AVOS Automatic Voluntary Observing Ships System

The AVOS is an automated weather station that transmits VOS program reports. The Voluntary Observing Ship’s (VOS) is an international initiative by which ocean going ships are recruited by National Meteorological services to record and transmit shipboard weather.
AVOS is based on proven high-reliability technology of Axys buoys.

AVOS automatically samples, processes, displays, logs and transmits weather data from VOS ships. Integrated system features include: AVOS controller processor, wind measurement, water temperature, temperature and relative humidity, fluxgate compass, digital barometer and GPS receiver. Improve the frequency and accuracy of global weather observations at sea.

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