METEOSOLUTIONS GMBH

Their core work

MeteōSolutions GmbH is a German meteorology SME that specialises in translating weather forecast uncertainty into operationally actionable information for aviation and air traffic management (ATM) systems. Their core work involves quantifying how meteorological variability — thunderstorms, adverse weather events, uncertain forecasts — affects flight trajectory planning and network-level ATM capacity. In both H2020 projects, they contributed as meteorological domain experts within SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) consortia, helping air traffic controllers and flow management units incorporate weather data into operational decisions. Their distinctive value is bridging the gap between atmospheric science and the real-time operational constraints of European airspace management.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

MeteōSolutions' two H2020 projects follow a coherent progression from the aircraft level to the network level of ATM. The earlier project, TBO-MET (2016-2018), focused on how weather uncertainty affects individual flight trajectories — the building block of trajectory-based operations. The follow-on project, FMPMet (2020-2022), shifted the lens upward to sector-level capacity: how adverse weather and uncertain forecasts affect the flow management positions that network managers use to regulate traffic across European airspace. This is a deliberate deepening of scope, moving from a single-flight planning problem toward a system-wide capacity management problem.

They are systematically climbing the ATM decision hierarchy — from individual trajectories to network-level flow — which positions them as relevant partners for EUROCONTROL, national ANSPs, and any consortium responding to SES2+ requirements for weather-integrated airspace management.

How they like to work

MeteōSolutions has participated exclusively as a consortium partner across both projects, never as coordinator, which is consistent with a lean technical SME that contributes specialist meteorological expertise rather than project administration capacity. Their network of only 8 unique partners across 2 projects suggests they work in focused, domain-specific teams rather than large open consortia. Both funded projects sit within the SESAR Joint Undertaking ecosystem, indicating they operate within a defined and relatively closed community of European ATM actors.

They have collaborated with 8 unique partners across 4 countries, entirely within the SESAR ATM research ecosystem — a network that is small by H2020 standards but highly targeted. Their geographic footprint is European, consistent with the pan-European mandate of the Single European Sky programme.

What sets them apart

MeteōSolutions occupies a narrow but operationally critical niche: few organisations simultaneously understand atmospheric science at the forecast-uncertainty level and the operational logic of European ATM systems. Most meteorology firms have no ATM fluency; most ATM technology firms lack in-house weather science depth. Their consecutive participation in two SESAR funding rounds — on the same core problem — signals that the community has validated their expertise and found them worth re-engaging.

Highlights from their portfolio

• TBO-MET
  One of the earliest SESAR projects to systematically address meteorological uncertainty as an input to trajectory-based operations — a foundational concept in the modernisation of European airspace.
• FMPMet
  Advanced the field by connecting weather forecast uncertainty directly to sector demand, sector complexity, and flow management positions — translating atmospheric science into a language network managers actually use.