Upgraded Synoptic Meteorological Station on Kredarica
In March 2011, on synoptic meteorological station Kredarica, the highest in Slovenia (2.514 m), old station logger was replaced by AMES up-to-date AMS 156 compact meteorological station.
RVM 96 B-1 : New Version of Handheld Anemometer
In January 2011, first 54 new-type handheld anemometers were delivered to the customers abroad. RVM 96B-1 has built-in electronic compass, instead of the magnetic one. It also features enhanced data processor and new LC display with integrated background illumination.
Handheld anemometer RVM 96B is the most successful product of AMES. More than 1,000 instruments have been sold to the satisfied customers all over the world.
Civil Protection Exercise in Koper
AMES was participating, as a member of "Technology for Peace"
project team, in civil protection exercise in Koper. Purpose of the event, that
took place on October 2nd, 2010, was evacuation of children and teachers from
Koper primary school. AMES installed mobile unit for meteorological and
radiological measurements with software package which makes possible real-time micro modeling
of wind fields and pollution transfer in case of fire or environmental
disasters.
Donation of Automatic Meteorological Station to the Koprivnica Primary School
AMES has donated to Koprivnica Primary School (Slovenia) complete
automatic meteorological station. Sensors (used AMES sensors) were provided by
Milan Vidmar Institute from Ljubljana. With the new station, also children from
the remote countryside will be able to measure weather data and track the
meteorological phenomena using a contemporary didactic tool.
Tracking of People and Vehicles in Hostile Environments
AMES is, among other companies and research institutions, involved in the
project aimed to provide in real time essential geographical, physiological,
environmental and meteorological data to the people and escorting vehicles, that
are involved in actions against fire or other environmental disasters.
Monitoring Systems Must be Kept Working
AMES environmental systems are often located on the exposed and
hardly accessible locations, yet they must operate reliably and without
interruptions.
For seventeen years, AMES is providing reliable maintenance and servicing of it's products. Everywhere, anytime.
Handheld Anemometer RVM 160
Our new product, RVM 160, is simplified, smaller version of RVM 96B Handheld Anemometer . It
measures wind speed only; with the mechanical construction, identical to
that of RVM 96B, RVM 160 represents a professional instrument in the
top-quality range.
Development Project for the Technological Agency of Slovenia (TIA): Unmanned Research and Survey Vessel
Ames participates in a consortium of companies and research organizations,
that develops an unmanned vessel for marine research and survey. Ames part
in the project is development of system that monitors the environmental
parameters, as well as monitoring of microclimate inside the vessel.
AMS 156 Environmental Stations in the Monitoring Network of Environmental Agency of Slovenia (EAS)
As a part of regular maintenance, AMES has replaced some synoptic and
hydrological stations in the EAS monitoring network. Old electronics of META
789 stations (delivered by AMES more than decade ago) were substituted with
the latest AMS 156
units, which enable direct TCP/IP connectivity to the computer network of
EAS and have proved through many installations as extremely reliable.
Synoptic meteorological station Podčetrtek, hydrological station Savinja - Veliko Širje
Local survey of data on the hydrological station
New AMES Radiological Early Warning System in Azerbaijan
From July 2009, Republic of Azerbaijan runs completely automated
radiological early warning system, that was developed and delivered by AMES.
It consists of six radiological stations, each equipped with AMES MFM
203 radiological monitor and provided with an automatic alarm system
against intrusion, and of two central computers, each with an additional PC
workstation. Data transmission is made by use of GSM modems.
Azerbaijan system is the seventh state-run radiological monitoring network, made by AMES (after the early warning systems of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Malta, and Algeria). AMES is thus present with the reliable and up-to-date gamma monitoring systems already on three continents.
New Type of AMES Portable Meteorological Station for Dedicated Ground Measurements
PMP 124 Portable Meteorological Station for dedicated purposes, used, among
others, also by the Slovenian Army and Civil Defense, has recently
gone through the process of major modernization. Electronic unit was
replaced by a new model (AMS 195P), which enables local numeric and
graphical data presentation and is fully compatible with all AMES
monitoring systems and networks. There is no need for orientation of the
mast any more, since the station has an integrated electronic compass and
thus automatically calculates proper wind direction. First portable
stations of the new type were procured for NATO environmental projects in
the Middle Asia.
Modernisation of Ljubljana Air Quality Monitoring Station
AMES has installed new equipment for the air quality monitoring
station in the Ljubljana center. Station is owned by the City of Ljubljana
and is now equipped with the newest AMS 156A measuring processor, as well as
with the most advanced AMES software package for the station computer.
Station measures meteorology, noise level, ambient concentrations of sulfur
dioxide, nitrogen oxides, organic compounds (BTX) and particles (PM10). Data
are transmitted regularly to the center, using GSM Internet connection. With
this modernization, Ljubljana station has become fully compatible with other
air quality monitoring stations in Slovenia.
AMS 159 - A New Portable Meteorological Station from AMES
AMES has recently developed a new portable meteorological station,
AMS 159, that combines features of the handheld meteorological station RVM
96C with those of the AMS 156
stationary station. AMS 159 has graphic LC display, with the possibility of
presenting data in either graphical or numerical form. When connected
through the Ethernet or serial port, AMS 159 responds to the same commands
and transmits same data formats as AMS 156 stationary stations. It is
intended for use on locations, where there is a need for the rapid
availability of the professionally measured meteorological data.
Electronic compass, incorporated in the sensor assembly, removes the need
for the orientation of sensors during the AMS 159 setup. Institute for
Public Health in Pula (Croatia) was the first customer to acquire AMS 159
(in January 2009).
Donation to the "Valentin Klarin" Primary School on the Island of Ugljan
In October 2008, AMES has donated to the " Valentin Klarin"
Primary School on the Island of Ugljan (Croatia) an automatic meteorological
station, which enables schoolchildren to do their own weather measurements,
as a part of the didactic process. Station also provides Internet transfer
of data to public displays on the island for the accurate on-line turistical
and nautical weather information.
A New, Complex Research Meteorological Station for the Vinča Nuclear Sciences Institute
In October 2008, AMES has delivered a research meteorological station to
the Vinča Nuclear Sciences Institute in Belgrade (Serbia). Station measures
meteorological parameters on three levels: 2 m, 10 m and 40 m. Wind is measured
with three ultrasonic anemometers; on the highest level (40 m) measurements are
in 3-D. Motor-aspirated temperature sensors DTA 32 enable precise measurements
of the vertical temperature gradient. Station also monitors relative
humidity, solar radiation (global, differencial and total UV), atmospheric
pressure, and
precipitation.
AMES universal meteorological station, model AMS 156, is Ethernet-connected to the laboratory computer, where AMES SW package enables data control, SQL databases, and various presentations of data. Since the station is primarily intended to be used as a research tool for the atmospheric modeling, dedicated parameters such as Monin-Obukhov length, friction velocity, standard deviations and co-variances of wind components, as well as the atmospheric stability class are also given.
Visit of Brezovica Schoolchildren to AMES
On Thursday, 17th of April 2008, the whole day was dedicated to the visit of the
6th grade children from the Brezovica Primary School. In AMES, they were shown
classic and modern electronic meteorological sensors and instruments, and were
given a short lecture on the weather, meteorology, and monitoring of the
environment. In few years, this was a second visit of Brezovica schoolchildren
to AMES. Recently, we have presented our work also to the students of the
Ljubljana University.
New Radiological Early Warning System for Serbia
From the end of 2007, Serbia operates an up-to-date state radiological early warning system, designed an installed by AMES. System covers the entire territory of Serbia: from Subotica on the North, to Vranje on the South, and from Zlatibor on the West to Kladovo on the East. In addition to the gamma radiation, AMES MFM 203 radiological monitors also measure the intensity of precipitation. They are on-line connected to the center in Belgrade by GSM data links. Radiological information is presented in real time over Internet to the State Authorities. Current real-time radiological data for Serbia are available also to the general publics on the pages of the Serbian Ministry of the Environment. AMES had also installed the similar system for the local survey in the Vinča Nuclear Institute near Belgrade where also AMES PMP124 meteorological station was installed.
GM probes and ombrometer in Subotica
AMES Delivers Monitoring Equipment to NATO Aliance
In 2007, AMES has delivered a number of instruments to Uzbekhistan, Tajikistan,
Kirgyzstan and Kazakhstan in a scope of a NATO environmental project. Deliveries were including RVM 96B handheld anemometers, RVM 96C portable meteorological stations / anemometers and PRM 145 radon monitors.
Portable AMES PRM 145 radon monitors for NATO
38th World Beekeepers Congress
On the 38th APIMONDIADA beekeepers congress , AMES, together with the Beekeepers Association of Slovenia, presented an automatic monitoring system of daily beehive weight increments.
Measuring stations are equipped with electronic scales, which gather information on beehive weights and send it to a central computer through a GSM connection. The data collected is available through the automatic telling machine to everyone at all times.
Črni Kal Viaduct
AMES was measuring wind on one the largest (more than 100 m high and over 1 km long) Slovenian highway viaduct Črni Kal. These measurements were meant to identify the potentialy dangerous winds (Bora and Jugo).
Measurements were done on two locations by use of VMT 107A combined wind speed / direction sensors and a wireless transmission links.
On one of the sensors, vertical wind speed was measured with the EGH 140 unidirectional wind speed sensor. Usualy, wind speed is sampled in 1 s intervals, but here the interval was shortened to 100 ms to detect the turbulent winds.