IMETS

The IMETS currently fielded is in two configurations. They are the vehicle-mounted configuration (VMC), IMETS-Heavy, and the laptop version, the IMETS-Light. The IMETS-Light is the most common version; US Army uses IMETS-Light for aviation brigades and brigade combat teams. Both configurations have identical intelligence processing capabilities. The IMETS-Light has recently passed the Milestone C review and its production and fielding have official authorization. Both configurations of IMETS operate with ABCS Version 6.X-complaint software. ==Training==

IMETS training is accomplished at Staff Weather Officer (SWO) Course at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. SWO training is four weeks long, IMETS portion being half of that. This is somewhat ironic, as IMETS has not been used much since the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began. ==Units with IMETS==

The following units use IMETS: • 1st Cavalry, Fort Cavazos, Texas • III Corps, Fort Cavazos, Texas • 101 Air Assault Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky • 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia • 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York • I Corps, Fort Lewis, Washington • 25th Infantry Division, Fort Shafter, Hawaii • 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas • 1st MEB, Fort Polk, Louisiana • 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, California • ARCENT, Fort McPherson, Georgia • 6th Infantry BDE, Fort Richardson, Alaska • 17th Aviation BDE, Yongsan, Republic of Korea • V Corps Aviation BDE, Frankfurt, Germany • 101st Aviation BDE, Fort Campbell, Kentucky • 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Red Cloud, Republic of Korea ==My Weather Impacts Decision Aid==

As of 2018, My Weather Impacts Decision Aid (MyWIDA), a decision-support software, was developed by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL). Designed to improve compatibility of technology with environmental factors through weather forecasting, MyWIDA is an updated version of the Integrated Weather Effects Decision Aid (IWEDA), which the Army fielded in 1995. MyWIDA uses weather forecast data to evaluate environmental impacts on military technology, aiding decision-makers in selecting appropriate technological tools under forecasted weather events. An example is surface winds greater than 25 knots, which prohibit launching of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a military scenario. The user would be alerted of this physical limitation through the MyWIDA software. IWEDA was fielded on the Integrated Meteorological System (IMETS) in 1997 to provide tactical weather support to the U.S. IWEDA software was certified and accredited for the Army in 2006. As of 2011, the web-based MYWIDA was under development for eventual replacement of IWEDA. Over the years, observations have identified varying needs for IWEDA's improvement. These included (1) a need to derive complete mission impact due to poor weather conditions, rather than simply presenting a “worst-case scenario” for specific weapon systems; and (2) a need to improve representation of IWEDA's “stoplight” color scheme (green, yellow and red) by providing more color-coded values. ==References==