METOS

What it does

METOS by Pessl Instruments is a farm weather monitoring system. It includes weather stations and dataloggers, plus sensors for precipitation, temperature, leaf wetness, wind, barometric pressure and soil moisture. FieldClimate is the web and mobile platform that collects, analyses and displays data from field sensors. It covers weather forecasting, disease models, insect monitoring, soil moisture tracking and work planning. Mobile apps are available for iOS and Android. Visitors can request a quote, download brochures or contact support.

Pessl Instruments is based in Weiz, Austria, and states it has 15 affiliates and subsidiaries and over 200 distributors. The home page says the brand has operated since 1984. FieldClimate was introduced in 2005 as a web platform for collecting and displaying agro-meteorological data. Hardware listed includes METOS 5, iMETOS 3.3, METOS STREMO, miniMETOS, METOS VWS, Hybrid Station, iSCOUT, CropVIEW, METOS TSM, iMETOS Trackers, Dualex and N-Pilot. Software features listed include weather forecast and monitoring, soil moisture monitoring, plant disease modelling, insect monitoring, yield prediction, dairy and poultry stress calculations, degree days, chilling units, rain sum, data storage and API. Integrations are listed with FieldNET by Lindsay, John Deere, Davis Instruments, Azure FarmBeats, RIMpro, xarvio and others. FarmView is described as a tool inside FieldClimate for visualising weather, soil moisture and growth information. The site offers a METOS user area with manuals, firmware and FAQ. The calendar download collects an email address.