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Environment Layer Overview

The Environment layers display weather and climate data for your property. This information helps you monitor current conditions, view forecasts, and make informed irrigation, spray, and field management decisions.

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Written by Emily Crane

What are the Environment layers?

The Environment layers display weather and climate data for your property. This information helps you monitor current conditions, view forecasts, and make informed irrigation, spray, and field management decisions.

Weather data is sourced from:

  • Semios in-field weather stations

  • Nearby Semios weather stations

  • Third-party weather data (if you have a Remote Weather package)


How to open the Environment layers

  1. Open the Layers menu.

  2. Select Environment to expand the available layers.

  3. Select one or more layers to display on the map.


Change the map display

Depending on the layer selected, you can choose to view:

  • Current conditions

  • Forecast conditions

  • Cumulative values (where available)

To change the display:

  1. Select the Map Controls dropdown.

  2. Choose the available view for the selected layer.

Select Overview, Graphs or Tables to view the layers in more detail.


Available Environment layers

The following weather layers are available:

Temperature

View current or forecast air temperature.

Humidity

View current or forecast relative humidity.

Dew Point

View the temperature at which moisture in the air begins to condense.

Wet Bulb

View the wet bulb temperature, which combines the effects of temperature and humidity.

Wind

View current or forecast wind speed and direction.

Rain

View current rainfall totals, forecasts, or cumulative rainfall where available.

Conditions

View a summary of current weather conditions.

Note: The Conditions layer is only available in the Summary and Details panels.


Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the weather data come from?

Weather data comes from Semios in-field weather stations where available. If your property uses a Remote Weather package, data may be sourced from nearby Semios stations or third-party weather providers.

Why can't I see forecast or cumulative data?

Not every Environment layer supports all viewing options. Available map controls depend on the selected layer.

Why can't I view the Conditions layer on the map?

The Conditions layer is only available in the Summary and Details panels and is not displayed as a map layer.

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