How are people actually using satellites in agriculture? This is a question that we, as folk working to develop the use of satellites in agriculture, have. It is the question we are hoping to answer, if only partially, in an ongoing project.
This project is sponsored by Kunskapsnav för jordbrukets digitalisering (crudely translated to “Knowledge hub for the digitalisaiton of agriculture”) at Linköping University. It is a simple scan of what is currently available in the world
- Timespan: 2025-01 to 2025-04
- Budget: 100 hours
- Report: During April 2025.
HIGHLIGHTS, SO FAR
Products reviewed: 11
Satellites in use: Sentinel-2, Sentinel-1, Airbus, Planet.
Uses: Harvest estimates, Crop type classification, Fertiliser recommendations, Timing of herbicide applications, Soil carbon storage validation.