By Ada Nkong
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), is set to revolutionize urban climate monitoring across Nigeria with the recent donation of innovative IoT-powered LoRaWAN-enabled weather stations.
A statement by the agency says this significant upgrade, a collaborative effort between Barani Design Technologies and the West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), promises to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of weather data collection in urban environments.
According to the DG/CEO of NiMet, who was ably represented by Engr. Hamid Abdulkareem, Director of Engineering and Technical Services, expressed enthusiasm at the new collaboration, describing it as strategic and innovative in the weather forecasting value chain.
He urged Barani and WASCAL to ensure that NiMet technical team are promptly informed of capacity-building opportunities in order to ensure sustainability of the automated weather stations and their seamless transmission to NiMet data center.
Meanwhile, in his response, Mr Jan Barani, the CEO of the Barani Design Technologies in collaboration with WASCAL while thanking NiMet’s DG/CEO for the reception, explained that this new generation of smart, energy-efficient weather stations has been developed to improve data accuracy and reliability across urban areas.
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