The present invention relates to an apparatus for calibrating temperature and humidity of a radio-sonde to be adapted to the upper air environment using an upper air simulation chamber including: an isotemperature-isohumidity unit calibrating temperature and humidity measured via the radio-sonde; a sunlight generation unit coupled to the isotemperature-isohumidity unit and generating sunlight to be irradiated to the isotemperature-isohumidity unit; an air supply unit coupled to the isotemperature-isohumidity unit and controlling the pressure and temperature of atmospheric air, allowing supplying air to the isotemperature-isohumidity unit; a sonic nozzle coupled to the isotemperature-isohumidity unit and creating an air flow set at below a set pressure; and a vacuum pump coupled to the isotemperature-isohumidity unit and discharging air which penetrates the isotemperature-isohumidity unit.

Calibrating weather stations using maximum allowed altitude errors. Particular embodiments described herein include machines that determine a maximum allowed pressure calibration error for a weather station in a network of weather stations, determine a temperature variation associated with an environment in which the weather station resides, determine a maximum allowed altitude error for the weather station using the maximum allowed pressure calibration error and the temperature variation, and use the maximum allowed altitude error to determine if a first maximum possible altitude error associated with a first approach for estimating an altitude of the weather station exceeds the maximum allowed altitude error. If the first maximum possible altitude error associated with the first approach does not exceed the maximum allowed altitude error, the first approach is used to estimate an altitude of the weather station for use in calibrating a pressure sensor of the weather station.

Calibrating weather stations using maximum allowed altitude errors. Particular embodiments described herein include machines that determine a maximum allowed pressure calibration error for a weather station in a network of weather stations, determine a temperature variation associated with an environment in which the weather station resides, determine a maximum allowed altitude error for the weather station using the maximum allowed pressure calibration error and the temperature variation, and use the maximum allowed altitude error to determine if a first maximum possible altitude error associated with a first approach for estimating an altitude of the weather station exceeds the maximum allowed altitude error. If the first maximum possible altitude error associated with the first approach does not exceed the maximum allowed altitude error, the first approach is used to estimate an altitude of the weather station for use in calibrating a pressure sensor of the weather station.

Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for generating test case requirements for testing an asset at a location using actual upcoming weather information. The method includes one or more processors receiving a set of usage parameters for an asset. The method further includes one or more processors a location from the received set of usage parameters. The method further includes one or more processors determining weather information that is associated with the identified location. The method further includes one or more processors generating a test case for the asset that includes one or more testing variables that test data in the determined weather information that is associated with the identified location.

A system for providing weather conditions to a target vehicle includes a plurality of sensors mounted within the target vehicle adapted to measure weather conditions at the target vehicle and a computer processor adapted to collect data of weather conditions at the target vehicle from the plurality of sensors mounted within the target vehicle, collect data of measured weather conditions of at least one known location remote from the target vehicle, and build a temporal-spatial effectiveness model adapted to estimate weather conditions of at least one unknown location remote from the target vehicle using the data of weather conditions at the target vehicle and the data of measured weather conditions of the at least one known location remote from the target vehicle.

A system for providing weather conditions to a target vehicle includes a plurality of sensors mounted within the target vehicle adapted to measure weather conditions at the target vehicle and a computer processor adapted to collect data of weather conditions at the target vehicle from the plurality of sensors mounted within the target vehicle, collect data of measured weather conditions of at least one known location remote from the target vehicle, and build a temporal-spatial effectiveness model adapted to estimate weather conditions of at least one unknown location remote from the target vehicle using the data of weather conditions at the target vehicle and the data of measured weather conditions of the at least one known location remote from the target vehicle.

A speckled calibration artifact to calibrate metrology equipment is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes a geometric solid having a smooth outer surface of a solid base color; and a speckled contrasting color applied on the outer surface of the geometric solid in a randomly speckled pattern enabling portions of the solid base color and portions of the contrasting color to be visible on the smooth outer surface of the geometric solid.

A speckled calibration artifact to calibrate metrology equipment is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes a geometric solid having a smooth outer surface of a solid base color; and a speckled contrasting color applied on the outer surface of the geometric solid in a randomly speckled pattern enabling portions of the solid base color and portions of the contrasting color to be visible on the smooth outer surface of the geometric solid.

The present invention evaluates, with high precision, the risk of a landslide disaster. An information processing device 100 is provided with: an estimation unit 110 that estimates a parameter indicating a moisture state of soil of a prescribed site, on the basis of a first piece of data indicating the topography, vegetation or geological features of the site and second piece of data indicating the precipitation amount of the site; a correction formula calculation unit 120 that calculates a correction formula, in regards to a first site that is the site at which a sensor for measuring the parameter is installed, using a parameter measured by the sensor and a first parameter which is the parameter estimated for the first site; and a correction unit 130 that uses the calculated correction formula to correct a second parameter, which is the parameter estimated for a second site, which is a site at which the sensor that measures the parameter is not installed.

The present invention evaluates, with high precision, the risk of a landslide disaster. An information processing device 100 is provided with: an estimation unit 110 that estimates a parameter indicating a moisture state of soil of a prescribed site, on the basis of a first piece of data indicating the topography, vegetation or geological features of the site and second piece of data indicating the precipitation amount of the site; a correction formula calculation unit 120 that calculates a correction formula, in regards to a first site that is the site at which a sensor for measuring the parameter is installed, using a parameter measured by the sensor and a first parameter which is the parameter estimated for the first site; and a correction unit 130 that uses the calculated correction formula to correct a second parameter, which is the parameter estimated for a second site, which is a site at which the sensor that measures the parameter is not installed.