Precise weather forecasts for sporting events

Stricter requirements regarding safety and infrastructure pose central challenges for every sporting event. Many customers from the sports sector, e.g. Formula 1 Teams, rely on UBIMET’s highly precise weather data in order to better manage their sporting events.

Challenges for the sports sector

The requirements by international sports associations and the provisions regarding safety and infrastructure for sporting events continue to increase and become stricter. In addition to organizational and economic challenges, the organisers of sporting events are forced to deal with legal claims both before and after the events. Since many sporting events are held outdoors, the weather plays a central role for the safety of athletes and spectators. Precise weather data are thus an important asset in the safety management for sporting events.

Sports Industry Challenges:

  • How to protect players, fans and organisers from lightning?
  • How to manage pitches and fields more efficiently?
  • How to operate sustainably?
  • How to leverage weather information for better planning
  • Contingency planning for outdoor events

Better management of sporting events with the Weather Cockpit

In a compact online portal, the UBIMET Weather Cockpit offers all necessary information and data regarding current and future weather situations for the organisers of sporting events. Whether a thunderstorm approaches or heavy gales are looming: The organiser receives timely information and can decide whether sporting events can be held or should be cancelled. Thus, the events can meet the sports associations’ requirements and ensure the safety of athletes and fans. In addition, the API interface “UBIMET:Connect” provides companies with a variety of solutions for the quick and easy integration of weather data in websites and applications.

UBIMET Solutions:

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  • LIGHTNING ALERTS

    • E-Mail and SMS alert when lightning is detected near the sports ground
    • Detection radius customisable to your needs
    • Alerts generated through the UBIMET patented lightning network
    • Accuracy of up to 75 meters
  • SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS

    • Hyper-local severe weather warnings with pinpoint accuracy
    • Maximum lead time for severe thunderstorm, wind and rain events
    • Intiuitve colour-based warning system for quick decision-making
    • Unique independent warnings compiled by UBIMET meteorologists
  • WEATHER COCKPIT

    • Real-time overview of current weather conditions for the entire sports area on desktop and smartphone
    • High resolution forecasts for any point within the sports area on desktop and smartphone
    • All Clear Alerts to keep weather interruptions as short as possible, but still keep people safe
    • Quickly and easily identify weather risk and potential disruptions
    • Up-to-the-minute information on severe weather expected to impact the sports area
  • WORKING CONDITIONS

    • Define thresholds and parameters such as precipitation probability and saturation deficit to optimize watering
    • Thunderstorm probability

Want to integrate hyperlocal weather insights into your own systems?

With the UBIMET API “UBI:Connect” it’s easy to create a connection between your systems and UBIMET’s high-quality hyper-local weather database. Find out more on our dedicated weather API page or ask for more information below.

UBIMET Connect Weather Data API

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