Scisys to design mission control system for weather forecasting programme

Software company Scisys has won a €1.9m contract with technology firm GMV to design a mission control system to support a weather forecasting programme for a European intergovernmental organisation.

The AIM-listed company will design and implement a bespoke mission control system to support EUMETSAT’s (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) polar system earth-observation programme, which will provide weather prediction data for national meteorological services during the 2020s and 2030s.

The contract is to start this year and is expected to be delivered by 2021.

Scisys chief executive Klaus Heidrich said: "We are delighted to be making a significant contribution to EUMETSAT's EPS-SG programme that will play an important role in weather forecasting over the coming decades.

"Scisys has been, and still is, at the forefront of the developments in earth observation satellite systems. This gives us the opportunity to re-use proven solutions to our customers' benefit and shows the strength of Scisys’ capabilities and experience in this key area of satellite missions."

Shares in Scisys were up 0.65% to 108.70p at 0852 GMT.