Understory

Understory develops smart weather station micro-grids that collect tactical weather data and analytics for extreme weather events.

Understory develops sensor networks that deliver ground truth data and property-level damage analytics. The proprietary sensors, which are entirely solar powered, track the weather in real time, pulling in data on a location’s humidity, temperature, wind speed, precipitation, and other weather events. Companies and municipalities insurance, agriculture, and broadcast can use the information to better understand a storm in retrospect. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.