Leading Provider of Weather Software Solutions

Recognising the importance of climate change, IBL founded the IBL Foundation to support climate resilience projects. This initiative reflects our dedication and commitment to sustainability and contributing to solutions that help communities adapt to environmental challenges.

The UK Met Office selected IBL to develop their next-generation Visualisation and Graphical Production system as part of the Future of Operational Meteorology programme. The system will also more effectively support the integration of big datasets from future supercomputers. This appointment reinforces the strategic partnership between the Met Office and IBL, highlighting our continued role in delivering innovative, forward-looking solutions to support one of the world’s leading meteorological services.

IBL Software Engineering’s CEO, Michal Weis, was honoured with the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 award. This recognition highlights his leadership and vision in driving innovation, responsible business practices, and the company’s ongoing growth and success. Michal Weis’s leadership has been key in making IBL a global leader in meteorological software solutions.

In partnership with seven national meteorological services, IBL Software Engineering, as a technology partner, co-founded the eGAFOR project, which has provided harmonised unified graphical weather forecasts for general aviation across Central and Southeastern Europe. This collaboration marked a significant step in enhancing cross-border aviation weather services and improving flight safety and connectivity through innovation and cooperation in Europe.

IBL began developing Open Weather, a cloud-first platform designed to handle large datasets and ensemble models. It enables distributed, elastic processing and delivers multi-dimensional, high-velocity, vast volumes of data, driven by high-resolution EPS models and new-generation satellite imagery, allowing efficient global-scale data delivery.

IBL successfully delivered Visual Weather OGC Web Services (WMS) to the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA), enhancing their weather forecasting capabilities. This system was primarily implemented to power AFWA’s new interactive weather portal, providing real-time weather visualisation to support critical military operations globally.

IBL delivered a meteorological system to the southernmost continent, the Chilean base in Antarctica, marking our presence on all of Earth’s continents. This installation supports weather operations in one of the most extreme environments, showcasing IBL’s ability to deliver reliable solutions even in the harshest conditions.

IBL hosted its first User Group Meeting in Pezinok, Slovakia. This event marked the start of an annual tradition, bringing together users from around the world to share experiences, discuss innovations, and collaborate on future directions. It marked the beginning of our commitment to building a strong user community, providing a valuable platform for knowledge exchange and partnership development within the meteorological industry.

IBL was contracted by the UK Met Office to replace their HORACE and NIMBUS systems, laying the foundation for a strategic partnership. Through close collaboration and mutual understanding, IBL and the Met Office jointly pioneered the development of the first meteorological OGC Web Map Service (WMS), creating a cutting-edge platform for delivering real-time weather data and visualisations. This partnership exemplified innovative thinking and technical excellence in modern meteorological systems.

IBL became the first commercial company to have its experts participate in WMO Expert Teams through HMEI's partnership with WMO. This achievement marked a major recognition of IBL’s deep expertise in meteorological data systems, further reinforcing its leadership role within the global meteorological community.

IBL Software Engineering joined the HydroMeteorological and Environmental Industry (HMEI), a leading organization representing the private sector in meteorology, hydrology, and environmental industries recognised by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

IBL began developing Moving Weather, the fourth generation of its automated Message and File Switching System. This advanced platform introduced support for new protocols and platforms, enabling more efficient and flexible data exchange. Designed to handle the evolving needs of the meteorological community, Moving Weather set a new standard for automated communication systems by ensuring seamless processing and distribution of meteorological data.

IBL Software Engineering was founded in Slovakia, marking a major step in the company’s evolution. This year also saw the beginning of the development of Visual Weather, a powerful software platform designed to manage, process, and visualise meteorological data. Visual Weather has since become an essential tool for national meteorological services around the world, setting a new standard for weather forecasting and data management systems.

IBL Germany began developing MSS II, a significant upgrade to its message-switching systems. Designed for the Unix/X11 platform, MSS II introduced more advanced capabilities for meteorological data processing and telecommunications, capable of running on fault-tolerant platforms. This system was first delivered to the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU), providing reliable meteorological data communications for both national and international networks.

IBL Software Engineering was founded in Germany, marking the start of IBL as a brand and laying the foundation for its future growth in meteorological data processing and telecommunications. The establishment of IBL Germany marked the beginning of an independent company that would become a leading provider of innovative meteorological solutions worldwide.

The world's first Automated Message Switching System, MSS I, was launched for Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD). Running on PDP/VAX platforms, this system marked a breakthrough in meteorological telecommunications, automating the processing and distribution of weather messages.

Recognizing the importance of climate change, IBL founded the IBL Foundation to support climate resilience projects. This initiative reflects our dedication and commitment to sustainability and contributing to solutions that help communities adapt to environmental challenges.

The UK Met Office selected IBL to develop their next-generation Visualisation and Graphical Production system as part of the Future of Operational Meteorology programme. The system will also more effectively support the integration of big datasets from future supercomputers. This appointment reinforces the strategic partnership between the Met Office and IBL, highlighting our continued role in delivering innovative, forward-looking solutions to support one of the world’s leading meteorological services.

IBL Software Engineering’s CEO, Michal Weis, was honoured with the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 award. This recognition highlights his leadership and vision in driving innovation, responsible business practices, and the company’s ongoing growth and success. Michal Weis’s leadership has been key in making IBL a global leader in meteorological software solutions.

In partnership with seven national meteorological services, IBL Software Engineering as technology partner co-founded the eGAFOR project, which has provided harmonized unified graphical weather forecasts for general aviation across Central and Southeastern Europe. This collaboration marked a significant step in enhancing cross-border aviation weather services and improving flight safety and connectivity through innovation and cooperation in Europe.

IBL began developing Open Weather, a cloud-first platform designed to handle large datasets and ensemble models. It enables distributed, elastic processing and delivers multi-dimensional, high-velocity, vast volumes of data, driven by high-resolution EPS models and new-generation satellite imagery, allowing efficient global-scale data delivery.

IBL successfully delivered Visual Weather OGC Web Services (WMS) to the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA), enhancing their weather forecasting capabilities. This system was primarily implemented to power AFWA’s new interactive weather portal, providing real-time weather visualization to support critical military operations globally.

IBL delivered a meteorological system to the southernmost continent, the Chilean base in Antarctica, marking our presence on all of Earth’s continents. This installation supports weather operations in one of the most extreme environments, showcasing IBL’s ability to deliver reliable solutions even in the harshest conditions.

IBL hosted its first User Group Meeting in Pezinok, Slovakia. This event marked the start of an annual tradition, bringing together users from around the world to share experiences, discuss innovations, and collaborate on future directions. It marked the beginning of our commitment to building a strong user community, providing a valuable platform for knowledge exchange and partnership development within the meteorological industry.

IBL was contracted by the UK Met Office to replace their HORACE and NIMBUS systems, laying the foundation for a strategic partnership. Through close collaboration and mutual understanding, IBL and the Met Office jointly pioneered the development of the first meteorological OGC Web Map Service (WMS), creating a cutting-edge platform for delivering real-time weather data and visualizations. This partnership exemplified innovative thinking and technical excellence in modern meteorological systems.

IBL became the first commercial company to have its experts participate in WMO Expert Teams through HMEI's partnership with WMO. This achievement marked a major recognition of IBL’s deep expertise in meteorological data systems, further reinforcing its leadership role within the global meteorological community.

IBL Software Engineering joined the HydroMeteorological and Environmental Industry (HMEI), a leading organization representing the private sector in meteorology, hydrology, and environmental industries recognized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

IBL began developing Moving Weather, the fourth generation of its automated Message and File Switching System. This advanced platform introduced support for new protocols and platforms, enabling more efficient and flexible data exchange. Designed to handle the evolving needs of the meteorological community, Moving Weather set a new standard for automated communication systems by ensuring seamless processing and distribution of meteorological data.

IBL Software Engineering was founded in Slovakia, marking a major step in the company’s evolution. This year also saw the beginning of the development of Visual Weather, a powerful software platform designed to manage, process, and visualize meteorological data. Visual Weather has since become an essential tool for national meteorological services around the world, setting a new standard for weather forecasting and data management systems.

IBL Germany began developing MSS II, a significant upgrade to its message switching systems. Designed for the Unix/X11 platform, MSS II introduced more advanced capabilities for meteorological data processing and telecommunications, capable of running on fault-tolerant platforms. This system was first delivered to the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU), providing reliable meteorological data communications for both national and international networks.

IBL Software Engineering was founded in Germany, marking the start of IBL as a brand and laying the foundation for its future growth in meteorological data processing and telecommunications. The establishment of IBL Germany marked the beginning of an independent company that would become a leading provider of innovative meteorological solutions worldwide.

The world's first Automated Message Switching System, MSS I, was launched for Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD). Running on PDP/VAX platforms, this system marked a breakthrough in meteorological telecommunications, automating the processing and distribution of weather messages.