Digital Minister of Hessen visited Spacenus GmbH
On the 28th of July, Hessian Digital Minister Kristina Sinemus paid a visit to Spacenus GmbH as part of the summer trip. Team Spacenus is honoured to welcome her to its premises. This era is all about digitization where Artificial intelligence and digital farming are the key players in retaining sustainability. Precision Agricultural aided by AI and space technology is the next big thing of the foreseeable future. Mr. Riazuddin Kawsar presented SpaceNus and our areas of interest. Mr. Dietmar Schmidt presented his farm and where he sees problems with digitalization (mobile internet and funding programs). Afterwards, we had a short discussion. We are truly encouraged by the supporting words from the policymakers. Minister has said, “ As part of our digital strategy, we will strengthen the use of satellite technology in agriculture.”
On the left, Dr. Dietmar Schmidt from Solorrow, then Riazuddin Kawsar, CEO Spacenus, in front the minister of digitalisation in Hessen Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus and on the right Torsten Leveringhaus.
The English version of the press release is here:
"Strengthening the use of AI in agriculture through satellite technology"
Digital Minister Sinemus visits Spacenus GmbH in Darmstadt
Darmstadt. For agriculture, too, digitization and AI are crucial future topics that can make an important contribution to producing food in a safer and more sustainable manner. Hesse's digital minister Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus visited Spacenus GmbH in Darmstadt today as part of her summer trip, which is pursuing the goal of developing simple and efficient solutions for precision agriculture. The focus is on satellite and AI-supported technology applications to increase yields and ensure sustainable management. "As part of our digital strategy, we will strengthen the use of satellite technology in agriculture and support the implementation of pilot projects and examine research projects," emphasized Sinemus during her visit. AI is already being used to generate information for digital assistants in agriculture. For this purpose, for example, on the basis of satellite images or other platforms such as (smartphone) cameras, agricultural equipment or drones, information on nutrient supply, health or the growth status of plants is derived with the help of AI.
Based on AI, the Routes of machines are optimized and the sequence of processing steps can be clocked through the mutual networking of agricultural equipment. Spacenus CEO Riazuddin Kawsar states: “I think AI will become an indispensable part of agriculture because it is very extensive and complex. With AI we master these complex challenges because it can process a lot of numbers quickly and provides us with insights quickly.” “In order to manage today's agro-ecosystems sustainably and at the same time increase agricultural production, innovations are necessary, ”said the digital minister. "By improving the network connection, by supporting machine communication or by using sensor networks, we also see considerable potential for agriculture in Hesse." which also aims to reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides.