WSI Says New Version Optimizes Pre-Flight Weather Decision Support

A new, online version of WSI's Pilotbrief service has been launched by the Weather Service International. The service allows pilots to quickly receive a "clear and actionable" view of potential weather impacts and optimize plans accordingly. The company says the benefits include quicker aircraft turnaround times and improved mission planning and safety, among others.

The WSI Pilotbrief Optima service's new mapping engine allows high definition convective weather depiction and enhanced global overlays. When combined with flight plan and airspace overlays, the high definition weather information improves route planning and builds confidence in decision making.   The new release also enables a high level of personalization and 'mid-task' customization to further streamline pilot workflow. 
 
"The release of WSI Pilotbrief Optima underscores our commitment to extend WSI's leadership position in global aviation weather-decision-support by delivering early insight into disruptive weather conditions, no matter where pilots operate," said Mark D. Miller, VP of WSI's Decision Support.

Enhanced Pilotbrief Optima Features:

• High Definition (HD) Map - This powerful new mapping engine combines unrivalled performance, high fidelity and personalization to take the guess work out of mission planning.
• High Definition (HD) Weather Layers - This includes enhanced Radar, Satellite IR, Vertically Integrated Liquid (VIL) and EchoTop mosaics.  Most notably, the new EchoTop mosaic offers a four- fold improvement in spatial resolution that clearly shows the highest tops of greatest concern, improving confidence in route planning and decision making.
• Global Lightning - With an optional overlay to WSI's proprietary Global Lightning Network (GLN), pilots can quickly identify areas of strongest convective activity outside ground-based weather radar range.
• SATrad - Derived from satellite imagery and high resolution model data, WSI's proprietary SATrad provides a synthesized depiction of convection throughout the tropics.   When combined with global lightning, pilots can pinpoint the areas of strongest convection to avoid, improving safety and passenger comfort.
• Enhanced Airport and Route Briefings - WSI's proprietary briefing engine delivers the most relevant weather and NOTAM information for your mission in a compact, easy to read and highly transportable briefing package.

Over the next few months, WSI plans to release Pilotbrief Optima for iPad, a lock-down browser version, and a kiosk version for FBOs.

FMI: www.pilotbrief.com/optima