Spire Global Offers Integrated Soil Moisture Data and Weather Forecasts

Spire Global Offers Integrated Soil Moisture Data and Weather Forecasts

Spire Global, a global provider of satellite data, analytics and intelligence, announced its expanded agriculture intelligence offering with integrated soil moisture data and weather forecasting capabilities. The solution delivers a continuous “past-present-future” soil moisture and weather intelligence framework, integrating more than 40 years of historical records with daily satellite observations, site-specific forecasts extending up to 45 days, and AI-driven sub-seasonal guidance.

Agriculture remains one of the most climate-exposed industries globally, yet soil moisture and weather intelligence remain fragmented, sensor-dependent, and limited in spatial coverage. As droughts, floods, and shifting seasonal patterns intensify, scalable environmental visibility is becoming critical to crop performance, capital allocation, and risk management.

Leveraging its proprietary Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) radio occultation and reflectometry data, the integrated solution provides:

  • Plant Water Availability Insights: Near real-time global soil moisture observations and anomaly detection that identify early signs of crop stress, up to a week before visible canopy damage, supporting more efficient irrigation and water management.
  • Predictive Outlooks: Site-specific soil moisture and weather forecasts extending up to 45 days, enabling improved irrigation scheduling, input timing, and longer-term risk mitigation.
  • AI-Driven Seasonal Guidance: High-resolution and AI-based sub-seasonal forecasts that provide extended visibility into shifting weather and soil conditions up to six weeks ahead, helping optimize planting and harvest timing.

Spire’s integrated solution enables earlier detection of crop stress, more efficient irrigation and input timing, and improved crop and yield modeling. Delivered via API, it allows digital farming platforms, insurers, agribusinesses, and government agencies to embed environmental intelligence directly into operational workflows reducing reliance on hardware-based sensors and enabling scalable deployment across global agricultural portfolios.

“Climate volatility is increasing agricultural and economic risk, while much of the environmental data infrastructure supporting the industry remains fragmented and hardware-dependent,” said Shawn Mechelke, General Manager, Weather, Climate and Aviation at Spire. “Timely, globally consistent insight is essential for modern agronomic decision-making. By integrating satellite-derived soil moisture insights with advanced forecasting, we enable earlier intervention, more efficient resource use, and stronger operational resilience across global agricultural systems.”

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GNSS Constellations - A list of all GNSS satellites by constellations

beidou

Satellite NameOrbit Date
BeiDou-3 G4Geostationary Orbit (GEO)17 May, 2023
BeiDou-3 G2Geostationary Orbit (GEO)09 Mar, 2020
Compass-IGSO7Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit (IGSO)09 Feb, 2020
BeiDou-3 M19Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)16 Dec, 2019
BeiDou-3 M20Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)16 Dec, 2019
BeiDou-3 M21Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)23 Nov, 2019
BeiDou-3 M22Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)23 Nov, 2019
BeiDou-3 I3Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit (IGSO)04 Nov, 2019
BeiDou-3 M23Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)22 Sep, 2019
BeiDou-3 M24Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)22 Sep, 2019

galileo

Satellite NameOrbit Date
GSAT0223MEO - Near-Circular05 Dec, 2021
GSAT0224MEO - Near-Circular05 Dec, 2021
GSAT0219MEO - Near-Circular25 Jul, 2018
GSAT0220MEO - Near-Circular25 Jul, 2018
GSAT0221MEO - Near-Circular25 Jul, 2018
GSAT0222MEO - Near-Circular25 Jul, 2018
GSAT0215MEO - Near-Circular12 Dec, 2017
GSAT0216MEO - Near-Circular12 Dec, 2017
GSAT0217MEO - Near-Circular12 Dec, 2017
GSAT0218MEO - Near-Circular12 Dec, 2017

glonass

Satellite NameOrbit Date
Kosmos 2569--07 Aug, 2023
Kosmos 2564--28 Nov, 2022
Kosmos 2559--10 Oct, 2022
Kosmos 2557--07 Jul, 2022
Kosmos 2547--25 Oct, 2020
Kosmos 2545--16 Mar, 2020
Kosmos 2544--11 Dec, 2019
Kosmos 2534--27 May, 2019
Kosmos 2529--03 Nov, 2018
Kosmos 2527--16 Jun, 2018

gps

Satellite NameOrbit Date
Navstar 82Medium Earth Orbit19 Jan, 2023
Navstar 81Medium Earth Orbit17 Jun, 2021
Navstar 78Medium Earth Orbit22 Aug, 2019
Navstar 77Medium Earth Orbit23 Dec, 2018
Navstar 76Medium Earth Orbit05 Feb, 2016
Navstar 75Medium Earth Orbit31 Oct, 2015
Navstar 74Medium Earth Orbit15 Jul, 2015
Navstar 73Medium Earth Orbit25 Mar, 2015
Navstar 72Medium Earth Orbit29 Oct, 2014
Navstar 71Medium Earth Orbit02 Aug, 2014

irnss

Satellite NameOrbit Date
NVS-01Geostationary Orbit (GEO)29 May, 2023
IRNSS-1IInclined Geosynchronous Orbit (IGSO)12 Apr, 2018
IRNSS-1HSub Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (Sub-GTO)31 Aug, 2017
IRNSS-1GGeostationary Orbit (GEO)28 Apr, 2016
IRNSS-1FGeostationary Orbit (GEO)10 Mar, 2016
IRNSS-1EGeosynchronous Orbit (IGSO)20 Jan, 2016
IRNSS-1DInclined Geosynchronous Orbit (IGSO)28 Mar, 2015
IRNSS-1CGeostationary Orbit (GEO)16 Oct, 2014
IRNSS-1BInclined Geosynchronous Orbit (IGSO)04 Apr, 2014
IRNSS-1AInclined Geosynchronous Orbit (IGSO)01 Jul, 2013
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