Eyes in the Sky,
Hands in the Soil
IAGRO SAT provides the intelligence. Farmers provide the knowledge. Together: precision agriculture at Caribbean scale.
Originally developed for Brazilian agriculture (18M+ properties, 850M ha) — the Caribbean arm launched first because the idle land crisis demanded urgent action. Brazil is a CDB non-borrowing member, enabling South-South technology transfer.
Four Pillars of Satellite Intelligence
All data is open-access or free-tier. No proprietary satellite contracts. No vendor lock-in.
Sentinel-2 L2A
Multispectral optical imagery at 10-metre resolution with a 5-day revisit cycle. 13 spectral bands covering visible, near-infrared, and shortwave infrared. Free and open under the Copernicus programme.
Sentinel-1 SAR
Synthetic Aperture Radar that sees through clouds, day or night. Critical during hurricane season when optical imagery is blocked by persistent cloud cover. C-band dual polarization.
ESA WorldCover v200
Global land cover classification at 10-metre resolution. 9 land cover classes including cropland, grassland, tree cover, and built-up areas. Used as the baseline for idle land identification.
Google Earth Engine
Planetary-scale geospatial analysis platform. Processes petabytes of satellite data without downloading a single file. Over 1,000 EECU-hours per month free for research and non-profit use.
Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 are funded by the European Commission under the Copernicus Earth Observation Programme. All data is free, full, and open to any user worldwide. ESA WorldCover is similarly open under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0. Google Earth Engine provides free compute for research, education, and humanitarian use.
Real Data from Barbados
These images are not mockups. They are computed from real Sentinel-2 and ESA WorldCover data for Barbados.
9 land cover classes at 10m resolution. Grassland (amber) represents idle agricultural land — 13,468 hectares identified for activation.
NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) computed from 55 cloud-free Sentinel-2 scenes, January to June 2024. Mean NDVI: 0.579.
Continuous monitoring over time reveals seasonal patterns, drought events, and the impact of interventions. Every 5 days, a new Sentinel-2 pass updates the picture.
Six Services, One Platform
From monthly crop health to emergency hurricane damage assessment. Every field, every 5 days.
Monthly Crop Health
NDVI, EVI, and SAVI vegetation indices computed per-field from Sentinel-2 imagery. Fields classified into health tiers: vigorous, moderate, stressed, or failing. Monthly reports delivered to farmers and cooperatives.
Pest & Disease Early Warning
Spectral anomaly detection identifies stress patterns weeks before they are visible to the human eye. Red-edge and SWIR bands distinguish water stress from nutrient deficiency from pest damage.
Irrigation Optimization
Soil moisture estimation using the Normalized Difference Moisture Index (NDMI) from Sentinel-2. Water stress alerts trigger when moisture drops below crop-specific thresholds.
Yield Forecasting
Pre-harvest yield models trained on historical NDVI time series and harvest data. Predicts tonnage per field 4-8 weeks before harvest. Enables better logistics and market planning.
Hurricane Damage Assessment
Pre/post storm comparison using SAR radar within 48 hours of landfall. Detects flooding, defoliation, and structural damage. Damage maps delivered to CDEMA and national emergency agencies.
Annual Land Use Report
Year-over-year change detection tracking land cover transitions. Identifies abandoned farmland returning to cultivation, urban encroachment on agricultural land, and reforestation progress.
From Raw Pixels to Farmer Alerts
Six stages transform raw satellite imagery into actionable intelligence delivered to the field.
10% of the Cost, 100% of the Coverage
Satellite monitoring replaces expensive manual field visits with continuous, automated intelligence.
The Technology Barrier Has Been Removed
The satellites are free. The compute is free. The only cost is the expertise to turn raw data into actionable intelligence.
The technology barrier to Caribbean food sovereignty has been removed. What remains is the will to act — and the institutional framework to scale.
See the satellite data for yourself
Every claim in the CaribVista dossier is backed by real satellite imagery and reproducible computation. The proof annex traces every number to its source.