Spire broadens agriculture intelligence offering with soil moisture and weather data

Spire Global has expanded its agricultural data services to include soil moisture monitoring and weather forecasts extending up to 45 days, as farmers and agribusinesses face growing pressure to manage climate-related crop risks.

The Vienna, Va.-based satellite data company said the updated platform draws on more than four decades of historical climate records combined with near real-time satellite observations. It also incorporates AI-driven sub-seasonal modeling intended to project weather and soil conditions several weeks out.

The service relies on signals collected through Global Navigation Satellite System technology — specifically radio occultation and reflectometry — gathered by Spire’s own satellite constellation. The company said the system is capable of detecting soil moisture anomalies globally, which it says can serve as early indicators of crop stress.

Data is delivered via application programming interfaces, enabling integration with digital farming tools, agricultural insurance underwriting models and government agricultural systems. Intended use cases include irrigation scheduling, input timing and crop yield modeling.

Access to reliable, large-scale soil moisture data has historically been uneven, with much of the existing infrastructure dependent on ground-based sensor networks with limited geographic reach. Spire is positioning its space-based approach as a broader-coverage alternative for crop planning and risk assessment.

Spire Global trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SPIR and provides Earth observation data and analytics to both commercial and government clients.