Monitoring devices are becoming smaller, smarter, and more autonomous. Hydrology is facing a critical moment to keep pace.
This expert-led session explores a growing challenge: how to expand and maintain effective monitoring networks under real-world constraints — limited budgets, remote locations, and increasing demand for data.
Across industries, a broader shift toward more integrated and efficient systems is raising important questions:
● Why do some monitoring networks grow easily, and others hit a wall?
● Why is scaling still difficult, despite clear demand for more data?
● As devices become more capable, what becomes realistically possible for monitoring networks today?
A practical and thought-provoking discussion grounded in field experience, long-term industry perspective, and academic insight.
Attendees will leave with sharper frameworks for decision-making, a broader view of where the field is heading, and a clearer sense of what is already possible.
Why Register
● Keynote and expert dialogue led by Dr. Anton Felder — 35+ years in hydrological monitoring
● Real-world perspectives from practitioners working under operational constraints
● Live-only Q&A with all speakers
● Early access to Dr. Felder’s thought leadership article
meteoblue – Weather and Climate Data for Resilient Cities
meteoblue AG, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, is an internationally recognized provider of high-precision, scientifically grounded weather and climate data. Originating from research at the University of Basel, meteoblue has, for over 15 years, combined advanced meteorology with powerful data processing and intelligent modelling to deliver actionable insights for private, commercial, and institutional clients worldwide.
Our mission
We aim to make precise, location-specific weather and climate information accessible globally, supporting informed decision-making, climate adaptation, and urban resilience. By integrating physical modelling, satellite observations, ground measurements, and AI-driven optimisation, meteoblue produces high-resolution datasets even in regions with sparse measurement networks.
Urban Climate Solutions
Cities face intensifying challenges due to climate change, including heat islands, extreme rainfall, storms, and air pollution. meteoblue helps municipalities, planning offices, emergency services, and infrastructure operators address these challenges with data-driven strategies. Our urban climate models provide detailed analyses down to street-level temperature distributions, wind fields, thermal stress, and flood risks.
Practical Tools for Decision-Makers
meteoblue transforms complex meteorological data into practical, locally applicable decision-making tools. Our offerings include:
High-resolution, location-specific weather and climate data for precise planning.
Real-time forecasts and predictive analytics for early risk assessment.
Historical climate analyses and projections to guide long-term strategies.
Interactive maps, visualisations, and clear reports to support planners and technical teams.
Our solutions are scalable, flexible, and integrable into existing GIS, smart city, and planning systems, accommodating projects from individual buildings to entire districts. Early warning systems further help cities detect hazards, coordinate emergency responses, minimise infrastructure damage, and protect public health.
Innovation and Sustainability
What sets meteoblue apart is the combination of scientific rigour and entrepreneurial agility. Research findings are rapidly translated into operational products, and customer-specific requirements are implemented transparently and efficiently. All models rely on energy-efficient and sustainable computational methods, contributing to climate-conscious urban development.
For a Resilient Urban Future
With meteoblue, cities can reduce heat stress, mitigate risks from extreme weather, optimise urban planning, and improve livability. Our mission is clear: support decision-makers with reliable, actionable weather and climate insights to build sustainable, resilient, and climate-adapted cities worldwide.
Visit our website to explore the 250 cities we model globally and discover how meteoblue can support your projects.
People & Talent Open Application
This is an open application for people and talent professionals who want to shape teams, not just administer processes. Our partner companies are often scaling and need thoughtful hiring and people operations support.
Who is this for
A Talent Partner or Internal Recruiter
Working in People Ops or HR
Comfortable in early or growth stage companies Focused on hiring quality over volume
This is an open application for designers who want to work on meaningful products rather than surface level branding. We partner with product led companies where design plays a real role in usability, adoption, and clarity.
Who is this for
A Product Designer or UX/UI Designer
Comfortable working closely with engineers and product managers Interested in complex or data heavy products
This is an open application for customer facing professionals who sit between product, engineering, and commercial teams. Our partner companies often serve technical or enterprise customers and need people who can translate complexity into value.
Who is this for
A Customer Success Manager or Technical Account Manager
Working in onboarding, implementation, or support
Comfortable with technical products and stakeholders
Focused on retention, expansion, and long term relationships
This is an open application for data and analytics professionals who want their work to directly influence products, strategy, and outcomes. Many of our partner companies are deeply data driven, particularly across climate modelling, weather forecasting, and environmental insights.
Who is this for
A Data Analyst, Analytics Engineer, or Data Scientist
Working with large, complex, or scientific datasets Interested in applied data rather than vanity metrics
Comfortable working closely with product and engineering team
This is an open application for finance professionals who want to work closely with decision makers and have real influence. We work with companies moving beyond early stage spreadsheets into more robust financial planning and control.
Who is this for
A Finance Manager or Head of Finance
Working in FP&A, commercial finance, or accounting Interested in cashflow, forecasting, and strategic decision making
Comfortable in smaller teams or early stage environment
This is an open application for operations professionals who thrive in ambiguous, fast moving environments. Our partner companies are often growing quickly and need people who can bring structure, clarity, and execution across the business.
Who is this for
An Operations Manager or Business Operations lead
A Chief of Staff or Programme Manager
A generalist who enjoys fixing broken processes
Comfortable working closely with founders and leadership teams
This is an open application for sales professionals who are open, or tentatively open, to exploring their next move. We work with companies across climate, weather, and water, including climate tech platforms, environmental data providers, infrastructure technology, and applied science organisations that need strong commercial operators.
Who is this for
An Account Executive, SDR, or Business Development Manager
A founding or early sales hire Working in B2B SaaS, data, infrastructure, or technical products
Comfortable selling complex or technical solutions Interested in mission driven companies with real world impact
This is an open application for engineers who are open, or tentatively open, to exploring their next move. We partner with companies working across climate, weather, and water, including meteorology, environmental modelling, climate analytics, water systems, and the software and infrastructure behind them.
Who is this for
A software, data, platform, devops or ML engineer
Working across backend, frontend, full stack, infrastructure, or applied science Interested in technically complex, mission driven work
Luke Pierce, Managing Director at Varysian, speaks with Stratis Hatzistefanis, Member of the Board at Raymetrics Lidar Systems.
Their lidar technology enables real-time, three-dimensional observation of the atmosphere, supporting forecasting, aviation safety, early warning systems, and climate monitoring.
During the discussion, Stratis highlights how lidar is helping organisations such as the UK Met Office, which operates a nationwide Raymetrics network used to monitor atmospheric conditions across the UK.
The conversation also explores Raymetrics’ expanding work in civil protection, pollution monitoring, and defence, as well as the company’s vision to build a global “community of atmospheric data”, combining observations from systems worldwide to unlock new insights with AI.
A fascinating look at how advanced sensing technologies are shaping the future of weather intelligence.
In our latest interview, Varysian Managing Director Luke Pierce spoke with Drew Watney about how AutoNaut (a division of Seiche) is redefining persistent ocean monitoring.
Autonaut was one of the first USV pioneers, launching in England 15 years ago, backed by Seiche’s expertise in passive acoustic monitoring and marine measurement systems.
The interview discussed:
What makes Autonaut’s USVs different? – Wave-propelled, solar-powered, 5-metre unscrewed surface vessels designed for endurance, designed for ultra-low emissions and near-silent operation.
A deployment with the Barbados Meteorological Services, operating the world’s largest fleet of six Autonaut vessels as mobile weather buoys in the Atlantic, providing continuous ocean data and hurricane early warning capability.
Their new 12-metre vessel with 1,000kg payload capacity, enhanced propulsion, improved station keeping, and a pathway toward Maritime and Coastguard Agency compliance.
Development of a next-generation command and control system developed with the University of Porto (SEA2), designed to enhance autonomy and operational performance across the fleet
In a recent interview, Tom Copping, CEO of Varysian, sat down with Jon Tarleton of Baron Weather to explore how software innovation, data quality, and visual communication are transforming modern forecasting and emergency response.
The interview covered:
How Baron’s workstation-based platform, Lynx, enables agencies to create high-quality, visually clear weather alerts that go beyond what standard web interfaces can deliver.
How enhanced graphics and videos allow forecasters and emergency services to communicate critical warnings more effectively to the public and decision-makers.
How Baron Weather enhances radar data quality through advanced interference mitigation and machine learning.
Real-world examples of Baron’s global impact, including its partnership with Indonesia’s BMKG, where integrated atmospheric, ocean, and wave modelling is helping improve marine forecasting across more than 15,000 islands.
Measurement, monitoring, and recording form the core of Sommer’s range of services. For almost three decades, Sommer has been developing and implementing innovative measurement technology solutions that are specifically tailored to the demanding requirements of environmental and hydrological measurement technology. The company’s goal is to work with its customers to create ideal solutions that deliver precise measurement data and function reliably even under difficult natural conditions.
The focus is on non-contact flow measurement, enabling the monitoring of water in both liquid and frozen states. Using innovative radar sensors, Sommer provides precise flow measurements in rivers, streams, canals, and all types of open channels. This contactless measurement technology offers key advantages: it is low-maintenance, highly robust, and unaffected by contamination or fluctuating water levels. As a result, it is ideally suited for long-term applications in environmental monitoring and flood management.
Sommer offers contactless measurement solutions specifically for wastewater and industrial waterways, which measure both flow velocity and water level. These solutions use modern radar and ultrasonic technologies that deliver reliable measurement results even under difficult conditions such as foam formation, sediments, or aggressive media.
Another important product offering is tracer systems for flow measurement in streams and channels with unknown cross-sectional profiles. Using the tracer dilution method – either with salt tracers (TQ-S) or fluorescent tracers (TQ-F) – precise measurements can be carried out even where conventional methods reach their limits. These systems are particularly important in research and temporary measurement campaigns.
For groundwater monitoring, Sommer offers reliable level probes that enable continuous monitoring of water levels. They provide important data for water management, environmental protection and long-term resource planning. This range is complemented by automatic weather stations that have been specially developed for alpine and high alpine applications. These stations are designed for harsh weather conditions and provide accurate meteorological data even under extreme environmental conditions.
In the field of snow and avalanche research, Sommer offers sophisticated snow measurement systems. These are used to analyse the composition of the snow cover and to record the snow-water equivalent. In addition, snow scales are used to measure the snow load on flat roofs, thereby helping to significantly reduce the risk of buildings collapsing.
The portfolio is rounded off by data loggers and the MDS Cloud-software, which enable reliable data acquisition, secure transmission, and centralized analysis of measurement data.
With this versatile range of products, Sommer underlines its claim to be a reliable partner for precise measurement technology, sustainable monitoring, and sound data acquisition.
Varysian CEO, Thomas Copping recently spoke with Michael Sommer from SOMMER Messtechnik, a family-owned hydrometry specialist with over 40 years of experience delivering advanced water measurement technologies globally.
Key highlights from the conversation included:
– How the company was founded in Austria and is now led by brothers Michael and Christoph Sommer, continuing the company’s family legacy.
– How the company became specialists in measuring rivers, streams, snow, and ice with technologies deployed in 110+ countries
– An overview of their long-term innovation focus, with some sensor systems taking 10–15 years to develop and fully validate.
– How they support critical climate and safety applications, including avalanche monitoring in the Dolomites for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
The work SOMMER Messtechnik does reinforces the vital role hydrometry plays in understanding climate impacts, managing water resources, and protecting communities worldwide.
Watch the whole interview below:
Meteorage
Varysian CEO, Thomas Copping recently sat down with Stéphane Pédeboy from METEORAGE for a focused interview on lightning detection, partnerships, and customer collaboration.
Key highlights included Meteorage’s work with the South African Weather Service (SAWS), the importance of working closely with customers to deliver real impact and recognition as winners of the Global Hydrometeorological Award for Outstanding Lightning Detection and Early Warning Solutions.
