Weather management tools designed for public safety and emergency management. Only MxVision WeatherSentry Public Safety Edition is designed exclusively for public safety and EMA professionals to help with catastrophic weather events, storm tracking, HAZMAT incidents, terrorism, and flood management. Our system provides the tools that you need to plan, prepare, and mitigate.
2. MxVision WeatherSentry
Public Safety Edition
Only MxVision WeatherSentry Public Safety Edition is designed
exclusively for public safety and EMA professionals to help with
catastrophic weather events, storm tracking, HAZMAT incidents,
terrorism, and flood management. Our system provides the tools
that you need to plan, prepare, and mitigate.
Next generation mapping
High-resolution, street-level mapping provides the ultimate view of operational
conditions. Simplified, user-friendly navigation allows you to point and click to drill
down into the locations you wish to monitor.
Business-class mobile weather apps
iPhone®
and Android™
users can get dynamic, location-based weather and lightning
alerts for their current location. Our technology instantly delivers roaming weather
information and customized notifications based on your phone’s GPS. This helps
you stay on top of changing conditions as you travel throughout your community.
Get the inside track
The storm tracking tool shows you where the severe weather is, where it is
headed over the next 30 minutes, and what time it will reach locations in its path.
In addition, storm attributes can be accessed to show specific details about
individual storm cells, such as large hail or tornadoes.
Consult a meteorologist
With MxVision WeatherSentry Online Public Safety Edition, you can access our
team of experienced meteorologists online from your computer or on your mobile
device anywhere you go. Ask a question and receive an answer. Plus, you can see
what’s on the mind of your industry peers by viewing other questions and answers.
Better anticipate precipitation
The patented PrecipTimer®
lets you know when light, moderate, or heavy rain, ice,
or snow will start and stop based on your location. Alarms can be set for multiple
locations and exclusive filtering eliminates non-threatening alerts — giving you
advanced warning before storms strike so you can mitigate their impact.
Strike down unnecessary risks
MxVision WeatherSentry Public Safety Edition’s Lightning Manager®
delivers real-
time lightning information rather than predictions that can lead to false alarms or
delayed data that often provides notification after the danger has already passed.
Lightning Manager monitors strikes as they approach, based on custom advisory
and warning zones around your location — up to nationwide coverage is available
as an additional purchase— for automatic alerts. An all-clear notification can also be
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Instantly receive roaming weather information and
customized notifications based on your phone’s GPS.
3. set up to let you know when the danger has passed,
and includes a countdown to show you when that
notification will likely occur.
Animate strikes with images taken over the past hour
to see if lightning is intensifying or subsiding. You can
pair animated strikes with real-time local radar for a
better sense of where storms are headed. You can
also view lightning information on your cell phone or
PDA while on the go.
Better assess heat-related risks with our new,
exclusive wet bulb globe hourly and daily temperature
forecasts, current readings, and exclusive
customizable alerts and all clear notifications.
Forecast the future
MxVision WeatherSentry Public Safety Edition
supplies accurate, detailed local forecasts based
on our proprietary forecasting system, which is
managed 24/7 by experienced meteorologists. You
can anticipate conditions up to 15 days out, with
hourly outlooks for the first three days.
In 2013, for the seventh consecutive year,
Schneider Electric precipitation forecasts
outperformed others in the industry in an
independent study by ForecastWatch.com.
Active weather alerting
Alert Manager®
notifies you of significant weather
changes. Set custom audio or visual alarms for
temperature, wind, and other critical parameters —
as well as National Weather Service (NWS) watches,
warnings, or advisories. Key weather alerts and
warnings can be delivered directly to an unlimited
number of users anywhere via cell phone with our
simple set up for critical weather updates.
Custom weather views
Better assess threats with a full-screen interactive
mode that provides unmatched visualization.
Monitor all severe weather on one innovative user
interface — radar, storm corridors, winds and
lightning — for a complete view of approaching
storms. NWS warnings, watches, and advisories,
including Areas of Maximum Impact, can also
be viewed as layers. You can select and display
custom combinations of the weather and map
data most important to your operations , including
traffic speeds, traffic cameras, road construction,
and custom layers. An exclusive, optional weather
slide show can keep your staff on top of current
conditions while performing other tasks.
In addition, we’ve added a new multi-panel display
option, which shows you all of the information that
you need on a single screen, for faster, better-
informed decision making. Real-time, map-based
local storm reports provide better visibility into high-
impact weather in your area, via first-hand accounts.
New! Weather sensors for ultimate insight
To help you ensure the highest level of safety in
your community, we offer next-generation weather
stations. These optional, on-site weather sensors
provide sub-hourly observations, forecasts, and
alerts for your exact location. You can incorporate
this data into your MxVision WeatherSentry Online
Public Safety Edition’s unique tools for unmatched
operational weather visibility, accuracy, and ease of
use. Professional installation and annual maintenance
are included.
Stay ahead of hurricanes
Keep on top of tropical storms and hurricanes with
a complete tropical weather package. Hurricane
track forecasts along with other key maps — such
as maximum wind speed, watches, warnings, and
storm surge — are at your fingertips, and the latest
text bulletins from the National Hurricane Center are
a click away.
New! Flood management tools
Improve flood preparation and response with new
customized alerts and colorized river stage and
discharge observations. See real-time ocean water
levels, river stage, and river discharge observations
as map layers. Hourly ocean water levels and wave
height forecasts and alerts help determine the
impact on your critical assets. Plus, stay on top of
developing threats with ocean tide predictions within
our hourly and daily forecasts — up to 15 days out.
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