simply write wxsat@aquilasys.com.      We will get back to you within a week with details on options and how to proceed.


Company

Aquila Systems is a non-profit company with an over 20 years history of supporting various endeavors in the areas of Astronomy, Meteorology, and recently climate change.    

We endeavor to deploy and support unique science based solutions to organizations of need.

In the past we have deployed dozens of Weather Satellite ground stations with powerful easy to use software and have worked with NASA and IBM on related projects.

Cause

We focus on weather monitoring and climate change by recommending and providing unique solutions to manage commercial and residential power and heat usage.     As conservation through technology is the best short term way to combat climate change.    In the near future we will have a web page dedicated to this that will expand over time.
  
With climate change all types of severe weather have become on average more frequent and severe.     Requiring wide scale satellite and radar systems to effectively monitor and provide warning of concerning and dangerous weather.

Normally these vital systems could affordably be procured by Met services in most developing countries and small territories.    However recently many governments have slashed funding for many departments due to the pandemic which although over has reduced tax revenue and increased medical care costs due to continuing cases and long COVID  making many capital procurement's impossible at this time.    

We have announced a new initiative, described above,  to provide these vital systems and low latency data at a very low cost.


Crypto-Heat

Many people crypto-mine but almost no one is making money any longer after paying for the required electricity.     The only mining that makes sense for the home user is to have your miners generate beneficial heat in addition to some Crypto!    It is important that you distribute this heat to make it effective.  Here we have some ideas on how to best do this.  

You can contact us with questions or comments at info@aquilasys.com.    We will try to give a brief reply to most emails but as we do not do this full time replies will likely take a few days.

Coast Watcher

Aquila Systems also hosts the Coast Watcher ezine (now in its 18th year) with many interesting articles about historical and contemporary aviation.

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