Solar Terrestrial Dispatch is a world-leader in space weather forecasting services, as was demonstrated in late October and early November 2003 (Oler, C., "Prediction Performance of Space Weather Forecast Centers during the Extreme Space Weather Events of October and November 2003," published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal "Space Weather" by the American Geophysical Union in 2004). A copy of this paper is available here.

Our expertise is used to provide high-quality space weather forecast services to many electrical power companies across North America, guidance to spacecraft operators and consultation to many others.

We have developed a special space weather course designed to teach individuals without any background how to predict space weather (see below). Our course was the recipient of the Study-Web Academic Excellence award.

The course is available on-line as a small group of downloadable Adobe Acrobat Reader documents comprising over 630 pages of printed material (for sample pages, click here). You can therefore choose to study the material on your computer or print it out for study. The course also includes our workhorse space weather information monitor (SWIM) software, which is the most comprehensive space and weather information monitor in the world. The course also includes a copy of our Aurora Monitor software package, as well as our popular Proplab-Pro HF Radio Propagation Laboratory software. All software products are optional elaborate tools that will contribute to your application of the knowledge obtained through this course.

A list of the topics covered in this home-study course include:

Although this course is largely self-taught, we will provide support if you run into difficulties. There are no prerequisites.

The course is available on-line for immediate purchase by following the instructions below. It may also be purchased by FAXing us the payment form.

Purchasing the Course

Please choose one of the following course packages.

Note: All software requires Windows-based platforms. SWIM requires Windows XP, 2000 or NT4. The STD Aurora Monitor software can be used in place of SWIM for those who are running Windows 95, 98 or Me. Proplab-Pro requires Windows 95, 98, NT4, 2000 or XP (non-laptop).