The WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) is an integrated approach of improving global climate observing systems and their gradual development. Together with the WMO Information System (WIS), WIGOS is the basis for all member countries of the organization to ensure accurate, reliable and timely observational data and products in the field of weather, climate, water and associated environmental media.
The AMDAR is a subsystem of the integrated global observing system, which is defined and maintained as part of the WMO World Weather Observation Program. The AMDAR system uses predominantly existing on-board sensors, computers and communication systems to collect, process, format and transmit meteorological data to ground stations. The collected data is used for a number of meteorological applications, including weather forecasting, climate monitoring, weather early warning systems, weather monitoring and forecasting in the aviation industry.
