Vaavud Launches Ultrasonic Wind Meter · PDF file · 2017-09-21Vaavud Launches...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vaavud Launches Ultrasonic Wind Meter World’s First Fully Autonomous, Smartphone Connected, Ultrasonic Wind Meter Now Available For Pre-ordering Denmark – (January 18, 2017) – Vaavud, the company that has created two highly acclaimed hand-held wind meters that transforms your smart phone into a high-tech meteorological tool is now ready with their first mountable wind meter. The new Vaavud device, which is simply called Vaavud ULTRASONIC is a solar-powered, Bluetooth connected, ultrasonic anemometer. It has no wires, is super compact, and weighs only 130 grams, so you can mount it practically anywhere. Installation and set-up is done in a matter of minutes. The 4 ultrasonic transducers register wind flow with very high accuracy and sensibility, and since the device has no moving parts it is extremely durable. A range of onboard sensors along with the GPS in your smartphone/tablet enables the device to compensate for pitch, yaw and roll. This ensure accurate measurements of both apparent and true wind even when sailing in rough sea. The Vaavud ULTRASONIC has a wind range of 0-40 m/s with +/- 0,1 m/s accuracy, and a +/- 1 degree accuracy for wind direction. The solar panel and built in battery ensures that the device can keep running for up to a month – even in complete darkness. In sleep-mode the battery will last more than one year. To supplement the Vaavud ULTRASONIC the company is developing a dedicated sailing app that will allow you to measure both true and apparent wind and log your sailing trips as well as the wind conditions along the way. Furthermore, the app will provide high-resolution weather forecasts. The app is free to download and use, and will be available for both iOS and Android devices. “We have received lots of positive user feedback for our two first devices, the hand-held wind meters Mjolnir and Sleipnir. But at the same time many users – and especially sailors – asked for a device that could be mounted remotely and for the ability to measure true wind. We are very excited about launching the Vaavud ULTRASONIC and the new Vaavud Sailing app in response to these requests. It is a very affordable, yet high- performing alternative to many of the existing on-board systems. And because it requires no wiring or power supply, it opens a wide range of advanced functionalities to smaller keel boats, skiffs dinghies, coaches,
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FORIMMEDIATERELEASE
VaavudLaunchesUltrasonicWindMeterWorld’sFirstFullyAutonomous,SmartphoneConnected,UltrasonicWindMeter
NowAvailableForPre-ordering
Denmark–(January18,2017)–Vaavud,thecompanythathascreatedtwohighlyacclaimedhand-heldwindmetersthattransformsyoursmartphoneintoahigh-techmeteorologicaltoolisnowreadywiththeirfirstmountablewindmeter.ThenewVaavuddevice,whichissimplycalledVaavudULTRASONICisasolar-powered,Bluetoothconnected,ultrasonicanemometer.Ithasnowires,issupercompact,andweighsonly130grams,soyoucanmountitpracticallyanywhere.Installationandset-upisdoneinamatterofminutes.The4ultrasonictransducersregisterwindflowwithveryhighaccuracyandsensibility,andsincethedevicehasnomovingpartsitisextremelydurable.ArangeofonboardsensorsalongwiththeGPSinyoursmartphone/tabletenablesthedevicetocompensateforpitch,yawandroll.Thisensureaccuratemeasurementsofbothapparentandtruewindevenwhensailinginroughsea.TheVaavudULTRASONIChasawindrangeof0-40m/swith+/-0,1m/saccuracy,anda+/-1degreeaccuracyforwinddirection.Thesolarpanelandbuiltinbatteryensuresthatthedevicecankeeprunningforuptoamonth–evenincompletedarkness.Insleep-modethebatterywilllastmorethanoneyear.
To supplement the Vaavud ULTRASONIC the company is developing adedicated sailing app that will allow you to measure both true andapparent wind and log your sailing trips as well as the wind conditionsalongtheway.Furthermore,theappwillprovidehigh-resolutionweatherforecasts.Theapp is free todownloadanduse,andwillbeavailable forbothiOSandAndroiddevices.“Wehavereceivedlotsofpositiveuserfeedbackforourtwofirstdevices,the hand-held wind meters Mjolnir and Sleipnir. But at the same timemany users – and especially sailors – asked for a device that could bemountedremotelyandfortheabilitytomeasuretruewind.Weareveryexcited about launching the Vaavud ULTRASONIC and the new VaavudSailingappinresponsetotheserequests.Itisaveryaffordable,yethigh-performing alternative to many of the existing on-board systems. Andbecause it requires nowiring or power supply, it opens awide rangeofadvanced functionalities to smaller keel boats, skiffs dinghies, coaches,
raceofficialsetc.”,saysThomasHelms,CEOofVaavudTheVaavudULTRASONIChascometo lifethroughapartnershipbetweenVaavudandanothermarineindustry start-up; Calypso Marine Instruments. Calypso developed a Bluetooth connected cup-anemometerwhichtheystartedshippingin2015.Calypsoleveragedpartsofthetechnologyfromtheirfirst device to create the ultrasonic windmeter and then partneredwith Vaavud for developing thesoftwareplatformandtoleverageVaavud’sglobalsalesanddistributionnetwork“TheCalypsoMarineInstrumentsteamisextremelygoodathardwareengineeringandhaveproventhiswith their first device, for which they developed a large part of the technology behind the VaavudULTRASONIC,soweareveryhappyaboutthecollaboration.Vaavudcanthenfocusonwhatwedobest,which isbuildinguser-friendly software fora fast-growing, globaluserbase”,explainsThomasHelms,CEOofVaavudTheVaavudULTRASONICisveryaffordable.Itwillretailfor499EURinEuropeandrestoftheworldand499 USD in the Americas. Until March 15th it can be pre-ordered with a 20% discount onhttps://vaavud.com/ultrasonicThedevicewill startshippingbytheendofMarch, just in timefor thesailingseasononthenorthernhemisphere.FromApril,itwillalsobeavailableinawiderangeofretailstoresthrough-outtheworld.AboutVaavudBasedinDenmark,Vaavud’smissionistoprovidehigh-resolution,personalizedweatherinformation.WhenVaavudlaunchedin2013itwastheworld’sfirstwindmeterforsmartphones,andVaavudtherebyrevolutionizedwindmeasurementsneededinsailing,kitesurfing,paragliding,kayaking,hiking,aviation,fishing,hunting,droneflying,farmingandthelike.Vaavud’ssecondgenerationwindmeter,launchedin2015,isstilltheonlyhandheldwindmeterintheworldtomeasurewinddirection.ThetwoVaavudwindmetershavesoldmorethan55.000unitsworldwide.Vaavudalsorunsitsownhigh-resolutionforecastmodelforNorthernEuropeandisworkingonintegratingtheusergeneratedwindmeasurementsintotheforecasts.ThebrandnameVaavudspeakstothecompany’sDanishrootsandmeans‘wind’inthelanguageoftheOldNorseGods.Vaavudisrapidlyexpandingandusershavemademorethan800.000windmeasurements,inmorethan170countries,onall7continentssofar.FormoreinformationcontactVaavudCEO&Co-founderThomasHelms,[email protected],+4551496148,vaavud.com.Imagesaboveforonlineusage.Highresolutionimagesavailableonhttps://vaavud.com/press/YoucanalsoconnectwiththebrandonFacebookandTwitteratfacebook.com/vaavudandtwitter.com/vaavud.AboutCalypsoMarineInstrumentsBasedinSpain,CalypsoMarineInstrumentsisaspin-offfromSpanishengineeringcompanyProdeoIngeniería,anengineeringteamprofessionallyfocusedonindustrialdesignservices.Prodeosuppliesengineeringdesignservices(mechanical,electrical,electronics,instrumentationetc.)forindustrialplants.Thetwopartnersinthecompany,whoarebothengineers,areavidsailorsandthusdecidedtolaunchCalypsoMarineInstrumentsin2015andhavedevelopedtheirproductsinclosecollaborationwithanumberofsailingprofessionals.Formoreinformationsee:https://calypsoinstruments.com/
