Vaisala will host a webinar on 7th October 2026 exploring how environmental intelligence can help naval, coast guard, and maritime-security organizations strengthen resilience, situational awareness, and readiness in Arctic and high-latitude operations.
Naval, coast guard, and maritime-security organizations operating in Arctic and high-latitude regions face a unique combination of challenges: extreme weather, icing, long distances, limited communications and infrastructure, and growing geopolitical attention. Vaisala’s upcoming webinar, “Building resilience, awareness, and readiness for Arctic maritime operations with environmental intelligence”, will examine how trusted weather and environmental data can support safer and more resilient operations in these demanding environments.
This webinar will bring together perspectives from Vaisala and expert guest speakers with backgrounds in defense meteorology, maritime technology, Arctic operations, icebreakers, autonomy, and emerging technologies.
As activity in the Arctic increases, maritime organizations need a clearer operational picture to coordinate people, platforms, and decisions in challenging conditions. The webinar will explore how environmental intelligence can support decision-making across crewed vessels, aviation assets, uncrewed surface vessels, ports, bases, and shore-based teams. The discussion will also address operational readiness, risk reduction, mission assurance, and the role of trusted environmental data in building resilience for Arctic and near-Arctic operations.
Weather and environmental intelligence for naval operations
For naval and maritime organizations, environmental intelligence is more than weather observation. It is a mission-critical capability that helps crews make safer, faster, and better-informed decisions in demanding operating environments.
Vaisala’s weather and environmental measurement solutions support a common operational picture across vessels, aviation assets, ports, and shore-based teams. Shipborne automatic weather systems, like Vaisala Maritime Automatic Weather Station AWS830, provide continuous, real-time observations of key parameters such as wind, pressure, temperature, humidity, visibility, and vessel motion. This data can support safe navigation, routing, mission planning, and integration with shipboard systems.
For aviation-capable vessels, Vaisala’s Helideck Monitoring System help support safe helicopter and UAV operations by combining local weather observations, oceanographic data, and deck motion information. These insights help crews plan launch and recovery windows, assess approach conditions, and improve safety in challenging weather.
Vaisala’s marine-grade sensors and integrated instrumentation also help ensure that bridge teams, aviation crews, navigation systems, and operational decision-makers are working from the same trusted environmental data. In Arctic and high-latitude operations, where weather windows can be limited and conditions change rapidly, this shared environmental picture is essential for readiness, resilience, and mission assurance.
Who should attend
The webinar is designed for professionals responsible for planning, supporting, or executing maritime and naval operations in Arctic and high-latitude environments. This includes naval, coast guard, and joint-force leaders responsible for Arctic operations; offshore and naval aviation officers; flight-deck crews and helideck operators working in icing-prone regions; port, base, and coastal installation managers in northern waters; METOC, weather, and environmental intelligence teams supporting polar and near-polar missions; and technology, innovation, and procurement leads evaluating sensing, autonomy, and decision-support capabilities for harsh operating environments.
Webinar details
Date: 7th October 2026
Time: 4:00 PM CEST
Organizer: Vaisala
Speakers: Alex Faulconer, Business Development Manager at Vaisala, Caitlin Hardy, Founder and Managing Director of Ness Sea Consulting and Tero Vauraste, Founder and CEO of Mariadi Oy
Attendees will learn how environmental intelligence supports Arctic and high-latitude maritime operations, why trusted weather and environmental data are critical for situational awareness, safety, and mission assurance, and how maritime organizations can build a more integrated operational picture across ships, aviation, ports, and shore-based teams.
Register for the webinar to learn how environmental intelligence can support safer, more resilient Arctic maritime operations. If you cannot join live, registering will also provide access to the recording.
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