-- Leader in aviation weather upgrades entire WSI Pilotbrief
customer base free of charge --
Billerica, MA. - March 10, 2003
WSI Corporation today announced it is automatically upgrading
all WSI Pilotbrief® pre-flight briefing systems to include graphic
representations of Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) and
FDC NOTAM data. TFRs, issued through the Federal Aviation Administration,
restrict access to nationally sensitive areas such as the President's
location and can change frequently. The upgrade of customers'
systems, which began today, will be completed by the end of
March. By automatically adding this critical information to
WSI Pilotbrief, WSI ensures that pilots can make more informed
flight planning and route decisions.
"With the recent proliferation of Temporary Flight Restrictions
and heavy penalties for incursions into these areas, it was
important to add up-to-the-minute TFR information to WSI Pilotbrief,
the nation's leading aviation weather briefing system,' said
Arlo Gambell, Director of Aviation Services. The new WSI TFR
interface is updated every twenty minutes and displays geo-referenced
restricted areas as active icons. Pilots have 'point and click'
access to full textual descriptions for every TFR in the continental
US, Alaska and Hawaii. This information, along with WSI's new
FDC NOTAM data, allows pilots to quickly and easily obtain the
information needed for a thorough pre-flight briefing. "The
National Airspace System is becoming increasingly complex and
dynamic," said Gambell. "WSI will continue to develop new tools
for aircrews to successfully stay abreast of changes in airspace
as well as the weather."
Additionally, WSI announced availability of a five-minute quality
controlled WSI NOWrad® product for its WSI Pilotbrief Premium
Radar customers. A high quality mosaic of the national NEXRAD
ground based Doppler radar system, WSI NOWrad is reviewed by
a degreed meteorologist every update cycle. Previously, only
a fifteen-minute version of the product, pioneered by WSI, was
commercially available with this level of expert review.
About WSI Pilotbrief
Consistently voted the #1 weather service by professional
pilots in reader surveys, WSI Pilotbrief delivers fast, accurate
weather briefings around the clock. Daily, thousands of aviation
professionals trust the WSI Pilotbrief system, at the nation's
top FBOs, corporate flight departments, and FAA Flight Service
Stations, to provide the necessary information to plan safe
flights. By utilizing a satellite broadcast system, WSI reliably
provides the highest-quality weather information, radar and
satellite imagery available to locations throughout North
America.
About WSI Corporation
WSI Corporation is the world's leading provider of weather-driven
business solutions for professionals in the aviation, media
and energy markets, and multiple federal and state government
agencies. WSI is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts
with offices in Birmingham, England, and is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Landmark Communications.
More information about WSI can be found at: www.wsi.com
For more information, please contact:
David Laubner
WSI Corporation
(978) 2262-0735
dlaubner@wsi.com |
