Troo Partners with Schneider Electric to bring World-Class Weather Services to Aviation Tracking for Fixed Wing and Helicopter Flight Operators.
Ottawa, Ontario (PRWEB) March 03, 2015 -- March 3, 2015 – Ottawa, ON, Canada -- Troo Corporation, a leading provider of Connected Location Intelligence Services for satellite, RF and cellular monitoring solutions is pleased to announce the expansion of its TrooTrax web-based tracking and device management platform to include the best in live and forecasted Aviation Weather for fixed wing and helicopter operators thanks to a partnership with Schneider Electric (formerly Telvent DTN).
A leader in the aviation industry for more than 30 years, Schneider Electric is the first provider to convert aviation weather data into GIS shape files. The data includes the industry’s best precipitation forecasts — for the past eight years, audits performed by the independent third party company ForecastWatch.com have shown that Schneider Electric forecasts outperformed all others in the industry — including those of the US National Weather Service. The company is also the first choice of more than 50 commercial carriers along with Oil & Gas and Air Medical helicopter operators for its weather services. TrooTrax is also a leading choice in these markets for it’s web-based tracking services offered though OEMs such as Honeywell Aerospace.
Through the Troo Corporation partnership with Schneider Electric, TrooTrax live aircraft monitoring brings in more layers of information important to dispatchers and others involved with flight operations. This includes up-to-the-minute and forecasted weather for anywhere in the world and interactive layers of data geo-referenced against aeronautical charts, flight paths, airport databases and even FAA ASDI data and the latest nearby flight zone restrictions. “It’s hard to imagine a more comprehensive view of factors affecting flights, before, during and after flight” says Frank Friesacher, CEO of Troo, “bringing Schneider Electric weather data into the TrooTrax unified view of live aircraft data and flight factors along with its automatic alerting, dispatcher-controlled map layers and data analytics, means the aircraft operator now has the ultimate tool for safe and effective mission management”.
About Troo Corporation
Troo Corporation is a privately held M2M Connected Location Intelligence Solutions company established in 2004. Troo has global channels that include major global OEMs serving asset tracking and M2M monitoring markets with end-to-end solutions that include satellite and cellular airtime optimised for 2-way telemetry. With customers in 50 countries in applications such as aviation tracking, emergency response dispatch, forest fire-fighting, trucking & trailer fleet management, stolen vehicle recovery, UBI (usage based insurance) and spatial GIS analytics. Troo is one of the first providers of a cloud-based platform for affordable M2M telemetry as well as GIS Location Intelligence and data analytics delivered to desktops and mobile devices. Visit us at http://www.troo.com to learn more or email us at [email protected].
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About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructure, Industries & Machines Manufacturers, Non-residential Building, Data Centres & Networks and in Residential. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group's 140,000 plus employees achieved sales of 24 billion Euros in 2012, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy.
http://www.schneider-electric.com.
Frank Friesacher, Troo Corporation, http://www.troo.com, +1 (613) 225-8766 Ext: 151, [email protected]
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