Developing Pragmatic, Tailored Remote Sensing Solutions for Agriculture
By leveraging the latest advancements in geospatial technologies - including remote sensing, GIS, geo-statistics, and mobile survey devices - we design, develop, and deliver practical, cost-effective solutions tailored to you requirements.
We work from the sky... with boots on the ground. We always use data from the field.
Whether you're in the public or private sector, we're here to support your vision.
What We Do
Our team is dedicated to understanding your unique needs and helping you conceptualize workable solutions that align with your goals.
We are truly passionate about Satellite Technology, Agronomy, Data science and Statistics
The cornerstones of a better-informed Agriculture
Informed Sourcing Options
Where is the crop? How much is there? Is it decreasing, increasing? Where? National Ag-statistics may not exist, are often unreliable or delivered too late.
We map land uses and follow changes so you can optimize your sourcing strategies.
Sized up Disruptions
Pest and Diseases, Drought, Climate Change, Soil degradation, Land-use changes...
Bypass rumors using actual maps to assess impacted acres of your crop of interest
Informed Fundamentals
Short-term and long-term market swings can impact your trading and hedging strategies , and your P&L.
Use Remote Sensing to inform your fundamentals and your trading strategies
Experience is Key
We have worked on dozens of crops under all latitudes. See for yourself.
Quality and Cost at YOUR Service
We select the optimal data resources among dozens of Earth Observation satellites to fit your needs and your budget
We take great pride in always going into the fields to better understand the crop(s) and their relation to the surrounding landscape.
We implement thorough quality control processes, from ground data collection to image classification to weekly monitoring of any crop anywhere.
We always maximize processing automation to substantially reduce costs.
Tailored to your needs, you own your unique solution, none of your competitors will have access to it.
Products and services
We have a large toolbox of products and services to help you optimize your sourcing strategies or CSR initiatives, revisit your trading strategies, or whatever else you might want to achieve.
- Land-use mapping
- Regional- and basin-level crop monitoring
- Production estimation
- Irrigation monitoring indices
- Deforestation maps
- Productivity trend estimation
- Innovative crop models for production, disease detection, etc.
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...We always invest in R&D and love a research challenge. Contact us to discuss your need.
Who we are
GE-Data is a private consulting firm specializing in geospatial technologies applied to Agriculture, Forest and Water management.
With offices in the United States and France, our team comprises internationally recognized experts, each bringing over 30 years of experience in Remote Sensing and GIS projects applied to Agriculture. We offers a broad spectrum expertise to tackle your challenges and deliver solutions tailored to you unique needs.
Our core values - pragmatism, adaptability, innovation and fostering strong client relationship - drive everything we do.
Our Team
Laurent Layrol
Business development
Olivier Francois
Operations and production
Olivier P. Francois
Innovation and Data Science
Laurent leads GE-DATA's commercial operations and global business development efforts, leveraging over 35 years of expertise in the geospatial industry.
An agronomist by training, he has conducted is entire career in remote sensing applications to Agriculture.
Olivier oversees GE-DATA's production activities and data management, ensuring the efficient processing, analysis, and delivery of high-quality geospatial solutions.
Olivier is a trained agronomist specialized in remote sensing and image interpretation.
Olivier leads GE-DATA's Innovation and Data Science initiatives, driving cutting-edge research and analytical solutions across geospatial technologies.
Olivier has a strong background in statistics and economics applied to Agriculture.
GE-Data staff members have been involved in geospatial projects in more than 60 different countries
