TRMM is a joint venture between the NASA and Japanese Space Agency JAXA. The United States Department of Agriculture uses data from the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM). Users can download files provided from the GES DISC (Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center) to calculate the amount of participation calculated in any spot on the globe.

Planetary Resources Incorporated

Planetary Resources Incorporated brings CERES Satellite Constellation to Commercial Use

As a derivative of the asteroid space mining program, Ceres is an Earth Observation System that has the capabilities to deliver affordable, on-demand information about Earth's natural resources. Ceres does not just provide pictures, but query-able higher spectral resolutions detecting thermographic properties and compositions of the Earth. Fitted with a midwave-infrared sensor, Ceres is the first ever commercial capabilityoffer thermographic mapping and night-imaging from space.

http://www.planetaryresources.com/#home-intro

FarmVis

Farmgate is a user interface that aggregates data from the USDA and various sources to provide information that can benefit and create a a sustainable U.S. food system within a changing environment.

John Van Geem's Space Blog

      The purpose of this blog is to discuss space assets that can contribute to agricultural processes back on Earth. Above is a video on the Terra satellite developed by NASA for it's Earth Sciences program. I hope this blog fosters connections between Earth Science space programs and Farmers in and effort to advance agricultural practices in an ever changing environment.

~John Van Geem





FarmVis

FarmVis is a user interface that aggregates data from the USDA and various sources to provide information that can benefit and create a a sustainable U.S. food system within a changing environment.

GPS Tractors

Satellite GPS systems are used to guide automated tractors without drivers.

John Van Geem's Space Blog

      The purpose of this blog is to discuss space assets that can contribute to agricultural processes back on Earth. Above is a video on the Terra satellite developed by NASA for it's Earth Sciences program. I hope this blog fosters connections between Earth Science space programs and Farmers in and effort to advance agricultural practices in an ever changing environment.

~John Van Geem