Our satellite and weather data spans the globe – we can provide support in any agricultural region.

Thirty years of global experience backed by local expertise. Our heritage speaks to our adaptability, as you cannot survive in the agriculture industry if you remain stagnant. Our reach speaks to our scalability – it’s one thing to have capabilities in one region but it’s quite another to translate them to every corner of the world. Top that with unmatched image processing power that is source-agnostic, pulling from the largest pool of agricultural imagery in the world and securely stored by the pixel with instantaneous access in the format you need.

Geosys does not have a “one-size-fits-all” model. Even with our proprietary tools, we meet with you to understand your needs. Pricing reflects everything from areas of interest, minimum delivery requirements and number of users. Get started by talking with one of our representatives who can quickly provide a basic quote once a few initial questions are answered.

Geosys acquires imagery from Landsat 8 and Sentinel 2, which are both government run missions that provide free access. Additionally, we source imagery from a wide array of private satellite companies and have contracts with any relevant to agriculture providing scientific grade data. We build an acquisition program based on our customers’ needs by aligning our resources accordingly. This is a very different approach from our competitors who generally utilize one private source in addition to one or both government satellites – presumably because it is very complicated to accurately calibrate multiple sources and can become a time-consuming process without a proper system. Few providers intercalibrate the data and simply show imagery “as is.” Our proprietary processing system is source agnostic, so we can seamlessly take in imagery from any source for calibration, and it’s almost fully automated, so maps are available shortly after image acquisition.

First and foremost, we consider both sources to be valuable options for agriculture. Each has strengths and weaknesses but can be used together to deliver better results. As of today, we have not seen a scalable drone data source able to meet our scientific and quality standards – but we hope to find one soon. The ultimate difference can be boiled down to three main points:

Resolution – in general, drones can deliver at a higher spatial resolution. But higher isn’t always better, as it’s dependent on the need and the use. For example, most commercial variable rate applicators cannot treat zones smaller than 5 meters. You can learn more about resolution here.

Coverage – Satellites can cover larger areas much faster but it’s more complicated to target a specific spot, which makes satellites better equipped for monitoring large areas and drones better equipped for precise scouting.

Resources – Running a drone requires extra investment, be it time or manpower. Additionally, because it takes a drone multiple passes to cover a field – creating different view angles and acquisition conditions – extra work needs to be done to stitch together imagery to get the full picture. Satellites are constantly acquiring imagery and systems like ours provide easy access.

Our primary focus is broad acre crops, pastures and sugar cane. If you have needs for other crops, contact us to discuss capabilities and options. 

There are many factors affecting yield and many ways to measure them, but the best information comes from the plants themselves – think of them as tens of thousands of sensors per hectare. Geosys uses satellite imagery to give you an accurate and unbiased view of crop’s potential by analysing sun light reflectance. Higher potential crops absorb more of some light wavelengths and reflect more light from other wavelengths. Geosys uses reflectance to calculate crop health indices, such as NDVI, EVI, CVI and GNDVI – one of the many layers of data in our proprietary products and the custom solutions we create for our clients. You can learn more about how satellites measure plant health here.