HortPlus MetWatch Evapotranspiration Tool
New Zealand agricultural weather platform operating 100+ scientific weather stations and providing localized historic and forecast evapotranspiration, plus pest/disease and irrigation decision-support data for growers.
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At a glance
- Region
- New Zealand (Oceania)
- Coverage
- National
- Access
- Limited
- Category
- Company
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- Evapotranspiration
- Weather station
- Irrigation
- Forecast
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Irrigation scheduling
Decide when and how much to irrigate.
Because it has: Evapotranspiration
- 02
Water accounting
Track how much water crops actually consume across a command area.
- 03
Crop stress
Spot water stress early in the season.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
- 02
Demand forecasts
Predict irrigation demand weeks ahead for canal and pump planning.
- 03
Irrigated area maps
Classify irrigated and rainfed fields from imagery.
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