SUTRON'S UNIQUE AIRPORT WEATHER QUALIFICATION

Sutron’s Airport Weather System Division has far-reaching experience in the design, integration, installation and maintenance of Airport Weather Systems. The Division is headed by Roberto Arpino who holds several U.S. and international patents for automation of weather reporting systems.

Mr. Arpino is the designer of both the first commercial Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) to receive operational approval from the FAA as well as the first commercial Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) to receive operational approval from the NWS. He is also the founder of Artais, later sold to Vaisala, Finland.

Mr. Arpino participated in the development of several generations of AWOS and ASOS and in the evaluation of the meteorological sensors used in automated systems. He participated in and supplied sensor interface and data collection systems for evaluation studies of Cloud Height and Visibility/RVR sensors conducted at Arcata Airport (CA), Hanscom AFB and at the NWS Test and Evaluation center in Sterling, Va.

In collaboration with the FAA and the NWS, Mr. Arpino contributed to the development of weather processing algorithms used in current AWOS/ASOS systems as well as development of AWOS/ASOS testing and maintenance schedules and procedures.

Mr. Arpino's division provides weather observing systems to support commercial and military aviation.