FarmShots provides high-resolution satellite imagery on its eight million enrolled acres. Swiss agricultural chemicals firm Syngenta has bought North Carolina-based high-resolution satellite imagery firm FarmShots. The acquisition of the company, which specializes in aerial and ground mapping for agriculture, was announced on Monday by Syngenta, one of the world’s largest seed companies. Access to the data can be achieved via web-based app, tablets, laptops and smartphones. The service also provides a prescription map for crop treatment or nutrition and other actions, and growers maintain their own data securely in the cloud.
Swiss agricultural chemicals firm Syngenta has bought North Carolina-based high-resolution satellite imagery firm FarmShots. The acquisition of the company, which specializes in aerial and ground mapping for agriculture, was announced on Monday by Syngenta, one of the world’s largest seed companies. Access to the data can be achieved via web-based app, tablets, laptops and smartphones. The service also provides a prescription map for crop treatment or nutrition and other actions, and growers maintain their own data securely in the cloud.