Irrigation Intelligence from

Outer Space Leveraging multi-spectral satellite data for precision

irrigation

Hovav Lapidot, Manna Irrigation

Global Food Challenge

Precision Agriculture

Irrigation Intelligence

Manna

- What we do - How it works

- Value

A View From Outer Space… 2

What Is Irrigation Intelligence?

Provide each plant with the right amount of water,

at the right time,

for optimized productivity and sustainability.

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How Much & When to Irrigate?

Tradition, “father to son”

Irrigation Protocols

Soil and Plant Sensors

Remote Sensing

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Measuring vegetation with multi-spectral imaging

Measuring vegetation with multi-spectral imaging

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Manna Irrigation Intelligence Paradigm 7

Multi-spectral Satellite Imagery

Irrigation Protocols

Hyper-local Weather Data

Irrigation Recommendation

Water Budget

Crop Monitoring

The Software Provided to Growers

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Irrigation Recommendations For Every Zone 9

Weekly Water Amount

Recommendation

Daily Water Demand observed

by satellite, and calculated by

protocol

Crop Monitoring – Vegetation Maps 10

Archive of images from 3 years back

Absolute Vegetation

Levels Vegetation Variability

Maps

Water Budget Planning & Monitoring 11

Whole-season water consumption planning

Current consumption report – planned Vs

Actual

Summary – Value to Growers

Growers can:

• Make better-informed and more confident decisions for improved water use efficiency, crop yield and quality.

• Monitor crop development for timely response

• Plan and monitor seasonal water consumption

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Thanks…

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Backup Slides

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The Global Food Challenge

By 2050, we will need to feed more than 10 billion people, requiring a 70% increase in global food production (Cal.)

compared to 2006.

Source >

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Market Need & Opportunity

Water becomes a scarce resource

Irrigation significantly influences crop yield

GROWERS NEED

• Increase and monitor water use efficiency

• Identify problems or inconsistency in the field early

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Low penetration of sensors technology (over 20 years)

• Agronomic consultancy is limited and expensive

• Satellite technology becomes accessible and accurate

• Hyper-local meteorological models are available

• Growers’ openness to adopt new technologies

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Water Scarcity 17