Oficina Nacional de Metereologia

What Oficina Nacional de Metereologia does

Instituto Dominicano de Meteorología (INDOMET), formerly Oficina Nacional de Meteorología (ONAMET), is the Dominican Republic's national meteorological service and an executive-branch government entity under the country's Ministry of Agriculture. The institution is the sole authoritative issuer of official weather forecasts, tropical cyclone bulletins, severe weather alerts, marine and aviation reports, and certified climatological data for the Dominican Republic, serving the general public as well as the aviation, agricultural, maritime, and emergency-response sectors. It is headquartered in Santo Domingo Este and operates nationwide.

The agency is built on a hybrid observational and analytical technology stack: a national network of automatic weather stations (recently expanded through a low-cost weather station program with UCAR and the U.S. National Hurricane Center), IDAC-operated meteorological radar for real-time storm monitoring, oceanographic buoys feeding the ANAMAR data exchange, and the proprietary ANACAONA monitoring and analysis system for internal forecasting work. Inputs are consolidated and disseminated through the indomet.gob.do and indomet.gov.do web portals, an RSS-based Common Alert Protocol feed, and direct integration with the 911 and 311 emergency communications infrastructure. The product portfolio spans weather reports (Informe del Tiempo), graphical forecasts (Pronóstico Gráfico), cyclonic bulletins for hurricane season, marine and regional reports, aeronautical meteorological products, agrometeorological and hydrometeorological publications, climatological data certifications, and a public meteorological education program.

INDOMET's revenue model is dominated by Dominican Republic government appropriations, supplemented by paid certification services for climatological data used in construction, development, and sustainability activities; pricing for these certifications is not publicly disclosed. There is no external ownership, venture funding, or M&A activity. The agency's strategic posture is defined by its public-safety mandate, its role as the only legally authorized issuer of official forecasts and certifications, and the depth of its international partnerships (UCAR, NHC) and inter-agency integrations (IDAC, ANAMAR, emergency services), which collectively form the operating moat for a non-commercial, state-owned service.

Name

Oficina Nacional de Metereologia

Legal name

Instituto Dominicano De Meteorología

Website

https://onamet.gob.do

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Instituto Dominicano de Meteorología (INDOMET) is the Dominican Republic's national meteorological service, issuing official weather forecasts, cyclone bulletins, marine and aviation reports, and certified climatological data to the general public and key vertical sectors.

Ownership category

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Product category

National Meteorological and Weather Forecasting Services

NAICS

National Security and International Affairs (928)

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Keywords

• Weather forecasting services
• Meteorological monitoring
• Tropical cyclone bulletins
• Climate data certification
• Aviation meteorology

Headquarters

HQ city

Santo Domingo Este

HQ country

Dominican Republic

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: INDOMET is a Dominican Republic government agency primarily funded through public budgets to provide essential meteorological services for national safety and development.
2. Climate Data Certifications: Paid certification services providing climatological data for construction, development, sustainability activities and other human activities requiring official climate documentation.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

INDOMET is the Dominican Republic's national meteorological service delivering official weather forecasts, tropical cyclone bulletins, marine and aviation meteorological products, agrometeorological and hydrometeorological publications, and official climatological data certifications. The agency operates a national network of automatic weather stations, meteorological radar, and oceanographic buoys, and disseminates severe weather alerts through its website, CAP/RSS feeds, and the 911 emergency system.

Product overview

Instituto Dominicano De Meteorología (INDOMET) operates as the Dominican Republic's national meteorological service, offering a unified platform of weather monitoring, forecasting, and information services. The core product portfolio centers on weather reports (Informe del Tiempo), graphical forecasts (Pronóstico Gráfico), and cyclonic bulletins for hurricane season monitoring. These are supported by specialized services including marine reports, regional reports, aeronautical meteorological products, and meteorological radar integration. The organization also provides climatological data certifications and meteorological education programs. Recent initiatives include the ANACAONA system for technical monitoring and a collaborative project with UCAR and NHC to deploy low-cost weather stations. Data access is facilitated through various portals including ENLACE EMA for weather data exchange and connections to oceanographic buoy networks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Informe del Tiempo Official weather conditions report providing current and expected meteorological conditions across the Dominican Republic along with sea state information, intended for public and institutional users.
• Pronóstico Gráfico / Clima Gráfico Graphical weather forecast portal providing visual meteorological forecasts with precision and detail for the Dominican Republic.
• Boletín Ciclónico Cyclonic bulletin service for monitoring and reporting tropical cyclone activity during hurricane season in the Dominican Republic.
• Certificaciones y Datos Climatológicos Paid climatological data certification service providing official climate documentation used in the design, development, and sustainability of construction and other human activities.
• Educación Meteorológica Meteorological education service providing lectures and workshops to equip the Dominican population with weather-related knowledge and safety awareness.
• Informe Marino Marine weather conditions report providing present and expected maritime meteorological status for maritime operators, fishermen, and port authorities.
• Informe Regional Regional weather conditions report covering broader geographic areas adjacent to the Dominican Republic.
• Radar Meteorológico Meteorological radar service operated through IDAC providing real-time monitoring of rain and storm systems for aviation and public safety applications.
• Temporada Ciclónica Hurricane season monitoring and reporting service providing seasonal cyclone predictions and updates for the Dominican Republic.
• Aeronáutica Aeronautical meteorological services providing weather information for flight operations, pilot briefings, and aviation safety.
• Publicaciones Agrometeorológicas Agricultural meteorology publications covering weather information relevant to farming, crop planning, irrigation, and harvest timing.
• Publicaciones Hidrometeorológicas Hydrometeorology publications covering water-related meteorological data and analysis.
• Publicaciones Climatológicas Climatology publications providing long-term climate data and historical weather analysis.
• Estaciones Automáticas Automatic weather station data publications providing automated meteorological measurements from the national observation network.
• Información Tsunami Tsunami information service providing data and alerts related to tsunami threats affecting the Dominican Republic.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UCAR (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2025INDOMET, UCAR, and NHC jointly implement a project for low-cost weather stations across the Dominican Republic to strengthen national meteorological monitoring capabilities and improve weather data coverage.
• NHC (National Hurricane Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2025Joint implementation of low-cost weather station project alongside INDOMET and UCAR to enhance hurricane monitoring and forecasting capabilities for the Dominican Republic.
• IDAC (Instituto Dominicano de Aviación Civil)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for meteorological radar operations. IDAC operates the radar meteorológico that monitors rain and storms in real-time, with access provided through INDOMET's platform and communications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• World Meteorological Organization (WMO): UN specialized agency that coordinates international cooperation in atmospheric and hydrological services. WMO sets the standards, frameworks, and global data exchange protocols under which national services like INDOMET operate, making it a key ecosystem peer rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• UK Met Office: United Kingdom's national meteorological service providing weather forecasting, climate services, aviation/marine meteorological products, and meteorological research under a comparable public-service mandate, though at much greater scale and scope.
• Météo-France: French national meteorological agency operating under a similar public-service mandate, providing weather forecasts, climate certifications, and aviation/marine/agricultural meteorological services directly comparable to INDOMET's portfolio.
• NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration): U.S. federal agency for weather, ocean, and atmospheric monitoring. Comparable as a national meteorological and environmental monitoring agency, but with substantially broader scope, oceanographic research functions, and significantly larger resources than INDOMET.

Direct peers

• National Hurricane Center (NHC): U.S. government hurricane forecasting center that directly partners with INDOMET on Caribbean storm monitoring and the 2025 low-cost weather station project. Operates a closely aligned tropical cyclone tracking and severe weather alert mission.
• AEMET (Agencia Estatal de Meteorología): Spanish national meteorological agency offering a directly analogous public-service mandate: weather forecasting, climate data certifications, and aviation/marine/agricultural meteorological products targeting a Spanish-speaking national territory.

Regional players

• Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (Argentina): Argentine national meteorological service providing weather and climate services with a comparable mission, product portfolio (aviation, marine, agrometeorology), and Spanish-language public-service orientation to INDOMET, though serving a different Latin American geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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