SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Raytheon has distributed its next-generation weather system across the United States, aiming to help the U.S. National Weather Service in making more accurate predictions.
The Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System II (AWIPS II) is a complex network of weather systems that ingest and integrate meteorological, hydrological, satellite, and radar data. The upgraded system includes new capabilities designed to help weather forecasters make predictions more quickly and more accurately.