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Agriculture
Each growing season, farmers might make as many as 50 key decisions–about what crop to grow,
when to plant, whether or not to use fertilizer and so on. Any of these can end up affecting crop
yield, as well as the bottom line. In the past, farmers made these important decisions based on
historical patterns, tradition or even by talking shop with neighboring growers and other people in
the know. Today, agricultural operations generate more location-based data than almost any other
industry, with data flowing from a number of sources. These can include machine telemetry,
weather stations and ground sensors, soil samples, ground observations and satellites and drones.
With GIS, agriculture companies can collect, maintain and analyze data to maximize resources,
monitor crop health and safety and improve yield.
