Minneapolis-based Meteorlogix, the world's largest commercial weather services provider, is, um,  providing the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN/DOT), a Meteorlogix customer for nearly 20 years, access to the latest PC-based technology to obtain timely weather data delivered via satellite and Internet. Three upgrades to the Minnesota Weather Access System (MnWAS) will enable aviation pilots to make solid go/no-go decisions to reduce the risks of flying in potentially dangerous weather conditions-leading to increased operational safety, better fuel efficiency and time management, all while keeping overall costs low.

One of the upgrades Meteorlogix will provide is the MxVision AviationSentry™ weather briefing system for pilots. This dependable, real-time weather-tracking system is available at nearly 130 locations at airports and fixed-base operations throughout Minnesota. The MxVision AviationSentry weather system provides an array of advanced capabilities, such as exclusive storm tracking capabilities, cloud top data and weather watch/warning/advisory information. The system continually receives real-time weather data via satellite, including regional and local radar, weather satellite photos and aviation-specific forecast maps.

"By utilizing the weather forecasting capabilities of MxVision AviationSentry, the Office of Aeronautics continues to be a leader in the nation's aviation travel sector," said Dan McDowell, Senior Aviation Planner, Aeronautics, Minnesota Department of Transportation. "Our aviation customers and transportation professionals have come to depend on the system's reliable, up-to-the minute weather forecasting capabilities and are looking forward to working with the new system."

Meteorlogix will also provide Minnesota's aviators with access to FlightBrief.com. This site allows Minnesota pilots to gain updated weather information via the Internet from an airport, their homes, or laptop computers, providing them with reliable, up-to-the-minute weather conditions and data -- 24 hours a day, every day.

Meteorlogix also broadcasts current weather conditions to television viewers in Minnesota. Accurate weather radar and graphics are displayed every day from midnight through 5 p.m. (Central Standard Time) on Twin Cities Public Television (TPT 17), cable and satellite programming throughout the state. Not only does this provide reliable information to the public, but aviators have yet another outlet in which to obtain real-time aviation weather from the convenience of their own homes.

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