1. What is Crop Forecaster?
• CropForecaster weds two technologies: satellite
imagery and model simulations.
• Infoterra has developed an image processing program
which converts multi-band data into digital biophysical
variables, such as biomass and leaf area.
• ZedX has developed deterministic models which
simulate analogous variables.
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2. Crop Forecaster Attributes
• Renders intricate & massive volumes of required
crop, soils, weather, & satellite image data into basic
comprehensible quantities that desribe the status
and change dynamics over any particular geography
and time
• Delivers information in an easy-to-use internet
visualization & data download reporting system
to support efficient, fundamental decision-making
• Provides a portal for unlimited future growth in
information content & geographical dimensions
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3. Why Crop Forecaster?
• Incorporates full-history experiences & development
programs to jointly apply remote sensing & modeling
technologies to the complex statistical-bio-physical
systems of landscape-area crops
• Utilizes an elaborate system of deterministic models
at agronomically realistic temporal & spatial scales
to generate quantitatively a fundamental set of
seasonal, country-wide crop estimates & features
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4. United States Agri-Supply Chain
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5. Global Agri-Supply Chain
• Multiple complex
relationships within one Agri-
supply chain
• Supply Chain beginning at
the Farmer level
• Agri-food production is globally focused
• Spot market for competitive
• Competitive advantage gained through
advantage
supply chains & networks
• Risk Management critical in supply
chain(s)
• “Butterfly” Effect
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6. Products
Median Planting Date
• Assist in determining harvest timing
• Enables efficient logistics
management
• Risk Mangement planning regarding
supply and inputs
• Assist in managing multiple CIP’s
Planting Progress
• Assist in determining harvest
timing
• Enables effective tactical
logistics planning
• Assist in managing multiple CIP’s
• Decision Support for Underwriting
• Pre-plan product movement
through supply chain
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7. Products
Planted Acreage
• Early view of potential raw material supply
• Food Processing
• Energy Planning
• Soft good manufacturing
• View trends for strategic supply chain
planning and sourcing
• Cusomter support tool for CIP target
market development
• Accelerated commodity marketing data
Crop Stage
• Early view of potential raw material supply
• Food Processing
• Energy Planning
• Soft good manufacturing
• Cusomter support tool for CIP
management
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8. Products
Crop Condition
• Early view of potential raw material supply
• Food Processing
• Energy Planning
• Soft good manufacturing
• Cusomter support tool for CIP management
• Daily data to enable effective commodity
marketing
• Decision support tool for crop input
management
Apparent Yield (Predicted)
• Early view of potential raw material supply
• Food Processing
• Energy Planning
• Soft good manufacturing
• Cusomter support tool for CIP
management
• Daily data to enable effective commodity
marketing
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9. Products
Harvested Acreage (Predicted)
• View of potential raw material supply
• Food Processing
• Energy Planning
• Soft good manufacturing
• Cusomter support tool for CIP
management
• Daily data to enable effective commodity
marketing
At-Harvest Yield (Predicted)
• View of potential shipment of raw material
supply
• Food Processing
• Energy Planning
• Soft good manufacturing
• Cusomter support tool for CIP management
• Daily data to enable effective commodity
marketing and trading
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10. Reports
Reports will be delivered in the
following two formats:
Reports will be provided for
download and/or viewing for all
•Excel
Products:
•PDF
•Median Planting Date
•Planting Progress
•Planted Acreage
•Crop Stage Reports will be delivered in the
•Crop Condition following resolutions:
•Apparent Yield (Predicted)
•Harvested Acreage (Predicted) •Crop Reporting District
•At-Harvest Yield (Predicted) •County
•State
•National
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11. Current Development Timeline
2009 • USA
• Corn & Soybean
• USA
• Canada
2010 • Argentina
• Corn & Soybean
• Wheat
• USA
• Canada
• Argentina
2011 • Brazil
• Eastern Europe
• Corn & Soybeans
• Wheat
Development subject to change
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12. Thank You!
For further information please email us at
info@cropforecaster.com or phone us at +1
(814) 441-1867.
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