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hours of the satellite overpass. These data are used in applications that include irrigation scheduling, monitoring crop water stress, nutrient management, yield mapping and forecasting, and monitoring of soil moisture and drought impacts on agricultural production. To continue to expand and advance the use of satellite data within agriculture and water resources management, NASA established the NASA Western Water Applications Office in 2016 and the NASA Harvest program in 2017.
What does the future hold?
In just the last few years, the growing use of cloud-based platforms and open data services are revolutionizing access to satellite data by ag producers. Following the path established by
www.climateengine.org and others, the recent launch of platforms like the Crop Condition and Soil Moisture Assessment tool and upcoming launch of OpenET
In just the last few years, the growing use of cloud- based platforms and open data services are revolutionizing access to satellite data by ag producers.
this summer support free access to information that in the past was difficult for producers to access, cost thousands of dollars or required specialized soft- ware tools to interpret the data. More importantly, the growing use of open data services is making it possible to integrate this information directly into other farm and ranch software systems, bringing satellite data to producers in the field where it can be used.
Future NASA satellite missions such as the Surface Biology and Geology mission will also provide field-scale hyperspectral data, supporting further advances in use of satellite data for nutrient management and accurate detection and mapping of
crop pests and pathogens. In addition, ongoing field trials and demonstration studies are important for documenting the benefits that can be achieved through incorporation of remote sensing data into agricultural operations.
For remote sensing to truly achieve its full potential within agriculture, it will be critical to quantify these benefits in terms of how they affect a grower’s bottom line, either through reductions in production costs or increases in crop yields.
Forrest Melton is a senior research scientist with the NASA Ames Cooperative for Research in Earth Science and Technology and with California State University, Monterey Bay. He currently serves as the program scientist for the NASA Western Water Applications Office.
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