Smart Cities Innovative, collaborative solutions that help solve environmental challenges and make our cities better places to live and work. SMART CITIES SMART CITIES Image At its heart, having a smart city means planning preventive maintenance and optimizing resources to maximize well-being. Think innovation, participation, collaboration and coordination between all stakeholders – especially residents.Sudden severe weather affects us all, from wildfires to flash floods and concentrated air pollution. Cities today are looking to protect local communities from the rising number of extreme weather and environmental events resulting from climate change. But resiliency requires a proactive approach, starting with local observations.We provide accurate, reliable measurement solutions and actionable insights that help you make better decisions to improve your city. It is easy to integrate Vaisala weather and air quality sensors into a wide range of smart city systems to provide real-time data on the parameters you need most. PLUG IN FOR INSIGHTS PLUG IN FOR INSIGHTS Image When integrated into a smart city system, light poles can do much more than illuminate city streets. They can measure everything from weather and air quality to water quality, environmental noise, and traffic for observations. Plugging weather and air quality data into these kinds of networks opens many opportunities to increase weather awareness and resilience in cities. IMPROVE WEATHER RESILIENCY IMPROVE WEATHER RESILIENCY Image Sudden severe weather affects us all, from wildfires to flash floods and concentrated air pollution. Cities today are looking to protect local communities from the rising number of extreme weather and environmental events resulting from climate change. But resiliency requires a proactive approach, starting with local observations.Compact weather and air quality sensors, plug-and-play weather stations and thunderstorm tracking software provide accurate hyperlocal observation data in real time. The data can be used to alert citizens and officials of dangerous conditions, and to localize and enhance the accuracy of weather forecasts EMPOWER ORGANIZATIONS EMPOWER ORGANIZATIONS Image Air quality data in particular provides reliable & helpful air pollution insights that empower businesses, government, and citizens to adapt and make informed choices. City planners can harness the insights to find ideal locations for public services such as schools, daycare centers, recreation areas. Decision-makers can develop solutions for people who are sensitive to air pollution so they can take action in daily life. BOOST PUBLIC AWARENESS BOOST PUBLIC AWARENESS Image Extreme weather can be risky, especially with approaching lightning. Local, actionable weather insights helps decision-makers when people’s safety depends on their action — from buildings and outdoor recreation activities to worker safety and risk management for fires and explosions. Products and services Air Quality Transmitter AQT560 Actively manage pollutants with a best-in-class air quality measurement sensor — and make more informed decisions about your environment. LEARN MORE Vaisala Beam Weather Station BWS500 The world’s first plug-and-play weather and environmental monitoring platform, Beam Station BWS500 is a compact, easily scalable solution that provides measurements, data collection, and data visualization in one package. LEARN MORE Weather Transmitter WXT530 Series This series of accurate weather transmitters measures six of the most important weather parameters in various compact and affordable combinations. LEARN MORE Resources PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT Thunderstorm Manager Protect your personnel, improve your operational resilience, and manage risks with real-time severe weather monitoring and automated lightning alerts. DOWNLOAD PDF WEBINAR Get local for weather and air quality resilience Join the webinar where we’ll discuss how compact weather and air quality sensors can help decision-makers to develop key services, alert the public of hazardous conditions and protect what matters most. WATCH THE WEBINAR EBOOK Smart city networks Creating or adding to an existing observation network doesn’t have to be complicated. Discover innovative approaches to measuring air quality and the weather through smart lighting poles, hyperlocal forecasts, and data collection & visualization methods that provide actionable information — automatically. DOWNLOAD PDF EBOOK City climate resilience Cities today are looking to protect local communities from the rising number of extreme weather and environmental events resulting from climate change. But resiliency requires a proactive approach, starting with local observations. DOWNLOAD PDF QUICK GUIDE City climate resilience Three steps to enhance preparedness against sudden, extreme hazards. DOWNLOAD PDF CASE STUDY Boosting lightning safety and awareness in a Colorado park How the City of Centennial improved public safety with innovative Vaisala technology. DOWNLOAD PDF Empower your city with smart solutions Ready to see how Vaisala’s sensing technology can be put to work for you? We’re here to help! Please contact us and our smart city experts will be in touch quickly to discuss your weather and environmental monitoring challenges. CONTACT US