MAVIS features and benefits

It features:

• Single access point for all aviation specific weather visualisations
• Bespoke information for the aviation industry, including helicopter operators, commercial operators, commercial airlines and airport operations, as well as glider pilots, balloonists and other general aviation users
• Mobile accessibility for smart phone or tablet users
• Modernised data presentation
• Ability to customise and tailor MAVIS^® to your needs
• Site icons on the base map change colour if pre-defined weather thresholds for wind, visibility, cloud and weather types, have been met or exceeded
• Users can  pin their most relevant sites and frequently used map layers in the side panel.

Benefits:

• Customisation speeds up decision making, allowing users to prioritise important data for their aviation needs
• Modernisation improves data visualisation, enabling faster and more accurate decision making
• RAG Thresholding for TAFs and METARs to enable users to quickly understand the overall weather picture and specific risks
• Pinned sites and map layers, facilitate quick and efficient decision making

To access this product (currently at BETA testing) sign-up at mavis.metoffice.gov.uk

Features and map layers that have recently been added to MAVIS are described on our Updates Page.

Outstanding Data and Features in MAVIS

Some features are in development and are not available to users at this stage. The table below represent products that are planned for development pre-launch (before the new service goes live and the legacy services are retired), 

DATA AND FEATURES PRE-LAUNCH	EXISTING SERVICE(S)
Lee Waves and Rotors	HeliBrief (all)
Liquid Water Content	Helibrief (all)
Route Wind and Temperature	HeliBrief (Offshore & SAR)
Colour States	ABS, HeliBrief (all)
Significant Weather Charts	ABS Premium, NWR
Snow False Colour Map Layer	HeliBrief (SAR, Police, HEMS)
European Radar Map Layer	ABS, OpenRunway
Infrared Satellite Map Layer	All
Visible Satellite Map Layer	All
Print Packs	Helibrief SAR & Offshore

The table below represents products that are planned for development post-launch (products to be developed over a longer period during subsequent iterations of MAVIS).  

DATA AND FEATURES POST-LAUNCH	EXISTING SERVICE(S)
European SIGMETs	ABS, NWR, HeliBrief
Global SIGMETs	ABS, NWR, HeliBrief
Terminal Manoeuvring Area Overlay	ABS, OpenRunway
Wind Fletch & Temperature Map Layer (Combined)	ABS
Wind Arrow & Temperature Map Layer (Combined)	ABS
Fog Map Layer (as an overlay)	ABS, HeliBrief
Jet Stream Map Laer	NWR
Thunderstorm Day Map Layer	ABS, NWR
Thunderstorm Night Map Layer	ABS, NWR
Cross Border Advisory Reports D0&D1	NWR
Aeronautical Site List	NWR
TAF Iconography	NWR
Decoded METARs	ABS
Custom Thresholds for METARs & TAFs	NWR
5 Day De-icing Forecast	OpenRunway
RAG Thresholds for 36hr Aerodrome Table	OpenRunway
Super User Functionality	NWR

The tables also indicate existing service(s) and access to these products will be dependent on an individual user’s access and permissions. The existing service is not necessarily representative of the permissions structure in MAVIS, and some users will have access to more data that they had previously.  

This list is not exhaustive and may change to incorporate user feedback and subsequent priorities from regulatory bodies or commercial partners.  

If you believe something is missing from this list and it is not already available in MAVIS, please contact [email protected].