NASA Acres applies satellite data solutions to the most pressing challenges facing U.S. agriculture.
NASA Acres brings the value of Earth observation technology down to Earth. We bridge the gap from space-to-farm and education-to-impact together with U.S. farmers, ranchers, and other agrifood system decision makers with addressing the most pressing challenges to sustainable, productive, and resilient agriculture, both today and into the next generation.
Our Impact Areas
NASA Acres is commissioned under NASA’s Applied Sciences Program and led by the University of Maryland with over 30 partner institutions and growing.
The consortium approach brings together public and private sectors, and allows for flexible partnerships and rapid action in delivering the benefits of NASA data and tools to U.S. agriculture decision makers.
Our Vision:
NASA Acres brings togethers actors throughout the agricultural community to share methods, data, and technology to work towards:
Richer knowledge about past and present agricultural land use, productivity, and sustainability in the U.S.
More tools that use satellite-based Earth observations in the hands of farmers, ranchers, and other agrifood system actors
A stronger agricultural technology workforce ready to tackle the challenges of climate change and global hazards to U.S. agriculture and food security
