The NASA Collaboration Portal, operated by the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, sends information on atmospheric phenomena to the Hurricane Hub of PR directly from a huge set of data, maps and other monitoring tools.
“It was very disheartening to watch my sales team work diligently to book business and make major commitments only to let bureaucrats twiddle their thumbs, wondering if the island needs that business. It certainly created a lot of challenges over the past year, and I can’t say we’ve lost business just yet because it’s early in the day. But it’s a terrible precedent for our industry.”