There’s nothing to beat a real customer endorsement. This one shows when we say ‘fit and forget’ we really mean it:
‘I would like to send some praise to your company [Gill] for our [WindSonic] anemometer which has worked flawlessly and maintenance free for many many years in the harshest conditions, stuck on a pole on top of our sailing club. Some great engineering there, thank you!’
– Chris, Allen, IT Manager, Slaughden Sailing Club.
With products that are built to last, requiring virtually no maintenance (we think this WindSonic has been in place over 10 years), we enjoy a strong and long standing customer base and it is always great to hear what they have to say. Thank you Chris for sending us your thoughts out of the blue, much appreciated.
Gill Instruments compact weather station is among the critical sensors on board the ground breaking autonomous ship, MAS400
The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS400), using ground breaking AI technology, will be launching from Plymouth UK on its inaugural voyage. It will self-direct, without any crew, using information provided from an array of sensors. We’re proud to confirm that one critical sensor is Gill MaxiMet GMX500, advanced compact weather station. To find out more about the project and how the on-board weather station is being used, please see the Application Note and project links below: https://www.mas400.com/
If you have questions or a project requiring high-performance meteorological sensors, please get in touch, contact@gillinstruments.com, we’d love to hear from you
The tidal-powered turbine generates power from fast-flowing tidal waters off Orkney, providing clean energy from a predictable, renewable resource. The off-shore turbine is connected by subsea cable to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and the onshore electricity network. It has been designed to meet the annual electricity demand of 2,000 homes for the next 15 years. WindSonic is one of the sensors on-board and provides highly accurate and reliable real-time wind data.
WindSonic currently monitoring weather and tidal conditions in the Bay of Biscay.
Visit Gill Instruments on stand A505 at Oceanology International 2016, 15 – 17 March, ExCel, London. Oceanology is the leading marine science and ocean technology exhibition and conference.
Gill weather stations and ultrasonic anemometers provide accurate and reliable meteorological measurements on-board ships, data buoys, offshore and general marine applications.
The wide range of instruments from Gill are used in Dynamic Positioning Systems, data buoys (users include UK Met Office), Vessel Tracking Systems, general ships met, Autonomous Surface Vehicles, ports and harbours, structural coastal environments, research vessels, offshore oil and gas (including ATEX), environmental surveys.
Gill products widely used throughout the industry:
> MaxiMet– all-in-one weather stations with the widest range of measurement parameters and output protocols. Reliable and quality measurements with easy installation provide a multi-parameter compact package.
> WindSonic – an ultrasonic anemometer available in plastic and aluminium with optional heating.
> WindObserver– an ultrasonic anemometer in stainless steel with heating options, measure speeds up to 90m/s, ATEX and IECEx available. Used widely in extreme conditions worldwide.
All Gill instruments provide reliable low maintenance measurements and they are well-suited to the extreme conditions found in oceans worldwide.
Please visit us on stand A505, we look forward to seeing you.
Gill Instruments’ MaxiMet Compact Weather Station has been chosen to provide weather data across one of the UK’s busiest stretches of water.
Working in collaboration with Rock Seven, Hydrosphere and the ABP Port of Southampton, a new weather website has been launched to support safety and voyage planning for users of the Solent. The website reports the real-time conditions from data captured on the Calshot Spit Light Float and is available for both professional and recreational users.
The Solent is a major shipping route for passenger, freight and military vessels carrying over 42 million tonnes of cargo each year. Recreational water sports including yachting also populate the water, as it hosts the annual Cowes Week sailing event.
The Solent divides the Isle of Wight from the mainland and has a complex tidal pattern, known as a “double high tide” which varies the width of the water by an additional one to four miles, extending the tidal window when deep-draught ships can dock.
Gill’s MaxiMet GMX600 is used to provide superior real-time meteorological data to provide current weather conditions affecting the water and tide levels. The weather station sits at the top of the float and is integrated into Rock Seven’s RockFLEET vessel tracking and communication system, reporting data on wind direction, speed, air temperature, humidity and precipitation.
The Calshot Spit float is a collaboration of the best instrumentation from local organisations to create a high profile weather float. It is managed by ABP Southampton and alongside MaxiMet is fitted with instrumentation from Hydrosphere, with satellite technology provided by Rock Seven.
The new Solent weather website is now live to browse via www.rock7.com/wind
For more information on how MaxiMet Weather Stations can be used for superior meteorological measurement please contact 01590 613500.
Gill Instruments will be exhibiting alongside local distributor PTC at Oceanology International China in Shanghai from 3rd-5th November 2015.
As the offshore energy and marine industries continue to develop at a rapid pace across China, the need for accurate and reliable measurement data within these sectors is becoming more essential. As the only event in Asia to focus on marine technology and ocean science, Oceanology presents the ideal opportunity to connect with international companies, associations and customers from across the industry.
Gill and PTC will exhibit on stand G27 where visitors will be able to see the latest WindObserver90 and WindObserverIS ultrasonic anemometers. These are the latest additions to the popular WindObserver range of stainless steel ultrasonic anemometers. They include wind speed measurements up to 90 metres per second (324kph) along with new features and faster processing, plus ATEX and IECEx approval for the latest intrinsically safe WindObserver ‘WOIS’.
Visitors will also be able to see MaxiMet compact weather stations. Designed and built by Gill in the UK, the full range of options include measurements for wind, temperature, humidity, pressure and precipitation combined with multiple outputs including SDI-12 and Modbus, a low power ‘Eco mode’, GPS, Bluetooth and a compass.
Gill products are chosen for high accuracy and reliability covering a wide range of marine applications including:
