Advanced Air Mobility

As the pioneering future of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) becomes reality, Vaisala is committed to providing innovative tools that help pilots, vertiport operators and other stakeholders in this fledgling industry to understand and mitigate the impact of weather from the ground up. Backed by 50 years of aviation expertise and almost 90 years of weather measurement innovation, our instruments and intelligence are purpose-built to help you maximize safety and efficiency with every flight.

Vertiports are the urban transportation hubs of the future, and the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry is accelerating their development. As vertiport infrastructures take shape in cities around the world, local weather awareness is already recognized as critical for ensuring safe and efficient flights for drones, air taxis, and other types of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Drone and eVTOL operations face a unique set of weather phenomena: Visibility, temperature, icing, heavy rain, and especially micro-scale wind conditions can vary greatly from the ground to different heights, because buildings and other urban landscape features affect local conditions. General forecasts are not enough — ultra-local weather insights provide the data needed for effective decision making.