Defeat water shortages: High-tech satellites revolutionize agriculture!

Defeat water shortages: High-tech satellites revolutionize agriculture!

Deutschland - On July 4, 2025, the Source Agriculture Corp announced a significant investment in Hydrosate Inc., a company that uses modern space technology to combat water shortages and improve nutritional safety. According to information from OTS and significantly reduce water consumption. In this context, the company successfully brought two satellites into the earth ornamental with SpaceX.

The technology of hydroosate has the potential to save up to 30 % water and increase the harvest income by up to 50 %. This is particularly important because around 70 % of fresh water are used in agriculture worldwide, of which a significant part is lost through excessive irrigation. Hydrosate already serves customers over 4 million hectares in 43 countries and records triple growth of the annual recurring sales compared to the previous year.

technological innovations for agriculture

HydroSate technology uses satellite thermography to monitor water stress in plants and offers farmers and political decision-makers to optimize food production. This data helps to make timely irrigation decisions and prevent potential crop failures. Due to the early detection of water stress, crucial savings in the water resources can be achieved with hydrosate sensors. In fact, the company won the World Future Award for the best agricultural data innovation in 2024, such as World Future Awards

The solutions of hydroosate include daily irrigation planners and regional water management systems, which enable users to optimize their irrigation strategies. CEO and founder Pieter Fossel leads the company, the strategic partnerships with the European Space Agency and the U.S. Space Force maintains.

global challenges and solutions

The need for sustainable water use is tightened by climate change and increasing drought in many regions, including in Germany. Current forecasts show that the world population will grow to around ten billion people by 2050, which brings significant challenges for food supply. According to Fraunhofer are up to 60 % of the water used for irrigation.

In this context, companies such as Constellr and research institutes develop technologies that provide precise data on the land surface temperature in order to better adapt irrigation to the actual needs. Significant savings on water and CO2 could be reached by 2026. These developments are in direct connection to the goals of hydrosate and the need to optimize resource consumption in agriculture.