Weather Data Services

Marta Systems' SKYTAP(sm) Weather Data Service is a multi-tiered subscription service which delivers all types of weather data to you over the Internet using a secure, proprietary data transfer protocol.

SKYTAP(sm) is one of the many weather data sources that is compatible with our Yosemiteä meteorological software suite. SKYTAP's unaltered raw data can also be used with your own application.

You select which data you need, and how often to retrieve it, and your system stays automatically updated with the latest available weather data without any further intervention. Data transfer occurs at high speed using lossless data compression.

SKYTAP(sm) reliability is assured through our implementation of redundant servers, data sources, multiple separate high-speed internet connections, 24-hour monitoring and alerting systems, and redundant backup power systems.

SKYTAP(sm) Data Service Tiers

NEXRAD Weather Radar	20 of the most popular products that the WSR-88D NEXRAD Radars produce, plus National and Regional Mosaics created by Marta Systems.
Weather Satellite Imagery	High resolution digital weather satellite imagery from GOES-West, GOES-East, Meteosat and GMS weather satellites. Marta Systems uses our own Direct-Readout GVAR systems to create over 60 sectors from each of the GOES spacecraft, and also makes the NWS NoaaPort Satellite imagery available.
DIFAX	Digital Facsimile Charts produced by the National Weather Service, NCEP and Marta Systems.

Alphanumeric Products	World-Wide Alphanumerics Service includes plain text and coded text messages. Everything from the NWS Noaaport, FAA-604 and International circuits is available. This data includes, but is not limited to: Aviation products such as Sigmets, Airmets, Pireps, Aireps, surface obs, terminal forecasts, winds aloft, transcribed routes and Notams. Synoptic observations from surface, ships and buoys. And much more - U.S. Watches and Warnings, rawindsonde reports, tropical and marine reports, weather summaries, agricultural forecasts, recreation reports, road conditions, record reports, hydrology, air quality indices, earthquake reports, extended forecasts, city forecasts, radar, PIBAL observations, pilot reports, SIGMET's, oceanographic data, bouy reports, and FOUS guidance.
Gridded Model Data	Gridded Model Data consist of worldwide models including: NAM, GFS, RUC, Meso ETA, ECWMF, FLOOD, ICE, WindWave, OceanWave and UKMET models.
NLDN Lightning	National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) data from the Vaisala network is available from Marta Systems through Skytap. Real-time full attribute data includes date and time of stroke, latitude/longitude (stated to three decimal places), amperage, number of flashes, and polarity. Skytap™ is a trade mark of Marta Systems, Inc. Skytap(sm) is a service mark of Marta Systems, Inc. Yosemiteä is a registered trade mark of Marta Systems, Inc.