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Spinoff story
Satellite Data Inform Forecasts of Crop Growth
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
During a Stennis Space Center-led program called Ag 20/20, an engineering contractor developed models for using NASA satellite data to predict crop yield. The model was eventually sold to Genscape Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, which has commercialized it as LandViewer. Sold under a subscription model, LandViewer software provides predictions of corn production to ethanol plants and grain traders.