Novelty weather stations to help farmers worldwide

Pessl Instruments showcases a new category of METOS® weather stations - nMETOS (nano METOS). With this innovation, the company seeks to help the farmers worldwide to step into the new era of the connected fields.

With the nMETOS, they want farmers to quickly and easily adapt to new practices of the connected field, any time, anywhere, and for a fair price. 

Pessl Instruments developed nMETOS to measure environmental parameters required to prevent plant diseases and insects appearance, and help manage time: workforce planning, irrigation, and spraying. This new system will enable users to save time, costs and resources, minimize the harmful effect on the environment and have a quick return on investments.

Mr. Gottfried Pessl, CEO & Founder of Pessl Instruments, explained that while developing the nMETOS they were pursuing 2 key points: sustainability and the real needs of farmers, such as reliable sensor set permanently connected on the smartphone, precise data and quick access to it, long-range communications, and a powerful battery. 

NB-IoT/CAT-M/GPRS enables a global range of coverage and provides optimal penetration for greenhouses, soil moisture control in complex crop canopies and animal-breeding facilities. 

Optimized power consumption is another great feature: small solar supply combined with rechargeable batteries which is environment-friendly and sustainable.

With nMETOS the user will:

- Lower soil disturbance and utilize less chemical

- Maximize biodiversity;

- Save water and fertilizers;

- Have support in adapting the processes to the site-specific climatic conditions;

- Have help with resource savings without losses in yields;

- React on-time on heat, frost, and other weather conditions.

Remote field monitoring serves to automate operations in the field that result in improved yield, managed natural resources and minimized impact on the environment.

When developing new products, Pessl Instruments utilizes the latest technology, but the best part is when the farmers put it in their field, says Mr.Pessl. Their weather stations help improve process control, increase efficiency, better crop quality, as well as adapt the processes to climate change.