About NASA Acres
Our Mission:
NASA Acres brings the value of Earth observation technology down to Earth. We bridge the gap from space-to-farm and education-to-impact together with U.S. farmers, ranchers, and other agrifood system decision makers who are charged with addressing the most pressing challenges to sustainable, productive, and resilient agriculture, both today and into the next generation.
Our Vision:
NASA Acres brings togethers actors throughout the agricultural community to share methods, data, and technology to work towards:
Richer knowledge about past and present agricultural land use, productivity, and sustainability in the U.S.
More tools that use satellite-based Earth observations in the hands of farmers, ranchers, and other agrifood system actors
A stronger agricultural technology workforce ready to tackle the challenges of climate change and global hazards to U.S. agriculture and food security
A Consortium Approach
NASA Acres is NASA’s Consortium focused on agriculture and food security in the United States. Primarily supported by NASA Applied Sciences’ Agriculture Program Area (#80NSSC23M0034) and founded in 2023, NASA Acres is led by the University of Maryland with over 30 partner institutions and growing.
