MetWatch
New Zealand
Developed by HortPlus NZ Ltd, MetWatch is a digital platform which provides local weather data and forecasts to help manage pest & disease pressure, plan spraying and irrigation, aid crop planting, and to achieve sustainability goals. It combines sensor data, weather station feeds, phenology, and third-party information from a range of sources. Data is collected over mobile networks or provided by sampling and monitoring apps and securely stored in cloud infrastructure and processed. Models and tools powered by the data are accessed by growers, agronomists, and researchers through web and mobile platforms. Platform provides 1) Hourly weather forecasts up to 15-days for key agricultural variables 2) Actual data from a robust network of scientific-grade weather stations in key growing areas 3) Historical dataset stretching back up to 20 years 4) A user-friendly and intuitive design system for use in the field or in the office 5) A powerful Internal API system for interfacing with existing systems 6) Connect spray diary reports, total usage reports, agrichemical residues, and pheromone trap monitoring 7) Integration with a range of third-party providers and hardware makers.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Weather forecasting, IoT/Sensor controlled water management, Pest and disease management, Precision agriculture
Delivery type (format)
Internet of Things / sensors
Mobile app
Web based platform
Cloud-based
DS supplier-user category
Business to business
Business to consumers
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Agritech company
Name of supplier/developer
HortPlus NZ Ltd.
Primary Users
Farmers , Agribusiness / private company
Digital Solution Development Stage
Commercial stage (broad use use locally)
Number of users or subscribers
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
Digital Solution Geographic scope
All over New Zealand
Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed
On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)
DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes