Precision Agriculture

Rising global population has increased food demand, intensifying pressure on agriculture to boost productivity, often leading to higher emissions. Satellite data offers numerous ways to enhance agricultural sustainability. It enables regular field health monitoring, preventing over-fertilization. By integrating satellite and local weather data, farmers can receive customized irrigation recommendations. Satellite data also aids in monitoring regenerative farming practices such as no-till, cover cropping, and crop rotation. Therefore, the precise, near-real-time satellite data is essential for sustainable agriculture stakeholders and investors.

Crop Monitoring

Satellite data can now be used to be used to monitor crops spread over large areas on a daily basis and provide timely Information about under-performing locations on the field to the farmers. It can provide information about abnormalities in crop growth pattern, identify potential disease or pest outbreak and provide valuable information to farmers enabling them in prioritizing treatment and controlling disease spread.    

Crop Management and Planning

Management of crops is fundamental to both farmers and agronomists. There are several ways in which satellite data can help in crop management. For example, it can be used for monitoring the growth of the crops from plantation to harvesting and based on the information derived farmers can take timely decisions such as providing irrigation, use of fertilizers, pest monitoring, harvesting etc. Satellite data can also be used for identifying the crops and accurately determining the boundaries of the fields, and even for predicting the yield. Such an information can be critical for agri-food corporations looking to monitor their supply chains.

Sustainable Agricultural

As the population grows, so does the demand for food. This puts pressure on the agricultural industry to produce more, but this often leads to higher emissions from farming. Satellite data can help make agriculture more sustainable in many ways. It can help farmers monitor their fields’ health and fertility, avoiding over-fertilization and enhancing soil quality. Satellite data, along with local weather data, can also help farmers get the best irrigation advice, so they can water their crops smartly and efficiently, saving water and improving yields. For the stakeholders and investors of sustainable agriculture, satellite data can provide regular and accurate information about regenerative farming practices such as no-till, cover crops and crop rotation, being practiced at large scale. 

Crop Insurance 

Agricultural insurance companies can minimize their risk using Satellite data. It can be used to access the previous production history of the agricultural area, evaluating crop losses and risks related to extreme climatic events like flood, drought etc. This would enable the insurer to access the true value of the crop being insured as well as the risks involved. It can also be used to settle the claims in the event of floods, drought or other disasters. Insurance policies can be made based on accurate and timely data rather than through an educated guess or gut feeling.