The AIS provides environmental data and information to support agricultural activities; specifically, it operationally provides access to NASA and other data products (e.g., rainfall, crop model outputs) and services.
TRMM Multi-Satellite Precipiation Analysis (TMPA) seamlessly accessible from USDA FAS Crop Explorer
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS), in cooperation with NASA’s Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), are routinely using satellite-derived data to monitor precipitation around the world. This project is unique, being the first of its kind to utilize near-real time global satellite precipitation data in an operational manner. Satellite precipitation products are produced by NASA via a semi-automated process and made accessible from this Web site for USDA and public viewing. Monitoring precipitation for agriculturally important areas around the world greatly assists the USDA-FAS to quickly locate regional weather events, as well as improve crop production estimates.
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