Tag: remote sensing

ImpactVision Can Detect Foreign Objects in Food Using Hyperspectral Imagery

May 15, 2018

ImpactVision has launched a new application that uses hyperspectral imagery to detect foreign objects in food.

PrecisionHawk Partners with FAA on Blueprint for Flying Beyond Visual Line of Sight

May 1, 2018

Flying drones BVLOS will enable agricultural operations to capture all of their fields in one go, increasing the efficiency of the technology, according to Thomas Haun, VP Agriculture Solutions at PrecisionHawk.

EXCLUSIVE: VanderSat and Swiss Re Partner to Bring Crop Insurance to Untapped Markets

March 27, 2018

VanderSat and Swiss Re have been working together for over a year to validate the startups technology and efficacy in making insurance products more precise, and more profitable.

Remote Sensing Startup Skycision Raises $1.1m Seed from Rural America Ag Innovation Fund

March 19, 2018

Skycision technology focuses on identifying changes in fields over time, analyzing three to five years of satellite data to find trends in specialty crops

Why Syngenta Acquired FarmShots: “It’s Definitely a Race”

March 16, 2018

We caught up with Dan Burdett, global head of digital agriculture at Syngenta, to find out why the company decided to acquire FarmShots rather than partnering with the four-year-old startup and what other technologies Syngenta is eyeing in 2018.

Dyson Founder Backs Remote Sensing Agronomy Platform Hummingbird in £3m Series A Round

March 7, 2018

Though Hummingbird began as a drone-focused precision agriculture company two years ago, it evolved beyond just drones as the team realized that the method of data collection is secondary to the data itself.

Remote Sensing Platform Mavrx is Testing the Power of “Free”

February 21, 2018

Mavrx founder Max Bruner said that the change isn’t necessarily about boosting the registered user count, as one might guess, but more about paving the way for more custom and ‘white label’ requests in the future from a more diverse set of customers.

American Robotics Raises $2m to Bring Fully Autonomous Drones to Market

February 5, 2018

American Robotics CEO Mozer said that the decision to raise a second seed round followed an overwhelming response from growers when the company released a video of its autonomous drone, Scout, in 2017.

When it Comes to Soil Testing, We’ve Only Scratched the Surface

February 1, 2018

Soil is the largest living organism on earth, yet humans know far more about our solar system than we do the top six inches of soil on this planet. Soil testing offers some amazing opportunities for farmers to find new efficiencies within their operations and to increase yields but we are just starting to scratch the surface.

Checking in With Climate Corp’s Open Platform Strategy and the Future of Ag Data

January 30, 2018

The decision to make the platform open, Climate Corp’s CTO Mark Young explains, was not only part of an effort to bring more value to customers, but also to move the digital ag space forward.

PrecisionHawk Raises $75m Series D from Big Tech and Big Ag

January 24, 2018

Drone-enabled aerial data and safety platform provider PrecisionHawk has raised a $75 million Series D round from a laundry list of major tech and agriculture players.

Ag Industry Brief: Plenty Makes Plans in China, Remote Sensing Startups Merge, Ex-Cisco CEO Invests in Agtech, more

January 19, 2018

Indoor farm Plenty makes plans in China while startups merge and launch new products in this week’s brief.

The Growing Impact of Hyperspectral Imagery in AgriFood Tech

January 11, 2018

With the price of hyperspectral cameras falling fast, the new imagery on the block is poised to have a big impact on food and agriculture among other industries.

VanderSat Comes out of Stealth with Satellite Data for Ag Unhindered by Cloud Cover

January 4, 2018

VanderSat, which joins a growing number of remote sensing startups targeting the agriculture sector, is taking a different approach to others, namely in its use of microwave sensors.

The Top 10 Farm Tech Deals of 2017 (How Many Can You Name Without Clicking?)

December 21, 2017

It was an exciting year in farm technology, to say the least, with several exits and record deals set and then overtaken by even larger deals just weeks or months later. Check out the standout deals of 2017.

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Startup FluroSat Raises A$1m Seed Round

December 18, 2017

FluroSat uses various remote sensing methods, including satellites, drones, and some aerial imagery, to capture and analyze hyperspectral images of cotton and grain fields to predict disease and help growers make decisions related to crop health.

Drones: Farmers Are Looking for True Autonomy Now That the Hype is Over

December 14, 2017

As the hype fades and more growers test out drones on their own operations, what they really want from drone-focused technology is becoming clearer and raising the bar for startups in the field.

Women in Agtech: Vinsight CEO Megan Nunes on Selling Predictive Tech While Female

December 13, 2017

We caught up with Nunes to find out what a decade in aerospace taught her about male-dominated spaces, and how she sells tech that can sometimes sound like magic.

Remote Sensing Market Map: 20 Remote Sensing Startups and the Varied Data That Fuels Them

November 9, 2017

There are at least 20 agtech startups that use remote sensing technology for different precision farming applications. Here are the most prominent remote sensing companies, sorted by the main source of remote sensing data each uses.

Ceres Imaging Raises Additional $2.5m to Support Crop Expansion After Climate Corp Partnership

November 1, 2017

After starting in the orchards and vineyards more common to its home base, the West Coast, Ceres recently entered the row crop space largely through a partnership with Monsanto’s The Climate Corporation.