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1 HYPERLOCAL WEATHER FORECASTS IN REAL-TIME FOR INCREASED SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY

2 YOUR CHALLENGES HOW TO PROTECT GOLFERS FROM LIGHTNING HOW TO ENSURE ALL PARTIES ARE PROPERLY INFORMED IN CASE OF LIGHTNING HOW TO MANAGE MY GREENKEEPING MORE EFFICIENTLY HOW TO OPERATE SUSTAINABLY 18º HOW TO LEVERAGE WEATHER INFORMATION FOR BETTER PLANNING CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR OUTDOOR EVENTS

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5 2017 UBIMET. All rights reserved. Printed in Austria/02/ /en CONTACT USA UBIMET North America Inc. 61 Broadway New York, NY, T E usa@ubimet.com GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS UBIMET GmbH ARES Tower Donau-City-Straße Vienna AUSTRIA T E info@ubimet.com AUSTRALIA UBIMET Pty Ltd Level 20, 350 Queen Street Melbourne VIC 3000 T E sales.au@ubimet.com ABOUT UBIMET UBIMET is a leading commercial provider of precise meteorology services and severe weather alerts. The global company is headquartered in Vienna, Austria and has offices in New York, Melbourne, Munich, Karlsruhe and Zurich employing 250 staff from 25 nations. UBIMET provides high-quality meteorological data, forecasts and alerts enabling weather-dependent industries around the globe to increase safety and efficiency. UBIMET s expertise and reliable weather solutions have convinced customers from industries such as aviation and rail, construction, energy, insurance, media as well as event organizers. UBIMET has delivered accurate weather data to Formula 1 since 2014, and our services are widely used by the Australian Sailing Team, PGA, FFA and other major sports organizations. The company was founded as a start-up by Michael Fassnauer and Manfred Spatzierer in Vienna in The two founders, driven by a passion for meteorology, are still the driving force behind the company today. Red Bull has been a strategic partner since 2012, expanding the company s global reach. GROUP MEMBERS EWC Weather Consult GmbH Schönfeldstraße Karlsruhe Germany T +49 (0) E info@weather-consult.com MeteoNews AG Siewerdtstrasse Zürich Switzerland T E kontakt@meteonews.ch nowcast GmbH Albert-Roßhaupter-Straße Munich Germany T E info@nowcast.de

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