With marine weather broadcast service by GK2A satellite, get weather information more easily even when you are offshore - Korea Meteorological Administration
03 August 2020
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has started marine weather broadcast service by GK2A satellite, Korea’s second geostationary meteorological satellite, from July 23, 2020, which provides high-quality digital marine weather information to ships operating at sea. KMA’s marine weather broadcast service by GK2A is the world’s only public satellite service dedicated to providing weather information free of charge with an aim of ensuring the safety of ships. It transmits marine meteorological information to ships not only in coastal and offshore but in high seas where they could have difficulties maintaining maritime communication network.
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has started marine weather broadcast service by GK2A satellite, Korea’s second geostationary meteorological satellite, from July 23, 2020, which provides high-quality digital marine weather information to ships operating at sea.
KMA’s marine weather broadcast service by GK2A is the world’s only public satellite service dedicated to providing weather information free of charge with an aim of ensuring the safety of ships. It transmits marine meteorological information to ships not only in coastal and offshore but in high seas where they could have difficulties maintaining maritime communication network.
The broadcast service is available for ships located within a 3,700 km radius of GK2A—East Asia and West Pacific. And it provides 15 types of 360 products, including surface analysis and forecast charts, wave analysis and forecast charts, satellite images.
Through this new service, various domestic and overseas users are expected to easily receive and use marine weather information provided by KMA. Users can be equipped with a domestically-produced Small-scale Data Utilization Station (SDUS) with more affordable prices for receiving information. In addition, KMA plans to provide financial support for the installation of the SDUS to fishing and leisure ships, as well as East Asia.
“With this new digital foundation for marine weather services, KMA will do our best to ensure people’s safety from natural disasters, as well as cooperating with East Asian countries” said KMA Administrator KIM Jongseok.
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