Abstract: An industrial misting fan with mobility control and a method of controlling an industrial misting fan comprise a blower unit comprising an air conduit, a plurality of spray nozzles positioned to supply a spray of liquid to the air conduit, and a fan positioned to supply a stream of air through the air conduit, a liquid conduit adapted to supply a pressurized sprayable liquid to the plurality of spray nozzles, a base comprising a propulsion unit that propels the industrial misting fan from a first geographic location to a second geographic location, a power unit comprising a power source that supplies power to at least one of the blower unit and the base, and an industrial misting fan controller configured to receive input of data and produce output of at least one command signal for operating the industrial misting fan.