Spire Global has concluded two contracts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Office (NOAA) for a total amount 13,7 a million dollars, Strengthening its role in the supply of satellite meteorological data for the US Government Forecasting and Research.
The main contract for the amount 11,2 A million dollars are designed for one year, with 18 September 2025 year after 18 September 2026 year, and provides for the provision of GNSS radio occultation profiles (GNSS-RO), including pressure data, humidity and temperature worldwide to integrate them in real time. This data will be used by NOAA in conjunction with NASA, by the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy to improve weather forecasting and space weather models. Expected, that other US and international agencies will also use this data to improve the accuracy of forecasts and advance climate research. The contract is part of NOAA's Commercial Weather Data Program Radio Occultation Data Buy II program under the IDIQ scheme.
The second contract for the amount 2,5 a million dollars, for a period of nine months, starting with 10 September 2025 year, commissions Spire to supply GNSS reflectivity data (GNSS-R), relating to wind speed on the ocean surface. This is a pilot project, which is part of the NOAA Commercial Weather Data Pilot Ocean Surface Winds Study, will appreciate, how commercial satellite observations can improve marine forecasts and predictions of severe storms. The pilot project will consist of two stages - data delivery and their evaluation, including testing the effectiveness of GNSS-R in capturing stronger tropical cyclone winds. The results should inform NOAA's future steps to integrate commercial satellite data into weather and climate programs.
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