diff --git a/scripts/fetch/precip_grid_data.R b/scripts/fetch/precip_grid_data.R
index a2ac3ac..e82fb68 100644
--- a/scripts/fetch/precip_grid_data.R
+++ b/scripts/fetch/precip_grid_data.R
@@ -8,5 +8,16 @@ fetch.precip_grid_data <- function(viz){
   sp_grid_WGS84 <- sp::spTransform(sp_grid, "+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84")
   
   stencil <- geoknife::simplegeom(sp_grid_WGS84)
-  warning('the rest is not implemented')
+  fabric_args <- viz[["webdata_args"]]
+  
+  fabric <- geoknife::webdata(
+    url = fabric_args$url, 
+    times = as.POSIXct(fabric_args$times), 
+    variables = fabric_args$variables
+  )
+  
+  job <- geoknife::geoknife(stencil, fabric, wait = TRUE, REQUIRE_FULL_COVERAGE=FALSE)
+  
+  data <- geoknife::result(job, with.units = TRUE)
+  saveRDS(data, file = viz[['location']])
 }
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diff --git a/scripts/process/grid_from_mask.R b/scripts/process/grid_from_mask.R
index 390a503..3809ba3 100644
--- a/scripts/process/grid_from_mask.R
+++ b/scripts/process/grid_from_mask.R
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ process.grid_from_mask <- function(viz){
   cell_grid_clipped <- sf::st_intersection(cell_grid, clip_mask)
   
   # add an id to be used for adding data later:
-  cell_grid_clipped <- st_sf(cell_grid_clipped, id = paste('cell_', 1:length(cell_grid_clipped), sep= ''))
+  cell_grid_clipped <- st_sf(cell_grid_clipped, row.names = paste('cell_', 1:length(cell_grid_clipped), sep= ''))
   saveRDS(cell_grid_clipped, file = viz[['location']])
 }
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diff --git a/viz.yaml b/viz.yaml
index 6575269..6ebb549 100644
--- a/viz.yaml
+++ b/viz.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ info:
     sp:
       repo: CRAN
       version: 1.2.5
+    geoknife:
+      repo: GRAN
+      version: 1.6.0
 parameter:
   -
     id: spatial_metadata
@@ -72,6 +75,11 @@ fetch:
     reader: rds
     fetcher: precip_grid_data
     scripts: scripts/fetch/precip_grid_data.R
+    webdata_args:
+      times: ["2014-01-01", "2014-01-04"]
+      url: "https://cida.usgs.gov/thredds/dodsC/stageiv_combined"
+      variables: "Total_precipitation_surface_1_Hour_Accumulation"
+    comment: "times and other metadata will be moved to another target, e.g., timesteps"
     depends: 
       grid: precip_grid