Spire Global awarded $2.8M contract by NOAA

Spire Global announced it was awarded a $2.8M, 12-month contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for satellite weather data. The contract is part of NOAA’s Commercial Weather Data Pilot Ocean Surface Winds Pilot Study, aimed at advancing the understanding of climate, weather and oceanic conditions. Spire will provide NOAA with Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry observation data in near real-time, primarily focusing on ocean surface wind speeds. This data will enable NOAA to evaluate the quality and applicability of commercial GNSS-R observations across various domains, such as refining weather forecasting models and advancing climate research. The initiative directly addresses the agency’s critical need for precise global sea-surface wind measurements essential for applications like marine weather forecasts, hurricane tracking, ocean current analysis and climate studies.