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PRESS RELEASE

Date: 2nd February 2017

Title: Worlds first floating microwave radiometer complements measurements of the first
floating LiDAR

AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) is pleased to announce that design work with
Boulder Environmental Sciences & Technology (BEST) is underway to deploy the
worlds first buoy based microwave profiling radiometer on a floating platform,
the FLiDAR WindSentinel.

Funded by the United States

Department of Energy, the BEST
Marine Profiling Radiometer (MPR)
is the worlds first microwave
profiling radiometer specifically
designed for deployment on a buoy.
Once completed, the system will
enable users to measure vertical
profiles of temperature and humidity
within the atmospheric boundary
layer and up to 10km above the
floating platform, in addition to wind
profiles up to 200m provided by the
LiDAR. A microwave radiometer
provides the most economical (with
respect to cost, power requirements,
instrument size) measurements of
temperature and humidity profiles.

These measurements will improve weather forecasting and lead to better site
evaluation and energy production while optimizing the proficiency of existing wind
farms. There are no consistent systems that provide such measurements on a regular
basis and so the newly observed data will lead to an improved understanding of the
interaction and physics of the ocean and atmosphere. The FLiDAR WindSentinel and
MPR will improve accuracy, reduce costs and allow for atmospheric observations at
optimal locations.
This is a significant first step towards the commercialization of the MPR, says Marian
Klein, CEO of BEST. Once we have completed this work we will be ready to deploy the
prototype and commence system testing.

We are always looking for new applications and value we can bring to our client base,
says Terry Tarle, AXYS President & CEO. Accurate temperature and humidity
measurements will give clients in sectors such as offshore wind an important new data
set to help them reduce the cost of offshore energy development. We look forward to
working with BEST on this important initiative.

About BEST

BEST is focused on moving the current status of radiometer technology forward using
novel design approaches. BEST radiometers are user friendly and affordable. The
improvements are focused on removing obstacles to wider use and acceptance of the
technology. BEST radiometer technology is more economical, smaller, low weight, uses
minimal power, and it is designed to operate without thermal stabilization. All of these
features result in instruments with lower acquisition and operational costs and with
improved environmental observation capabilities.

BEST instruments make weather observations more economical, more informative and
enable previously unattainable observations (e.g., from a buoy or an unmanned aircraft
or a nanosatellite). More detailed information about BEST and MPR capabilities is
available at: www.boulderest.com

About AXYS Technologies

AXYS Technologies (AXYS) is an ISO 9001 registered Canadian company with over 40
years of experience in the design, manufacture and installation of remote environmental
monitoring systems worldwide. We apply our knowledge and experience to marine,
freshwater, and offshore wind resource assessment systems that measure aquatic,
oceanic, and atmospheric parameters specific to clients needs. AXYS has built and
commissioned more than 500 meteorological and oceanographic systems of various
types around the world, in over 50 countries. For further information contact AXYS
at: info@axys.com or www.axystechnologies.com.
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