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Air traffic is particularly reliant upon the prevailing weather conditions and the related forecasts. Reliable and regularly updated weather information makes a major contribution to increasing the safety and efficiency of aviation.Precise forecasts represent important economic factors.Our range of special services offers maximum support to all pilots.

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Right in time for the start of the soaring season, the DWD has released its new New pc_met version 721 - Download pc_met version 2009.01 is now available for download.The version additionally includes TOPTHERM areas in France and Poland. Furthermore, an automatic version control has been implemented, alerting users to the availability of updates and offering to download and install the update.

Internet version of TOPTHERM

The beta version of the new Java TopTask Software was presented at the International Trade Exhibition AERO 2009 in Friedrichshafen (Germany).All pc_met customers can test the new tool using their personal access data.Registered users, click hereto go directly to the new application.
The table below lists and links to all available documentation on Java TopTask.

Titel Kurztext Datum Download
Java TopTask - Dokumentation Java TopTask ist eine Java Web Start-basierte Lösung zur
  • Interaktiven Visualisierung von TOPTHERM Gebietsvorhersagen
  • Interaktiven meteorologische Planung und Visualisierung von Streckenflugaufgaben
  • Simulation von aufgezeichneten Flügen mit TOPTHERM Gebietsvorhersagen meteorologischer Flugplan

17.08.2009  Download der PDF-Datei
Java TopTask Documentation Java TopTask is a java web start based
  • interactive visualization of TOPTHERM regional forecasts
  • interactive meteorological planning and visualization of soaring flight tasks
  • simulation of recorded flights with TOPTHERM regional forecasts
17.08.2009  Download der PDF-Datei
Java TopTask Documentation Java TopTask est une application à base de Java Web Start pour
  • visualiser rapidement les prévisions TOPTHERM (carte & barogramme)
  • simplifier et rendre plus rapide la préparation météorologique de vols en planeur
  • simuler des vols documentés à partir des prévisions TOPTHERM

17.08.2009  Download der PDF-Datei

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