1. A method providing sensors for a machine, comprising: obtaining data records including data from a plurality of sensors for the machine; determining a virtual sensor corresponding to one of the plurality of sensors; establishing a virtual sensor process model of the virtual sensor indicative of interrelationships between at least one sensing parameters and a plurality of measured parameters based on the data records; obtaining a set of values corresponding to the plurality of measured parameters; calculating the values of the at least one sensing parameters substantially simultaneously based upon the set of values corresponding to the plurality of measured parameters and the virtual sensor process model; and providing the values of the at least one sensing parameters to a control system.