HailSens360
high-resolution hailstorm forecast & sensing to minimize impacts to your operations and assets
Monitoring hail risk & mitigating damage
HailSens360 delivers extensive hailstorm forecasts and nowcast data to mitigate hail damage. In addition, real-time measurements of hailstones – their size, velocity and distribution – and in-depth post-event analytical tools help you assess damages and file claims.
Our intuitive cloud & sensor solution gives you unparalleled decision support for optimal hail data before, during and after the storm.
You not only know what’s coming but also when, where, and the expected impact with Hailsens360.
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Product Highlights
Radar hail data, visualization & analytical tools
Radar hail data, visualization & analytical tools
Get accurate & precise forecast data.
Inform assessments of near-term and real-time hail impacts on your operations as well as your sustainability plans.
Animate high-resolution hail radar imagery (historical and forecast).
Retrieve hail sensor-calibrated cumulative precipitation amounts for any defined period, with assessment and actioning of events available via a simple mouse-click.
Tap into embedded expert meteorological models, as we bring worldwide knowledge of severe weather environments to your wind & solar farm operators.
Customized to your needs
Customized to your needs
Within the Hailsens360 platform, add particular zones of interest, sensors and hotspots for localized observations and forecasts.
Over time, evaluate how significant hail impact will be for your area by comparing post-event forecasts and measurements to plan appropriately — for insurance coverage, operational training, or future asset siting.
Additionally, integrate with precipitation sensors by KISTERS. The real-time HailSens IoT sensor has a 19.685 in (500 mm) diameter plate to detect hailstone size and impact. Mount the 14.33 lb (6.5 kg) sensor on a 2-in or 4-in diameter pole at existing weather stations.
photo of the HailSens IoT sensor Your warning and alert settings
Your warning and alert settings
No arbitrary forecasts for you.
Get automated notifications when the criteria you define are met in 48 hours, 60-90 minutes (nowcasts) and real time.
Identify hotspots or zones of interest in a few clicks. Even upload polygons from your GIS platform.
You decide for whom, how and when messages will be issued for timely and effective decisions.
Notifications include links to easily access your hailstorm data in intuitive maps, charts and tables.
Lessons learned from data for future decisions
Lessons learned from data for future decisions
View and analyze past hail events using the same tools available in forecast and real-time modes.
For post event analysis, review past alarming events from forecasts, nowcasts and observations.
A rich set of statistics including raster animation & extracted information, as well as hailstone distribution analyses with distribution of hailstone size, velocity and distribution over a geographic area.
From radar data to hail size
Potential hail size occurring in convective cells can be estimated from radar data. In HailSens360 we use a volumetric radar parameter, derived from 3D radar data, to derive the maximum hail size.
The extensive calibration of the equations between volumetric radar and hail size, in combination with the research on how to select different optical flow methods and their respective parametrisation to optimize the results, make this a unique product.
We want to enable organizations to protect assets from hail damage before a storm... to do that, we built a system that can predict, precisely quantify and validate hail. All that information is displayed in an online dashboard to help operators leverage data-driven decision-making
Johan Jaques, HailSens360 solution owner with KISTERS AG
FAQs
How does HailSens360 protect my assets?
With 60 years of expertise, KISTERS has developed technology to synthesize forecast data, accurately detect hail up to 90 minutes before the event at a specific location, and senda text message and/or email notificationto predetermined individuals, groups or organizations empowered to take action.
The technology was initially designed to inform solar farm operators when to tilt and stow PV panels to mitigate hail damage.
Alternatively, utilities and agencies may move fleet vehicles into safe locations or to cover them to lessen risk of damage.
What can HailSens360 do when my project is still under construction?
Owners and operators are investing in hail sensors to document hail events at wind and solar projects that are already up and running. These sites have the infrastructure to mount sensors, even at every inverter.
However, widespread damage and huge financial losses also occur when projects are still under construction. Without a sensor on-site, HailSens360 delivers real-time observation hail data to prioritize damage inspection and support insurance claims after hailstorms.
What is the difference between HailSens IoT and HailSens360?
HailSens360 is a total hail mitigation solution that combines proprietary (up to 48 hour) forecast, (90 minute) Nowcast, and real-time observation hail data to help safeguard assets before, during and after hailstorms. The KISTERS datasphere web application provides data visualization options, including customizable dashboards. The same software facilitates post-event analysis.
HailSens IoT is a sensor to precisely quantify and validate hail impacts in real-time. The robust hail detection system by KISTERS comprises a 19.7 in (50 cm) sensing plate that offers ±10% accuracy and detects hailstones larger than 0.20 in (5 mm). Use data from the in-situ weather monitoring device to identify potential hail damage or to further hail research and forecasting.