Xtreme Digital Definition™ Doppler Radar
With higher power comes the best data resolution-as much as 50 times higher data resolution than low power radar. With state-of-the-art processing technologies, a higher degree of accuracy and all the tools to complement your investment, the future of Doppler radar is here with Xtreme Digital Definition.
As an outgrowth of our successful VHDD250™ and our continuing commitment to providing the best Doppler radar systems available, Baron Services has enhanced the capabilities of the VHDD250 and introduced a new line of Doppler radar. Realizing that with the highest power comes the best data resolution, Baron has undertaken further development of broadcast Doppler technology.
The XDD-300X and XDD-350C offer more power for even better data resolution. You can see weather at longer distances with full resolution and minimum attenuation with as much as 15 times higher resolution than NexRad and 50 times higher resolution than low power radar. Extreme punching power enables you to see through the strongest storms with full resolution and clarity.
The Baron line of Doppler radar features fully digital state-of-the-art Doppler processing. Our superior processing, resolution, and power lay the foundation for a superior Doppler radar. The extreme sensitivity allows you to see light returns, like snow, in amazing detail. The Baron Neighborhood Radar is your all season weather tool. The capabilities of the system allow you to scan simultaneously for rain, winds, and turbulence -- all in one sweep and at full resolution. The high level of coherency maximizes signal clarity and minimizes ground clutter.
The advancements in technology that brought about the XDD series of radar have been an ambitious goal for Baron Services. The XDD-350C is unsurpassed as a live Doppler tool for the broadcast meteorologist. Taking these advancements beyond just the data collection of the radar, Baron Dopplers are coupled with the patented FasTrac® storm-tracking display system. The accuracy of this system represents the cutting edge capability for storm tracking.
The Baron commitment to technological advancement in meteorology has also led to the development of VIPIR™ (Volumetric Imaging and Processing for Integrated Radar). A vital system for interpretation and display of Doppler data, VIPIR excels at detecting potentially Dangerous Twisting of the Winds™. With startling real-time analysis, VIPIR not only gives you a 5 to 10 minute edge; it also gives you the ability to provide life saving information.
Network America™
Network America™ makes the most of real-time Doppler. With Baron radar in nearly 80 television stations across the country, this collection, or network, of real-time radar allows meteorologists at participating stations access to live radar data from nearly anywhere. The data is used to monitor storms in neighboring areas as they move into range of the station`s own live Doppler, and each radar can be shown simultaneously within the Baron display, FasTrac®. In a sense, all the participating stations are then networked together, creating a web of weather coverage.
Network America features optional whole US mapping, US city streets, and access to a maximum of 20 Doppler sites -- delivered through the Internet -- simultaneously. It can zoom in to city street-level detail, and, like Baron`s other products, the data is in real-time.
For stations wishing to cover very local and specific areas, Network America is also presented as a regional package, which provides access to up to four live Doppler sites within a 300 mile radius of the broadcaster. This package includes no additional mapping.
Not only does Network America help monitor severe weather during times of need, it also ties neighboring markets, indeed most of the country, together in a net of weather coverage. So, whether there is a storm in Seattle, tornadoes in Tulsa, a Northeaster in New England, or a hurricane in Houston -- you can show your viewers what is happening live, down to a local level.
NexRad
In an agreement through UNISYS, Baron Services is an authorized distributor of NexRad data and works cooperatively through UNISYS with other UNISYS vendors including Weather Central and AccuWeather. Plus, we work cooperatively directly with WSI. Not only does this enable you to take advantage of our industry leading NexRad display and storm tracking capabilities with NexTrac® , but it also gives you access to StormScan®.
Baron Services` StormScan system manages the National Weather Service Build-10 data from within a graphically-friendly format. Working in conjunction with NexTrac, your weather reports become more specific, and viewers respect the information as your station out- performs the competition with accurate information. StormScan maximizes the data from the NWS allowing you to take advantage of NexRad`s storm parameters and attributes.
You can easily view and summarize the characteristics of the storm -- the presence of hail, hail size, storm top height, storm speed, and the direction in which the storm is traveling. Data including tornado signature, max dBZ, and circulation detection are readily accessible; plus the attribute tables are user definable.
With StormScan, you can easily run a comparison of current and past storm parameters by evaluating two consecutive NexRad sweeps. StormScan displays the complete makeup of a storm system, including TVS, meso, hail, and VIL classifications. Storm attribute arrows immediately identify the path of the storm and, with the click of the mouse on the attribute arrow, a storm track is generated and the storm attributes are revealed.
When you add StormScan to the NexTrac system, you are arming yourself with an even more accurate and informative weapon, and you`re making the most of your NexRad data.
