Remote Sensing Technology by VCS Engineering

For more than 20 years, VCS Aktiengesellschaft is acting in the field of meteorological business for meteorological user stations as one of the leading suppliers.

"Second Generation of Meteorological Products (2met! )" ranges from satellite receiving components to value-adding applications within the Earth observation area. Well-known as a system integrator, VCS is capable of taking the full responsibility for turnkey deliveries of large satellite ground systems.

2met! supports a variety of remote sensing satellites such as METEOSAT, MSG, GMS, GOES, MTSAT, NOAA and METOP as well as telemetry standards in line with the CCSDS recommendation. 2met! makes it possible for systems to grow and be upgraded along with user needs. It can be operated as stand-alone solution, or may be integrated within new or existing ground station infrastructures. Upgrading for receiving new satellites is as simple as replacing some firmware chips and installing additional software acquisition modules.

(Courtesy of VCS Engineering)