News 1.11.2018

Drones in atmospheric and environmental research

Drones have become increasingly beneficial observation platforms in weather, atmospheric and environmental science and monitoring operations.

Drone and sensor technologies develop fast, and so does their application in science and service. Collaboration between research institutes and industry is expected to accelerate this development and facilitate future funding potentials.

"Drones provide fascinating new opportunities to investigate and monitor atmosphere and our environment. Therefore, Finnish Meteorological Institute invests in this fast developing technology. It is foreseen that with collaboration we gain effective solutions for data end users", says Anne Hirsikko, Head of Group at Finnish Meteorological Institute.

Seminar on drones in January 2019

Finnish Meteorological Institute organizes a seminar on current drone activities to facilitate discussion between drone operators in the fields of atmosphere and environment. Representatives from Traficom and ANSFinland will report actual news on drone regulation and traffic management, respectively.

Target audience of the seminar includes cooperation partners in research and development.

When: Thursday 31.1.2019, at 12:15-17 hoursWhere: Finnish Meteorological Institute, Erik Palmenin aukio 1Language: English

The agenda includes the following topics:

  • Drone Application at Atmospheric Composition Research

  • Drone-borne gas monitoring

  • Vertical profiles of lung deposited surface area concentration of particulate matter measured with a drone in an urban street canyon

  • FMI drone activities in the Arctic and Antarctic

  • Current regulations related to drone operation

  • Management of drone operations in FMI

  • Trafic management of drones

  • Taking drone operations to the next level– what's needed?"

  • The Drone Weather Service in Finnish Meteorological Institute: current projects, possible future scenarios

  • Computational estimation of wind gusts which drones are exposed to over urban / built environment

  • Environmental mapping and monitoring by UAVs  

  • Thermographic Monitoring, for Everyone.

Please register here by January 24th 2019.

Further information:

Head of Group Anne Hirsikko, Finnish Meteorological Institute, anne.hirsikko@fmi.fi, tel. 050 4205345.