Transport, travel and buildings applications
- Air quality monitoring - With stricter regulations on industrial emissions, accurate air quality monitoring is increasingly important. Wind speed and direction data play a key role in tracking pollutant movement and assessing exposure risks.
- Heat stress monitoring in urban areas - Extreme heat poses growing risks for urban residents, particularly older people and outdoor workers. It also affects productivity, with forecasts suggesting labour capacity could fall by up to 20% during the hottest months by 2050. Cultural and sporting events are also vulnerable, as heat can influence performance, public safety and event operations.
- Infrastructure safety monitoring - Tunnels rely on controlled ventilation to maintain air quality, manage smoke during incidents and regulate temperature. Wind sensors support safe ventilation control. Bridges also require detailed wind monitoring, including the vertical wind component, to assess cable vibration, vehicle wind loading and potential structural twisting. This typically requires a 3-axis anemometer.
- Natural and mechanical ventilation monitoring - HVAC systems in industrial and commercial buildings depend on accurate environmental data. Natural ventilation systems use outdoor air to regulate temperature and humidity, requiring reliable airflow and weather sensors. Mechanical ventilation systems also rely on external weather data, especially in humid climates where moisture removal is energy-intensive. A multi-sensor weather station provides the information needed for efficient control.
- Transport safety - Wind data is essential for road and rail safety, especially for high-sided vehicles and in tunnel environments where restricted space increases risk. In major tunnels, extraction fans are controlled using wind measurements, and during fires, anemometers help create zero-wind conditions to limit smoke spread.
- Wind measurement at airports - Accurate surface wind measurements support safe take-off and landing operations and form part of an airport’s Automatic Weather Observing System (AWOS). In severe conditions, airports rely on robust sensor systems to remain open safely and minimise runway closures.
Application notes
- Accurate observation and reporting of surface wind at airports
- Determining safe wind speed operating conditions on cranes
- Meteorological instruments for feedback and control of building HVAC systems
- Monitoring wind at the world’s tallest building: Gill WindSonic at the Burj Khalifa
- Transportation wind speed measurement applications
- Wind sensors and weather stations for environmental monitoring at chemical plants
- Why accurate, proactive heat stress monitoring is vital to ensure occupational safety and risk-free businesses
- Wind sensors for ventilation and air flow monitoring in tunnels
- Wind speed & direction measurement on bridges
