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RNS Number : 0815X  Hydrosat  28 August 2025

Hydrosat Secures Major European Contract to Advance Large-Scale Water
Productivity Mapping

The contract will leverage Hydrosat's AI-powered thermal data to help
governments and institutions monitor and optimise agricultural water.

LUXEMBOURG, LU / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / August
28, 2025 / Hydrosat, a company leveraging thermal satellite data and AI to
address global challenges in food production, security, and natural resource
management, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the
European Space Agency (ESA), under the LuxIMPULSE programme, to develop a
large-scale water productivity tool for regional and national applications.

Governments and agricultural stakeholders are under mounting pressure to
optimise water use while balancing the competing demands of cities, industry,
and the environment. Addressing this challenge requires accurate,
crop-specific insights into water needs, usage patterns, soil moisture, and
yield forecasts - all information that has historically been limited or
unreliable.

Hydrosat's solution will enable large-scale mapping of water availability and
productivity, transforming complex data into actionable insights for
on-the-ground decision-making. The tool will support climate resilience, food
security, and sustainable resource management at national and regional levels.

"Water scarcity is one of the greatest threats to global food security, and we
cannot solve what we don't measure," said Royce Dalby, President of Hydrosat.
"This contract with ESA marks a significant step forward in equipping
governments and institutions with the tools they need to monitor and improve
water productivity at scale. By combining satellite thermal imagery, advanced
analytics, and AI, we are helping ensure that every drop of water counts in
feeding a growing world."

The proprietary models will identify problem areas and optimise water use at
both regional and field levels. The system first pinpoints specific fields or
zones where water use is inefficient relative to crop yield and then assesses
the gap between current and optimal productivity, accounting for local
environmental and agricultural conditions. Using this framework, the company
will be able to identify the underlying causes of low water productivity, such
as inefficient irrigation or inadequate infrastructure.

"Hydrosat's smart water management solution combines high-resolution thermal
imagery with advanced AI to transform complex environmental data into
actionable insights at scale," said Albert Abelló, Director of Engineering at
Hydrosat. "By integrating satellite-derived surface temperatures with
agronomic and climate data, we provide field-level analysis that enables
governments and institutions to implement effective policies to optimise water
use and increase crop yield efficiency."

The development of Hydrosat's water productivity solution is being funded by
the Government of Luxembourg through an ESA Contract in the Luxembourg
National Space Programme, LuxIMPULSE, implemented by the Luxembourg Space
Agency.

Mathias Link, deputy CEO of the Luxembourg Space Agency, commented: "Hydrosat
has been developing remarkably and is providing tangible evidence that Space
has a lot to offer to Earth, and can be a cornerstone in addressing current
and pressing environmental challenges. We are looking forward to these new
advancements."

Since its founding, Hydrosat has achieved steady growth and delivered
industry-leading surface temperature data products to serve customers across
more than 10 million acres of farmland in over 60 countries around the world.
The recent successful launch of its second satellite, VanZyl-2, aboard
SpaceX's Transporter-14 mission marks another key milestone in the company's
expanding Earth observation capabilities and innovative data products that
address global water scarcity issues.

Hydrosat is scaling its mission to deliver climate resilience and food
security solutions for a water-stressed world.

About Hydrosat

Hydrosat leverages thermal satellite data and AI to address critical global
challenges in food production, security, and natural resource management.
Hydrosat currently monitors millions of acres for customers such as NOAA, NRO,
Bayer, SupPlant, and Nutradrip, who trust the company's high-resolution,
timely satellite thermal imagery to deliver advanced analytics that convey
precise crop yield forecasts and improved irrigation tools to agricultural,
commercial, and public sector customers around the globe.

For more information, visit https://hydrosat.com/ (https://pr.report/dpev)

About the Luxembourg Space Agency

Established in 2018 with the goal of developing the national space sector, the
Luxembourg Space Agency fosters new and existing companies, develops human
resources, facilitates access to funding and provides support for academic
research. The agency implements the national space economic development
strategy, manages national space research and development programs, and leads
the SpaceResources.lu initiative. The LSA also represents Luxembourg within
the European Space Agency, as well as the space related programs of the
European Union and the United Nations.

About ESA

The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe's gateway to space.

ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to
shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment
in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.

Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int (https://pr.report/dpex)

Hydrosat Press Contact:

Christine Vlachou

Marketing & Communications Manager

marketing@hydrosat.com (mailto:marketing@hydrosat.com)

Luxembourg Space Agency Press Contact:

Juliette Pertuy

Head of Communication & Talent Development

communication@space-agency.lu (mailto:communication@space-agency.lu)

SOURCE: Hydrosat

 

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