HISTORY
1970
| 9. 1973 |
The origin company as former name "Dual Electronics"
was established in Seika, Kyoto, specializing in designing electronics
and the maintenance service for special imported products. |
| 3. 1974 |
Developed and started selling original developed
products in Japan and the US such as an optical sensor with RF signal
transmission technology on electric power supply lines. |
| 1. 1975 |
Started production and selling "Micro Modem" , a
multi signal transmission device based on time-sharing and digital
modulation technologies. |
| 4. 1975 |
Developed the car vibration sensing and
recording system for railway tracks, supplied to Japan National
Railways, jointly applied for a patent, and issued a paper on it at
the JNR Research Center. |
| 8. 1976 |
Developed professional multi spectrum scanner
for the remote sensing data processor (analogue system), supplied to
Japan Weather Association (JWA). |
| 4. 1978 |
Developed a digital CMT data recorder (sponsored
by the Ministry of Trade and Industry) |
| 7. 1979 |
Developed the digital MSS graphics analyzing
system for remote sensing data based on a mini computer system. |
| 9. 1979 |
Developed real time data recorder for the
Inertial Navigation System (INS) for aircraft, collaborating with
Japan Air Line (JAL) and National Environmental Pollution Research
Center (the Ministry of Environment). |
 1980
| 5. 1980 |
Developed an exclusive data logger for
precipitation measurement structured by semiconductor memory chips. |
| 10. 1980 |
Incorporated ORI and moved to Kyo-tanabe City
(Current location). |
| 12. 1981 |
Developed meteorological sensing device for
mountain districts employing optical fiber communication system,
supplied to Hakuba, Nagano. (Sponsored by Japan Cycle Promotion Society) |
| 2. 1982 |
Developed multi points thermometric system for
iron manufacturing plant, supplied to the Baoshan Iron Manufacturing
Plant in Shanghai China |
| 8. 1982 |
Developed strain-seismometer and a compression
recorder, supplied to the National Research Institute for Earth
Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED, Science and Technology Agency) |
| 11. 1983 |
Developed GASPAF main controller based on a
mini-computer system for a heliotrope fusion research and
experimentation plant, started operating at Kyoto University. |
| 4. 1984 |
Developed MICOS-LAN (on line weather information
acquisition and distribution system jointly with Mitsubishi
Electric, supplied to JWA. |
| 5. 1984 |
Developed an LED information display system for
railway schedule, started the first operations in Japan at
Shin-Osaka station (Shinkansen of Japan National Railway Company) |
| 6. 1985 |
Developed a weather information TV broadcasting
system jointly with JWA, started operating at Yamagata Broadcasting
Company. ORI has supplied the system to over 30 private broadcasting
stations all over Japan since after. |
| 3. 1986 |
Developed battery driven data logger for
recording precipitation. |
| 3. 1987 |
Developed meteorological telemetric system (LPU)
employing public telephone communication lines, supplied to Tokyo
Electric Power Company, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute and
others. |
1990
| 2. 1990 |
Participated in the ADI consortium (U.S.) for
applied technology of VLIW parallel architecture CPU in the project
of developing next generation processor. |
| 11. 1991 |
Supplied the automatic meteorological telemetric
system and the very large size LED display system to Hakuba Village,
Nagano (subsidized by the Japan Cycle Promotion Society |
| 1. 1992 |
Earthquake originated avalanche detector and
data recorder system, started test operation at the Japan Highway
Public Corporation |
| 7. 1992 |
Developed data recorder for moored sonde
employing memory card, provided to the Sino-Japanese joint project
in Lanzhou, China |
| 6. 1993 |
Developed thermometer and hygrometer for
observing polar area atmospheric turbulence, supplied it to the
National Institute for Environmental Studies. |
| 4. 1994 |
Started technical tie-up with Systems West, Inc.
the specialized manufacturer of satellite base-station in the U.S.,
and started satellite system projects as representative of SWI in
Japan. |
| 12. 1994 |
Developed solar powered monitoring system for
water pumping equipment, supplied it to Senegal as a part of ODA
project. |
| 12. 1996 |
Supplied LED passenger information system to the
West Japan Railway Company accompanying the opening of JR Tokai
line. |
| 3. 1997 |
Developed the large indicator of disaster
prevention information for the Port and Harbor Agency of the
Transport Ministry, supplied it to the Suzaki Port, Kochi
Prefecture. |
| 6. 1997 |
Developed the radar imagery monitoring and
On-air broadcasting system for TV stations, supplied it NTV (Nippon
Television) in Tokyo. |
| 2. 1998 |
developed the portable data logger for
turbulence observation to be used in the GAME project, supplied to
Kyoto University. |
| 3. 1998 |
Supplied the large indicator of disaster
prevention information to the Kuji Port, Iwate Prefecture. |
| 4. 1998 |
Developed on-line precipitation data recorder
(Memory Pack) |
| 6. 1998 |
Constructed and moved to the new headquarter
building. |
| 6. 1999 |
Started testing and supplying the weather Web
database server system to JWA. |
| 9. 1999 |
Supplied weather and disaster prevention
information O.A. system for TV in Bangladesh and Mongolia as a part
of the ODA project. |
2000
| 9. 2000 |
Developed and supplied the NOAA Satellite
Reception and Ground Processing System for the Antarctic Showa Base
of Japan |
| 10. 2000 |
Developed battery driving automatic weather
observation recorder system for Antarctic base of the National
Institute of Polar Research. |
| 3. 2001 |
Developed the new LED information display
control system for the JR Shinkansen, and supplied to the Okayama
station of West Japan Railway |
| 1. 2002 |
Supplied the C-ADESS Message Switching System to
Japan Meteorological Business Support Center(JMBSC) |
| 4. 2002 |
Supplied the GMS Satellite Reception and Ground
Processing System to Meteorological Satellite Center of JMA |
| 3. 2003 |
Developed the image monitoring system for the
flood tide disaster prevention system, supplied it to the Yamaguchi
Prefecture. |
| 8. 2004 |
Supplied the GTS Message Switching System to
PAGASA in Philippines |
| 10. 2004 |
Supplied the GTS Message Switching System and
the superior performance cluster computers for Numerical Weather
Predicting to NAMHEM in Mongolia |
| 12. 2004 |
Joined the Group of HMEI membership |
| 3. 2005 |
Supplied the Disaster Information System for
River Flooding to Fukuoka |
| 6. 2005 |
Supplied the Data Processing and Recoding
Subsystem for the Flood Tide Disaster prevention system to Yamaguchi
Prefecture |
| 8. 2006 |
Delivered the weather observation and
information systems for the road security and management of
transportation in Kyrgyz Republic with grant credit by JBIC |
| 12. 2006 |
Delivered the WMO GTS Message Switching Systems
to NMC Phnom Penh in Cambodia funded by the JICA ODA project. |
| 3. 2007 |
Delivered the WMO GTS/MSS to Bangladesh (BMD) as
the project for Tsunami Early Warning Systems funded by the United
Nations (WMO) |
| 7. 2007 |
Joined the members of Non-profit Organization
(NPO), Weather, Environment and Education (WEED), the branch office
of WEED in west Japan is located in the office at ORI |
| 8. 2007 |
Dispatched the expert team to DOM Cambodia
funded by WMO in order to provide the technical training courses for
the GTS systems |
| 9. 2007 |
Dispatched the expert team to PAGASA Philippines
funded by WMO in order to provide the restoration services and the
technical training courses for the GTS MSS systems |
| 3. 2008 |
Delivered the 2.4GHz band radio telemetry system
for a marine meteorological observation tower in the inshore
Pacific, Shira-hama observatory of Kyoto University |
| 5. 2008 |
Delivered the MTSAT/HRIT reception and
processing system for DOM Cambodia and the Aviation Meteorological
Information System for Phnom Penh International Airport funded by
JICA |
| 7. 2008 |
Delivered the new remote data monitoring and
data telemetric systems for the AWS at the Shiono-misaki Wind
Observatory, Kyoto University |
| 10. 2008 |
Delivered the LED public information display
system for environmental information to Egyptian Environmental
Affairs Agency (EEAA) funded by JICA |
| 12. 2008 |
Installed the new AWS data logger to the
northeast regions in Bangladesh and Cherrapunji, India |
| 1. 2009 |
Developed the Meteorological Message Switching
System for the domestic services of weather information
distributions for the private sector |
| 9. 2009 |
Developed the new intelligent AWS data logger
"WL2250" series |
| 12. 2009 |
Dispatched the expert team to BMD Bangladesh by
WMO to establish the domestic Meteorological communication networks
as a part of Early Warning System (EWS), and also participated the
International Forum on Tornado Disaster Risk Reduction for Bangladesh |
2010 - 2011
| 3. 2010 |
Joined the delegation team of NPO as a member of
WEED on the natural disaster prevention study for South Pacific
islands countries (Fiji and Tuvalu) |
| 6-7. 2010 |
Dispatched the expert team to DOM Cambodia by
WMO in order to reinstall the Meteorological Information Systems
including the GTS/MSS and the Satellite Reception Systems according
to moving into the mew headquarter of DOM |
| 7. 2010 |
Developed the new model of portable precision
thermometer |
| 8. 2010 |
Developed the new GPS Data Logger for fishing
boats to survey and analyze catching of fish |
| 10. 2010 |
Dispatched the expert team to NAMEM Mongolia to
upgrade the GTS/MSS software for adapting TDCF migration |
| 10. 2010 |
Installed upgraded GTS/MSS software at PAGASA
Philippines in order to adapt TDCF migration on the GTS |
| 1. 2011 |
Installed the MTSAT/HRIT and FY2/IS-VISSR multiple
satellite reception and processing systems for DMH Myanmar |
| 3. 2011 |
Dispatched the expert team to DMH Myanmar by WMO
for the training program |
| 5. 2011 |
Dispatched the expert team to BMD Bangladesh to
upgrade the GTS/MSS software for adapting TDCF migration |
| 7. 2011 |
Installed the Hydrological and Meteorological
observation and early warning systems in Fiji and Solomon Islands |
| 11. 2011 |
Received the order from JICA for the new GTS/MSS
systems to be installed at DMH Myanmar |
2012 - 2013
| 1. 2012 |
Joined the WMO mission of dispatching experts to
Bangladesh with the team of JMA and NHK in order to carry out the
field survey at Bangladesh Met Services (BMD) and submitted suggestions
for the improvement of service capabilities |
| 2. 2012 |
Developed the new GTS/MSS systems, installed them at
DMH Myanmar and provided technical trainings as a JICA technical
cooperation project (ODA) |
| 3. 2012 |
Received the order for the Flood Forecasting and
Warning System in High Atlas Area in Morocco as the JICA Project,
carried the preliminary survey on site |
| 12. 2012 |
Received the order from UNDP for the TDCF migrations
of the WMO GTS information systems and dispatched experts to DOM Cambodia
to carry out upgrading of system software and trainings |
| 3. 2013 |
Joined the mission with KDDI to carry out a preliminary
test for HimawariCast data dissemination through C-band DVB-S2 data
transmissions over the Intelsat 19 communication satellite |
| 10. 2013 |
Implemented the systems on the Flood Forecasting and
Warning System in High Atlas Area in Morocco |
| 12. 2013 |
Carried out a technical support for DMH Myanmar moving
the Meteorological information systems to the new office building in
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar as a WMO mission |
2014 - 2015
| 8. 2014 |
Installed the Tide Observation Systems for Early Warning
and Watching for Tsunami at Puerto de La Libertad in El Salvador as a JICA
project (using the DCP communication system on the GOES satellite) |
| 9. 2014 |
Delivered the rainfall observation systems (AMeDAS)
as a self]reliance model for JMA using the DCP communication system on
the Himawari satellite |
| 10. 2014 |
Installed the Tide Observation Systems for Early Warning
and Watching for Tsunami at Haing Gyi Kyun in Myanmar as a JICA project
(using the DCP communication system on the Himawari satellite) |
| 11. 2014 |
Established the new nonprofit organization "Meteorological
System Technology Association of Japan" (MeST) and joined it as a regular member |
| 2. 2015 |
Installed the AWS, Lightning and the Tide Observation
Systems for Early Warning and Watching for Tsunami in Fiji as a JICA project
(using the DCP communication system on the Himawari satellite) |
| 4. 2015 |
Received the order from WMO for the HimawariCast reception
stations to be installed in 9 countries in Asia-Pacific regions |
| 7. 2015 |
Installed the AWS, Tide Observation Systems for Early
Warning and Watching for Tsunami and the GTS information systems in Vanuatu
as a JICA project (using the DCP communication system on the Himawari satellite) |
| 9. 2015 |
Implemented the Flood Forecasting and Early Warning Systems
and the WMO GTS information systems for the Hydro-Met Services (DHMS) in Bhutan |
| 10. 2015 |
Installed the Tide Observation Systems for Early Warning
and Watching for Tsunami (8 observation stations and the data collection system
at DHN) in Peru as a JICA project |
| 11. 2015 |
Implemented the HimawariCast reception systems and trainings
for the Met Services in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar as WMO missions |
| 12. 2015 |
Implemented the HimawariCast reception systems and trainings
for the Met Services in Micronesia, Palau, the Philippines, Bangladesh and
Tuvalu as WMO missions |
2016-2017
| 2. 2016 |
Implemented the HimawariCast reception system and training
for the Met Service (NWS) in Papua New Guinea as WMO mission |
| 3. 2016 |
Implemented the HimawariCast reception system and training
for the Met Service (DHMS) in Bhutan as a JICA project |
| 5. 2016 |
Implemented water level observation equipment for water level monitoring system for Fukuoka Prefecture |
| 9. 2016 |
Held the Factory Training Course for the HimawariCast reception systems at ORI for 4 countries (Mongolia-NAMEM, Nepal-DHM, Kiribati-KMS and Tonga-TMS) |
| 9. 2016 |
Implemented the HimawariCast reception system and trainings for the Met Service in Indonesia (BMKG) by their own procurement |
| 10. 2016 |
Implemented the HimawariCast reception system and trainings for the National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring (NAMEM) in Mongolia as a WMO project |
| 11. 2016 |
Implemented the HimawariCast reception system and trainings for the Kiribati Meteorological Service (KMS) in Tarawa, Kiribati as a WMO project |
| 11. 2016 |
Carried out implementing upgrades of the displaying controller facilities for train information boards at each Shinkansen station of JR West |
| 12. 2016 |
Implemented the HimawariCast reception system and trainings for the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) in Kathmandu, Nepal as a WMO project |
| 1. 2017 |
Implemented the HimawariCast reception system and trainings for the Tonga Meteorological & Coast Radio Services (TMCRS) in Nukufalofa, Tonga |
| 1. 2017 |
Carried out implementing upgrades of the rainfall monitoring system for a local government in Kagoshima and Yamaguch Prefectures |
| 3. 2017 |
Implemented the HimawariCast reception system and trainings for the Samoa Meteorology Division (SMD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Apia, Samoa as a WMO project |
| 7. 2017 |
Signed the contract with WMO on maintenance services for the HimawariCast reception systems for 14 countries |
| 10. 2017 |
Implemented the GTS/WIS information system for NAMEM in Mongolia as the WMO mission |
| 11. 2017 |
Implemented the monitoring system for predicting the freeze phenomenon of railway trolley wires for Japan Railway Tokai |
2018-2019
| 2. 2018 |
Updated the GTS/WIS information systems for PAGASA HQ in the Philippines |
| 2. 2018 |
Started implementations of automatic weather observation systems for nationwide cable TV network |
| 3. 2018 |
Implemented the HimawariCast reception systems for major regional meteorological offices of PAGASA in the Philippines |
| 5. 2018 |
Started the construction to extend the office building of ORI in Kyoto |
| 8. 2018 |
Dispatched the experts to the national met services in Palau and Micronesia on the WMO missions to support relocation of the satellite ground systems |
| 10. 2018 |
Completed extension of the office building |
| 3. 2019 |
Completed product development of the new data logger for Precipitation and Water level with Solar power and Mobile network |
| 7. 2019 |
Implemented the GTS/WIS information system for BMD in Bangladesh |
| 12. 2019 |
Implemented the GTS/WIS information system for DMH in Myanmar |
2020-2021
| 7. 2020 |
Installed the new HimawariCast reception system at the office of PAGASA Regional Services Office in Tacloban and started operations |
| 9. 2020 |
Installed the new HimawariCast reception system at the office of PAGASA Regional Services Division in Davao (PRSD Mindanao) and started operations |
| 11. 2020 |
Delivered and installed the new GTS/WIS Message Switching System to the Meteorological Service of Cambodia (Department of Meteorology) conducted as commission of WMO (Upgrading replacement) |
| 11. 2020 |
Concluded an extension of maintenance contract with WMO(UN) on the HimawariCast reception systems for 14 countries in Asia and Pacific regions |
| 2. 2021 |
Started the development works for the International Aeronautical Meteorological Information Exchange System (AMHS) for Manila International Airport (NAIA), Philippines based on the contract with PAGASA |
| 3. 2021 |
Developed a new type of capacitive water level sensor and a dedicated data logger, and started a experimental test in a river in Kagoshima prefecture in May |
| 3. 2021 |
Completed product development of the new data logger for Precipitation and Water level with Solar power and Mobile network |
| 8. 2021 |
Delivered and installed the International Aeronautical Meteorological Information Exchange System (AMHS) at the Manila International Airport (NAIA), Philippines |
| 11. 2021 |
Developed software for the high-precision version of a lightning strike position calculation system and delivered it to the Shonan Institute of Technology |
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