UNSPSC 41114413: Ceilometer

A meter that is designed to measure and record the height of the cloud floor. There are optical method and electric wave method, and it is consisted of three parts; light, electric wave launcher and, receiver and recorder. The part combined with the receiver and recorder is referred to as the detector.

UNSPSC 41114413 Ceilometer (Commodity) does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity currently posted under this code. Recent opportunities tagged to the code cover lightning detection and prediction systems, automated weather observation systems (AWOS), weather radar deployment, and lightning protection system installation — none of which are ceilometers. The mismatch between the code's nominal definition and what issuing bodies are actually soliciting suggests either miscategorization in the posting systems or that the code is being used as a catch-all for atmospheric and meteorological sensing equipment. Where state and local governments are buying under this tag right now, they are seeking complete weather observation platforms and lightning safety infrastructure, not standalone cloud-height measurement devices. The issuing bodies range across county purchasing offices, state transportation departments, universities performing research on behalf of state legislatures, and special districts — reflecting the broad geographic and jurisdictional spread of weather-dependent operations.

Recent opportunities posted under the code include a Broward County RFI for a Thor Guard, Inc. TG-360 Lightning Prediction and Detection System (issued May 6, 2026, responses due May 18, 2026) for integration with existing systems at County Parks and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport; a Georgia Department of Transportation eRFQ for Automated Weather Observing System commodities (posted April 8, 2026, quotes due May 4, 2026); Texas Tech University's RFP for procurement and five-year maintenance of three C-band dual-polarization weather radars for a state flood-management project authorized by Texas SB5 (proposals due March 6, 2026); and Brevard County sealed bids for lightning protection system installation at the Melbourne Courthouse and Historic Titusville Courthouse, with a mandatory pre-bid walk-through held January 8, 2026, and bids due January 27, 2026. Activity clusters in Florida and Texas, with representation in Georgia. Opportunities mix equipment procurement, system integration, and installation services, often with multi-year maintenance or support components and compliance requirements tied to industry standards (NFPA 780, UL 96A, NIST 800-53).