NASA satellite set to help farmers combat drought

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NASA is set to launch a new satellite with the capacity to measure soil moisture on a global scale. Once operational, data from the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite could be used to better inform farmers in agricultural decision making, providing unprecedented levels of detail on moisture trends with an efficiency and speed unattainable using current technology... Continue Reading NASA satellite set to help farmers combat drought

Section: Space

Tags: Agriculture, Mapping, NASA, Satellite

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