WSI Corporation Announces Latest Pilotbrief Online™ Release
New interactive map capability allows proactive, route-centric visualization of global weather
ANDOVER, MA, June 18, 2008 — WSI Corporation (www.wsi.com), the most trusted weather decision support provider in the aviation industry, today announced the latest release of Pilotbrief Online™, featuring a new Interactive Map capability. The Interactive Map, available to Pilotbrief Online Pro subscribers, displays a global, pole-to-pole, high resolution digital elevation model with weather, hazard and route overlays. The map also features intuitive graphical briefing modes that walk the user though the process of choosing a route and obtaining a weather briefing. WSI Pilotbrief Online is one in a series of proactive operations management solutions offered by WSI that transform weather information into safer and more efficient flight and airport operations.
“WSI Pilotbrief Online enables the route-centric visualization of global weather and hazards in support of proactive aircraft operations management and control”, states Paul Hathaway, Director of Product Management, Business Aviation. “WSI is the market leader in global weather content and our challenge was to package that depth of content in an interactive online format that is simple and easy to use, something that professional pilots have always appreciated in the Pilotbrief suite. The new Interactive Map takes just minutes to learn but provides global weather and route analysis capabilities that are unmatched.”
“WSI Pilotbrief Online enables professional pilots to stay ahead of changing operational conditions and take positive action to reduce operational impacts”, states Mark D. Miller, VP and General Manager of WSI’s Aviation Business. “The new version of WSI Pilotbrief Pro adds WSI’s premium en-route SIGMETs and forecasts for turbulence, convection, icing, and volcanic ash, which until now have only been available to airlines, enabling corporate pilots to plan a smooth operation globally.” “We have an exciting roadmap ahead which will leverage this New Interactive Map technology to deliver a comprehensive preflight planning solution across a wide array of platforms”.
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About WSI Pilotbrief Online
WSI Pilotbrief Online part of the award-winning WSI Pilotbrief weather service suite, which is consistently voted #1 by professional pilots in reader surveys. Each day, thousands of aviation professionals trust the WSI Pilotbrief systems found at the nation’s top FBOs, corporate flight departments, and FAA Flight Service Stations to provide the highest quality information and to plan safe flights. WSI provides the highest-quality weather information, radar and satellite imagery available today.
About WSI Corporation
WSI Corporation is the world's leading provider of weather-driven business solutions for professionals in the aviation, media and energy markets, and multiple federal and state government agencies. WSI provides the world’s most innovative and trusted briefing solutions for aviation professionals through every phase flight. WSI’s pre-flight briefing solutions include WSI Pilotbrief which is consistently voted #1 by professional pilots in reader surveys. Daily, thousands of aviation professionals trust the WSI Pilotbrief system, at the nation's top FBOs, corporate flight departments, and FAA Flight Service Stations, to provide the necessary information to plan safe flights. WSI is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts with offices in Birmingham, England, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landmark Communications.
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