Swiss agricultural chemicals firm Syngenta has bought North Carolina - based high - resolution satellite imagery firm FarmShots . Its service uses cloud - based software and interfaces to create maps of field conditions so that farmers can accurately spot issues such as planter skips , insect feeding , poor plant nutrition , crop diseases , pests and environmental damage by using absorbed light from the field images . The company says its “privacy pledge” that allows growers to maintain control of their data is still intact with this acquisition. Access to the data can be achieved via web - based app , tablets , laptops and smartphones . The service also provides a detailed map for crop treatment or planting 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 . Its service uses cloud - based software and interfaces to create maps of field conditions so that farmers can accurately spot issues such as planter skips , insect feeding , poor plant nutrition , crop diseases , pests and environmental damage by using absorbed light from the field images . Access to the data can be achieved via web - based app , tablets , laptops and smartphones . The service also provides a detailed map for crop treatment or planting and other actions , and growers maintain their own data securely in the cloud .