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Orbital Stack is an AI and CFD web-based software that provides earlier qualitative guidance, comparing a large number of design options while highlighting any potential wind and thermal comfort red flags. It allows for the realization of a variety of climate-conscious, high-performance developments not previously feasible due to cost and/or time constraints associated with traditional studies. Orbital Stack is the first digital climate-analysis tool built by global leaders in wind and microclimate engineering using real wind tunnel data. It is truly a game-changer for the architecture and building design sector, offering our clients direct access to wind comfort and safety analysis, thermal comfort and shadowing analysis, and cladding pressure simulations. This means architects can run their own wind simulations and quickly understand the climate impacts of their proposed building designs from the start, making decisions that result in higher performing and more resilient projects.

MetGIS is a high-precision weather data platform that combines advanced numerical weather prediction models with extremely detailed terrain information to produce ultra-accurate forecasts and meteorological insights. MetGIS’s name reflects its core strengths: “Met” for meteorology and “GIS” for geographic information systems, enabling forecasts that integrate exact altitude and location data for improved detail and relevance. This makes it especially reliable in complex environments like mountainous regions where conventional forecast systems struggle. It delivers weather information through a suite of weather APIs designed for easy integration into websites, mobile apps, and enterprise systems. These include services for point-specific weather forecasts, high-resolution weather layers for mapping applications, historical weather data, long-range forecasts, and weather warnings — all with spatial resolution down to around 30 meters.