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SEGES Case Study

Agricultural Usage with SEGES Innovation​

SEGES Innovation, a leading provider of agricultural tools, uses ClearSKY’s AI-generated cloud-free satellite imagery to enhance the imagery cadence in their CropManager solution.

The Challenge​

Cloud cover frequently obscures satellite images, making it difficult to gather timely data for precision agriculture. In the autumn of 2023, Sentinel-2 imagery was once again unavailable, preventing SEGES from providing accurate nitrogen recommendations for Danish farmers. SEGES turned to ClearSKY to provide consistent, cloud-free images, ensuring accurate nitrogen recommendations for over 18,000 rapeseed fields.

The Solution​

ClearSKY’s AI-generated satellite data enhanced the natural cadence of Sentinel-2 through data fusion with Sentinel-1 and Landsat 8/9. We wemoved the cloud cover problem, delivering reliable vegetation maps in near real-time. This allowed SEGES to generate NDRE (Normalized Difference Red-Edge) values that assess crop health and inform nitrogen recommendations.

Impact​

By comparing traditional cloud-free Sentinel-2 images to ClearSKY’s cloud-free imagery, SEGES observed significant improvements:

  • NDRE values predicted a 28% difference in crop health.
  • There was an average reduction of 24 kg nitrogen per hectare.
  • Across 125,000 hectares of rapeseed, this resulted in savings of over 3,600 tons of nitrogen.

ClearSKY data is now integrated into SEGES’s CropManager platform, enabling farmers to receive timely, data-driven insights for optimal crop management, regardless of weather conditions. All SEGES farmers have access to ClearSKY every 2nd day image cadence all year long.

Learn more or try it yourself at cropmanager.dk. Read more about this case study on Medium.