About COtL

COtL is an acronym for ‘Conditions Over the Landscape’ and was incorporated in 2020 in order to take over the operation and management of the Mid North Mesonet. In meteorology, a Mesonet is a network of automated weather and environmental monitoring stations designed to observe localized or ‘mesoscale’ meteorological phenomena. 

The COtL team were early movers in recognising the opportunity to mitigate long distance spray drift via a Mesonet. After gaining community support and a government grant, the COtL team established the Mid North Mesonet – this was a pilot project using a state-of-the-art automatic weather station network across the Mid North, northern Adelaide Plains and northern Yorke Peninsula of South Australia. The purpose of the network is to provide accurate and targeted data on the development and presence of adverse conditions for spraying.

The pilot project was a success and the company COtL was incorporated in 2020 in order to take over the operation and management of the Mesonets. There were no other organisations that wanted to run the Mid North Mesonet. In February 2021, the COtL team completed an additional Riverland Mallee Mesonet, and in early 2024, COtL completed the Limestone Coast Mesonet which includes the McLaren Vale and Langhorne Creek regions. The COtL Mesonet currently operates over 110 high-quality weather stations, making up roughly 50% of arable land in SA. COtL’s goal is to expand the Mesonet to cover all flat agricultural areas of SA.

The Team

There are currently three COtL Directors, comprising a range of skills:

We are on the lookout for a 4th Director with agricultural and business expertise. COtL is transitioning the field tech repairs role to ATRAD -  a company with expertise in atmospheric radar systems.

Follow these links to learn more about COtL.