Energy News
FARM NEWS
Planet and BASF Digital Farming Expand Partnership for Enhanced Farming Solutions
illustration only
Planet and BASF Digital Farming Expand Partnership for Enhanced Farming Solutions
by Clarence Oxford
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 23, 2024

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has expanded its commercial partnership with BASF Digital Farming GmbH. BASF is increasing its use of Planet's satellite data products to enhance its xarvio Digital Farming Solutions.

Planet operates the world's largest constellation of Earth observation satellites, offering near-daily data on environmental and industrial changes. As demand for sustainable and efficient farming grows, BASF is leveraging Planet's data to develop new agricultural solutions.

"We are in a critical time for sustainable agriculture. High-cadence satellite data can provide revolutionary solutions to advance precision farming, yield estimation, and seed selection," said Will Marshall, Planet Co-founder and CEO. "By expanding this strategic partnership with BASF, a global leader in the digital farming industry, we look forward to powering novel and effective tools to enable growers to get the best crop yields in the most sustainable and efficient ways."

BASF is increasing its use of Planet's Crop Biomass Planetary Variable product, which combines radar and optical signals for better field analysis. This helps farmers use crop inputs more efficiently. BASF is also utilizing PlanetScope, providing near-daily imagery at 3.5 m resolution.

The combination of these data sources supports BASF's xarvio FIELD MANAGER, an advanced crop optimization platform. This platform provides agronomic advice to optimize yield and profitability for over 100,000 users globally. Operational reliability is essential for BASF, supporting crop production on millions of hectares.

"At BASF Digital Farming, our focus is on providing farmers and advisors with innovative products and services from xarvio that make crop production more efficient, profitable, and sustainable. Using Planet's satellite data and Planetary Variable products we can continue to deliver measurable benefits, and through the expanded partnership we can scale that impact," said Dr. Thomas Schilling, Managing Director and Global Head of Platform Engineering, BASF Digital Farming.

BASF uses Planet's data to offer insights and recommendations for variable rate seeding, fertilizer, and fungicide use. Analytics from Planet's imagery have supported growers in maintaining yields and using crop protection products efficiently since 2020.

To learn more about how Planet data powers agricultural solutions, visit Planet's Agriculture Industry page.

Related Links
Planet Labs
Farming Today - Suppliers and Technology

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters
Tweet

RELATED CONTENT
The following news reports may link to other Space Media Network websites.
FARM NEWS
Finland's wizards making food out of thin air
Vantaa, Finland (AFP) May 23, 2024
At a factory in Finland, the "farmers of the future" are making a new food protein by feeding a microbe air and electricity, proving that protein can be produced without traditional agriculture. Livestock farming is one of the main culprits in greenhouse gas emissions, the primary cause of global warming. Cellular agriculture, where food or nutrients are grown from cell cultures, is increasingly seen as a green alternative to animal agriculture. Lab-grown meat, eggs and milk have made headl ... read more

FARM NEWS
Earth Observation advances with Marble Imaging and Reflex Aerospace partnership

NASA's Compact Infrared Cameras Enable New Science

NASA, IBM Research to Release New AI Model for Weather, Climate

Satellite-Based Hyperspectral Sensors Enhance Monitoring Capabilities

FARM NEWS
Magic Lane secures 3 million euro to enhance location intelligence capabilities

China Encourages BeiDou System Integration in Electric Bicycles

Estonia summons Russian envoy over GPS jamming

OneNav introduces new L5-direct GNSS receiver in response to increased GPS jamming

FARM NEWS
Vast concessions threaten Malaysia's forest: report

Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado higher than in Amazon: report

Deforestation exacerbated deadly Brazil floods: experts

Half of mangrove ecosystems at risk: conservationists

FARM NEWS
Singapore shipper claims milestone with bio-methanol refuelling

Studying bubbles can lead to more efficient biofuel motors

Chicken fat transformed into supercapacitor components

Kimchi Institute process upcycles cabbage byproducts into bioplastics

FARM NEWS
Research team achieves significant solar cell efficiency milestone

Lithuanian researchers advance solar cell technology

Solar power heats materials over 1,000 degrees Celsius

Improved polymer additive enhances perovskite solar cells

FARM NEWS
Why US offshore wind power is struggling - the good, the bad and the opportunity

Robots enhance wind turbine blade production at NREL

Offshore wind turbines may reduce nearby power output

Wind Energy Expansion Planned for China's Rural Areas

FARM NEWS
Australia gives largest coal power plant two-year lifeline

US plans to end leasing in its largest coal-producing region

In coal country Bulgaria, a losing battle against EU Green Deal

Banks slow to limit coal financing: NGO

FARM NEWS
China wheelchair users claim outdoors with hand-cranked bikes

Luxury influencers vanish from Chinese social media in wealth crackdown

China sentences former asset manager to death for 'extremely large' bribes

Soaring towers shape Hong Kong's urban landscape

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters




The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.