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March 2001
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American Crop Insurance to use satellite imageries.
Albuquerque, N.M., March 14, The ability to quickly and accurately define field boundaries and measure insured acres' using a personal computer and EarthScan's online imagery access and measurement tools is changing the way crop insurance agents look at their customers' fields.
American Agrisurance (AmAg), the nation's third largest crop insurance company, has entered into a distribution agreement with EarthScan to offer this product to AmAg agents.
"The accuracy and ease of use of EarthScan's measurement tools and online imagery access make this a powerful tool for the crop insurance industry," says Dan Long, Vice President of Segment Development for EarthScan. "Studies show EarthScan measurement accuracy is comparable to ground-based measurement methods, and is up to 20 times faster than traditional methods."
"American Agrisurance has been the industry leader in bringing new technology to the crop insurance industry, and we think EarthScan is another use of technology that will bring huge benefits to both our AmAg agents and their farmer customers," he noted.
About EarthScan
EarthScan is the leader in developing technology that allows customers to access satellite imagery and processing tools via the Internet. Products include a powerful internet-based tool that provides a value-added service for crop health determination, acreage measurement, and field performance zone creation and management.
Visit: www.EarthScan.com.
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