Ground truth — from disease detection to AI models.
Site visits and ground truthing validate model outputs and ensure on-the-ground realities are captured in the data. This capability bridges the gap between remote sensing and field conditions — and is a key differentiator for clients who require verified agronomic insights, not just remote estimates.
Satellites see pixels. Surveyors see crops.
A stressed NDVI signal could be drought, disease, a pest infestation, or simply a late planting. Only someone standing in the field can tell you which. HSAT runs a global network of 2,000+ contributors who visit fields, geo-tag what they see, and feed that evidence back into our NDVI and crop-intelligence models — closing the loop between remote signal and ground reality.
We also deliver AI-powered disease detection and pod counting directly from these field visits — every photograph returns a plain-language disease report, a risk score out of ten, and an automated pod count, with human QA at scale via our offshore and MTurk teams.
Field evidence, structured and model-ready.
Global field visits
2,000+ contributors
Field visits from HSAT's global team of 2,000+ contributors — on the ground in the crops and countries that matter most.
Geo-tagged data
Photos, surveys, risk flags
Geo-tagged crop photos, structured surveys and risk assessments — every observation tied to a precise location.
Disease mapping
90%+ detection accuracy
Disease mapping at 90%+ accuracy — including CSSV in cocoa, rust in coffee and cereals, and virus yellows in sugar beet.
Regional reports
National risk maps
Aggregated regional reports and national risk maps — field-level evidence rolled up into portfolio-ready intelligence.
Model integration
Feedback loop into NDVI
Ground-truth observations feed directly back into our NDVI and crop-intelligence models — correcting drift and anchoring forecasts in reality.
AI-processed analysis
Pod counting & yield inference
Pod counting and yield inference from AI-processed field imagery — scaling expert-grade agronomic insight across thousands of visits.
Ready to anchor your forecasts in ground truth?
Get field-verified agronomic intelligence — disease maps, yield inference and geo-tagged surveys — feeding directly into the models you already rely on.
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