IMS4 Agro is an automated system for the collection and distribution of weather and phenological data in order to provide the necessary information to agrometeorologists, climatologists, biologists, farmers, and gardeners.
Together with software performing data processing, archiving, presentation and notification, the station serves as a decision support system to improve the management of agrotechnical actions.
Disease control and prevention
The prognosis of various diseases and their signalization is calculated from several meteorological parameters. The information gets displayed on the data logger, IMS4 screen, tablet, or phone.
Freeze protection
Various methods have been developed to model radiation cooling. The IMS4 Agro integrates them to predict the minimum temperature and to protect the crops from frost.
Effective irrigation
Using the FAO Penman-Monteith method to calculate evapotranspiration, the system quantifies the amount of water needed for optimal irrigation.
Estimating phenological phases
Formulas estimating phenological phases based on previous experience and long-term analysis of weather data for different plant species are integrated into the Agro Station.