GeoMetWatch sensors, built by the Utah State University Advanced
Weather Systems Laboratory, are state-of-the-art, hyperspectral
atmospheric sounders—the core technology behind the sensors was
developed by the US Government at a cost of more than $400
million. GeoMetWatch will place six unique data-gathering
sensors into geostationary orbit (22,236 miles above the
equator) to collect atmospheric data. This data will then be
conveyed to data centers around the world, where it will be
processed and configured per customer specifications to provide
severe weather forecast information. These highly sophisticated
technologies will dramatically improve the accuracy and
timeliness of severe weather forecasting, enabling the
preservation of lives and property at a fraction of the cost of
current methods. GeoMetWatch is the only entity possessing a US
Department of Commerce Remote Atmospheric Sensing License to use
this sophisticated technology. Once completed, GeoMetWatch will
be the only provider of this highly soph