18. Financing farming with satellite data, with Angus Muffatti (Agtuary)

Today I’m talking with Angus Muffatti, Co-founder and CEO at Agtuary, about how they use satellite data to simplify decision making for farmers, lenders and investors. Then we have gobs of Aussie space news to cover, and (gasp!) a space conference you can attend in person.

More about Angus Muffatti and Agtuary:

• Company home page
• Introducing the Agtuary rainfall tool
• Jobs at Agtuary

LeoLabs building sites in Australia:

• LeoLabs bid to build Aussie space radar announced
• LeoLabs announces sixth site as WA space radar

Satellite news:

• Spiral Blue secures 2022 launch with Space Machines Company

International collaborations:

• Australia delivers critical subsystem for VISTA telescope
• Aussie-built instrument for 4MOST telescope arrives in Germany
• SmartSat CRC: $500k in funding for UK/Australia Space Bridge projects (PDF, 2 pages)
• Dr Shane Keating leads innovative Antarctic sea ice project
• Hyperspectral imaging: Agriculture applications

Community news:

• Nominations open for Australian Space Awards 2022

Upcoming events:

• Southern Space Symposium, Canberra, 29-30 November 2021

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