1. The Network of Automatic Weather Stations 1st Phase Ing. Milan Lizuch Mountain Rescue Service Avalanche Warning Centre

2. Aims and Goals of Avalanche Centre Implementation of GIS –Avalanche Cadastre, –Database of Avalanche slopes, –Database of Avalanches, –Database of Accidents, –Models for Simulations, –… Network of Automatic Weather Stations, International Co-operation –IKAR – CISA –EAWS –CAW, –… …

3. „ Co-operation Slovak and Polish Mountain rescue Service“ Project - 2 parts: Rescue METEO Start: January 2006 End: August 2007

4. Project of European Union „Co-operation between Slovak and Polish Mountain rescue Service“ INTERREG IIIA Poland – Slovakia

5. „ Co-operation Slovak and Polish Mountain rescue Service“ Part Rescue Joint exercises between SK & PL, Unification of methods and instructions, Publication of Method in Handbook.

6. „ Co-operation between Slovak and Polish Mountain rescue Service“ Part METEO Topic Aims Network of 15 Automatic meteorological stations in all slovak mountains ranges Co-operation with SHMU and IMGW

7. „ Co-operation between Slovak and Polish Mountain rescue Service“ Part METEO 5 Automatic meteorological stations in High and West Tatras.

8. The Network of Automatic Weather Stations 1st Phase Unexpected Problems: Selection procedure, Owners of estates, Environmental organization, Institutions. 2 stations sites had to move places!

9. The Network of Automatic Weather Stations 1st Phase

13. Software METEO

14. Thank you!