New weather prediction to improve Lockyer forecasts
Premium Content Subscriber only Farmers in the Lockyer Valley will have more reliable weather predictions with a pilot program rolls out across the region. The $280,000 project will deliver commercial-grade weather stations on Telstra sites, linked with the high-quality Bureau of Meteorology observation network and modelling capacities. About 45 internet of Things enabled weather stations on Telstra sites will be installed, plus an additional 10 weather stations on farms at the DAF research facilities in the Lockyer, Esk Gatton. Additional sites will be constructed in Toowoomba, Cecil Plains ...