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June 23rd, 2020

SkyWatch + AgIntegrated to Deliver EO Satellite Data to the Ag Industry


SkyWatch is on a mission to make Earth Observation (EO) data more accessible to companies and developers. This alliance means that AgIntegrated will become the premier collaborator of SkyWatch when it comes to agricultural-based integrations, due to AGI’s many years and experience with agnostic API development for the precision ag industry and beyond.

What makes SkyWatch unique is that it solves a long-standing problem when it comes to getting imagery data from multiple satellite sources. They do this by eliminating large minimum data purchases from sources for end-clients, allowing SkyWatch’s clients to buy just the Area of Interest (AOI) they want as small as 0.1 km.

SkyWatch also allows its clients to task high-resolution satellite data for the future as well as request archival data from previous satellite data collections. Currently, SkyWatch connects to ESA, NASA/USGS, Planet, SIIS, Space View, and 21AT, with new providers added soon. This data covers all resolutions needed for Ag from sub-meter to 10m and higher.


Other issues also revolve around how imagery is distributed and analyzed for the Ag industry itself. With this collaboration, both groups believe that they can help solve all of these problems. AgIntegrated will connect to SkyWatch’s EarthCache™ API through its Field Data Exchange, which already hosts multiple other Ag-related APIs such as MyJD, Climate Fieldview, AgLeader, Farmobile, AGCO, CNH, CLAAS, Stara, AgBridge, Raven, Valley Irrigation, and more to come.



Graham Stickler, SkyWatch’s Chief Marketing Officer, added, “We’ve tried to stay agnostic in our approach of helping others connect to multiple providers in the simplest way possible. We also are not agriculture experts nor want to be. Talking with AGI, it was clear we should work together as they had robust experience and connections in the entire Ag industry.”

What we do not want to do on either end is interrupt each other’s business models and so we really see this collaboration as a pass-through process between each other by not changing much technically how others connect to SkyWatch EarthCache™ while also adhering to their same pricing and licensing. We aren’t adding on anything extra beyond the ability to connect to others in Ag all in one API to help reduce development time and costs,” noted Nathan Faleide, the Strategic Initiatives Manager for AGI.

Going forward, SkyWatch will be recommending any Ag-based clients interested in their EarthCache system toward AgIntegrated to better facilitate data service and support around its imagery distribution services. Overall, both parties’ plans will be working together and with other partners in the Earth observation and Ag industries.