METOS VWS virtual weather station is an indispensable partner for anyone who makes weather-dependent decisions on a daily basis. It provides you with location-specific weather information for actional results and can be used everywhere at any time.
METOS VWS:
- Calculates all the essential environmental parameters important for agriculture for the most effective results
- Works as a complete decision support service – provides weather forecast, helps with work planning (plant nutrition, field accessibility, tillage ability, sowing window, etc.), animal stress, accumulator tools, and more
- Can be any point on Earth – without exception
- Offers the same range of solutions as a physical weather station
METOS VWS one year includes:
- one coordinate placement wherever in the world
- weather forecast license for 1 year
- work planning tools***:
- plant nutrition,
- field accessibility,
- tillage ability,
- sowing window,
- plant protection,
- harvest window,
- grass fire danger index
- accumulator tools
- degree days
- chilling units
- rain sum
- animal stress (chicken, cows)
More information is available on metos.at page.
How do you activate it?
- After you place the order, you will receive an email with instructions.
- The email* contains a product key that you activate in FieldClimate. If you don't have an account yet, you will have to create one first.
- After you activate the key, you will have to set up your METOS VWS - define the exact location where you want it (GPS coordinates) and activate Weather Forecast Subscription for it*/**/***.
*Please follow the "step-by-step instructions for activation" video.
**Instructional video shows how to add a Disease model license. The 1-year METOS VWS with Weather Forecast subscription comes without it so you will skip this step.
***It may take up to 1 hour until your new virtual station starts displaying data.