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Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut provides weather forecast services. The Company researches, observes, predicts, and prepares weather forecasts and other environmental hazards for the public, government, aviation, and shipping industry. Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut serves residents throughout the Netherlands. The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute In the Netherlands, KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) is known mainly for its weather forecasts and warnings, but is does a lot more in its capacity as a national data and knowledge centre for weather, climate research and seismology. KNMI was founded by Royal Decree on 31 January 1854. C.H.D. Buys Ballot (1817-1890), its first general director, chose to establish KNMI at the Sonnenborgh observatory in Utrecht. In 1897, the Institute moved to De Bilt, where its headquarters is still located today. In all, KNMI has some 500 employees.
