Overview
- PJTAU completed satellite-based crop-area estimation for most revenue villages, with maps still unavailable for about 870 villages.
- The analysis draws on European Space Agency imagery processed with Switzerland-based SARMAP alongside PJTAU’s remote-sensing and agri-robotics labs.
- Preliminary results were verified by agricultural field staff with roughly 90% accuracy.
- University officials say the dataset can support crop-insurance payouts, transparent procurement, and targeting of government schemes to eligible farmers.
- Researchers plan to repeat the process for the Rabi season and conduct crop-wise surveys across the state.