Vista Remote Sensing in Geosciences GmbH is a private company founded in 1995 in Munich with 15 employees. It specializes in remote sensing and modeling for agriculture and hydrology. Specifically, it provides services such as yield prediction, precision farming, snow monitoring, runoff forecasting, and hydroelectric power production. It is also involved in several research projects utilizing satellite data including an EU H2020 project called DAFNE on the water-food-energy nexus and developing a concept of a "Global Smart Farm" utilizing sensor networks and knowledge sharing platforms.

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Vista Remote Sensing in Geosciences GmbH
Remote Sensing and Modelling for
Agriculture and Hydrology
Private Company CEO/Owner: Dr. Heike Bach
Founded: 1995 in Munich Staff: 15 geo-data-scientists
Agriculture
• Yield Prediction
• Precision Farming
• Certification
Data Assimilation
Snow Cover
Snow Water Equivalent
Snow & Water Balance
Modeling
Hydrology
• Snow/Flood Monitoring
• Runoff Forecast
• Hydropower Production
Research & Development leading to Operational Services:
SnowSense

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DAFNE receives funding from
the European Union’s Horizon
2020 research and innovation
programme under grant
agreement No 690268; it is
coordinated by ETH Zurich.
VISTA as Partner of the EU H2020 Project DAFNE
A Water-Food-Energy Nexus Project

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SmartFertilisation
PrecisionNavigation
WeatherForecasts
SmartSeeding
BiodiversitySmart Irrigation
CurrentYieldYieldPotential
With central contributions of
satellite technology and EO
Smart Farming as Key to close the
Yield Gap in a Sustainable Way
Sustainability
Constraints

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Sentinel-2 monitoring the Water-Food-Energy Nexus
Crop Growth Monitoring
1 km1 km
Leaf Chlorophyll
Indicating nitrogen stress
and yield losses
Irrigation Monitoring
Soil Moisture Mapping
Reservoir level
decreases
with irrigation
Spatial resolution of S-2
now also allows monitoring
of small holder farms.
Food Security
Mapping of organic content
based on spectral features
Soil Quality / Degradation

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Each actor in the Global Food
System is embedded in an
open knowledge and
information framework
which supports them in
managing farms sustainably
and in contributing to global
food security. They are part of
the “Global Smart Farm”.
Economy
Global
Trade
Knowledge
Infrastructure
Environment
Soil
Farmers
Farming Industry
Agencies
Smart
Farming Devices
Smart
Communication
Local
Sensor Networks
VISTA’s Vision of the “Global Smart Farm”
One step in this direction:
ESA’s Food Security Platform
led by VISTA.