Federal Department of Home Affairs issues weather forecasts and warnings in the event of bad weather conditions, it gives information on the dangers to disaster protection units and operates telemetry which is the in situ collection of measurements.
MeteoSwiss issues weather forecasts and warnings in the event of bad weather conditions. It gives information on the dangers to disaster protection units, the media and the general public. MeteoSwiss also operates telemetry ground stations, rainfall radars and remote sensing instruments at over 700 locations. Telemetry is the in situ collection of measurements or other data at remote points and their automatic transmission to receiving equipment (telecommunication) for monitoring. 
