Farming Aura
Built for Field Shift • NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026

Know the Past
Grow the future.

Adapt your farm, shape your vision:

Farming Aura combines precise satellite data, crop traits, and live soil readings to optimize your multi-year crop rotation.

Farming Aura
Built for Field Shift • NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026

SELECT YOUR LOCATION

Schematic preview • search an address above to set your farm location

REGION SELECTED

Albany, New York

LATITUDE / LONGITUDE

Latitude
Longitude
Farming Aura
NASA SPACE APPS / 2026

CHOOSE A PRIORITY PROFILE

50 / 100
FIELD / DEMO DATA

Field

Demo data • Balanced priority profile
Crops selected (3): Hay or Alfalfa (Haylage), Field Corn (Silage or Grain), Soybeans or Small Grains
Soil health
0.80 SH
OC 2.49% · pH 6.36 · Hudson silt loam
Annual rainfall
778 mm
NASA POWER · 1202 mm/yr total
Root-zone moisture
0.66 RZM
NASA GWETROOT · 42.65°, -73.76°
Soil temperature
19.1°C
NASA POWER · Above planting threshold
RECOMMENDED / THREE-YEAR ROTATION

A stronger season starts here.

YEAR 01
Soybeans or Small Grains
Legume • nitrogen fixation
YEAR 02
Field Corn (Silage or Grain)
Grain • yield potential
YEAR 03
Hay or Alfalfa (Haylage)
Legume • deep roots & soil building

Why this rotation won

Legume rotation supports soil nitrogen.

Cover crops protect soil between seasons.

Generated from Gemini

Rotation score breakdown

Each metric is scored 0 to 1 · averaged into a score out of 100
AVERAGE SCORE 81 / 100
Metric
0.0 0.5 1.0
0–1
Soil health
0.82
Water safety
0.88
Resilience
0.76
Yield potential
0.71
Nitrogen fixation
0.86

Ranked alternatives · NASA & soil scores

RANK ROTATION TOTAL SCORE
01 Soybeans or Small Grains → Field Corn (Silage or Grain) → Hay or Alfalfa (Haylage) 0.86
02 Sweet Corn, Snap Beans or Green Peas → Cabbage → Onions 0.81
03 Soybeans or Small Grains → Potatoes → Beets, Carrots, Squash or Pumpkins 0.77
Quick analysis Generated by Gemini

Generating quick agronomic analysis for this crop sequence using NASA POWER satellite rainfall, root-zone moisture, and soil temperature...

Field map & border planner

Type how many fields there are to generate square field borders, or click & drag on the map to draw custom borders (API key placeholder for backend integration).
API Placeholder · Ready for Backend Key
Click any square border (F001, F002, ...) to inspect that field, or click "Draw border on map" and drag across the satellite view to draw a square border for the active field.
Selected field: F001 • simulated field readings
Rotation preview: Soybeans or Small Grains → Field Corn (Silage or Grain) → Hay or Alfalfa (Haylage)

Crop water demand

Annual rainfall: 452 mm
Grapes (Juice or Wine) 380 mm
Soybeans or Small Grains 420 mm
Potatoes 480 mm
Field Corn (Silage or Grain) 550 mm
Hay or Alfalfa (Haylage) 580 mm

5-Year temperature & rainfall trend (2020–2024)

Dual-axis 5-year history · Left Y-axis: Temperature (°C / °F) · Right Y-axis: Rainfall (mm)
Temperature (°C / °F) Rainfall (mm)
Temperature shift impact: Loading 5-year temperature trend...
Rainfall shift impact: Loading 5-year rainfall trend...
Generated from Gemini

MMS Mobile Measuring Station: Dry soil selected — rotation adjusted

Backend response: Dry root-zone moisture detected. Prioritizing drought-tolerant legumes and reduced water demand.

NASA satellite estimate

Regional observation
Root-zone moisture 0.35 m³/m³
Air temperature 24.8 °C
Recent precipitation 220 mm

MMS Mobile Measuring Station readings

Local MMS Mobile Measuring Station · ground-truth
MMS status 0.22 m³/m³ (Dry)
Soil temperature 20.9 °C
Air humidity 38 % RH
Rain sensor No MMS data

MMS Mobile Measuring Station · decide Wet or Dry

01 Check the MMS Mobile Measuring Station in your soil and decide whether the soil is Wet or Dry.
02 Select Wet or Dry below to send your MMS Mobile Measuring Station state to the backend.
03 Read the backend report below to see soil moisture guidance, irrigation advice, and your updated crop rotation.
MMS Mobile Measuring Station decision (choose whether it is Wet or Dry):
Backend report for Dry MMS Mobile Measuring Station

Soil moisture is below the satellite baseline. Backend recommends conserving root-zone water and avoiding consecutive high-transpiration crops.

Backend rotation update: Soybeans or Small Grains → Field Corn (Silage or Grain) → Hay or Alfalfa (Haylage).