Validate sustainable farming actions, at scale

Nimbo’s soil cover monitoring provides a detailed understanding of how much of the ground is protected by vegetation, or left bare over time. Using high-resolution Sentinel satellite imagery time series, Nimbo detects and quantifies surface conditions after harvest and throughout the off-season. This information is critical for assessing soil protection, regenerative farming practices, and compliance with sustainable land management guidelines.

By mapping cover levels across all parcels – duration, density and homogeneity, Nimbo Soil Cover provides indicators on participating farmers’ environmental performance. These can then used to measure a farm’s progress over time, and/or be compared with the rest of the farming area to assess its relative efficiency.

Whether you need territory-wide analytics or detailed parcel-level data, Nimbo delivers objective, standardized measurements. These insights are widely used by cooperatives, agri-food companies, and environmental agencies to assess and improve soil stewardship practices at scale.

We provide frequent updates throughout the year, with data typically available every month. This cadence allows you to monitor the evolution of soil cover over time, from the immediate post-harvest period to the start of the next growing season.

Our historical database goes back to 2018, meaning you can analyze multi-year trends and assess how practices are changing over time. This long-term perspective is particularly useful for measuring progress in sustainability programs or verifying adherence to conservation requirements.

By combining frequent observations with consistent methodologies, Nimbo delivers a trustworthy, continuous view of soil management practices year after year.

Yes. Our analytics can be tailored to match the exact scope of your project or program. Whether you’re focusing on a single crop type, comparing different practices, or analyzing soil cover at a field, farm, or regional scale, Nimbo adapts to your needs. We can filter the data to include only relevant crops or land-use types, avoiding unnecessary noise in the results.

This flexibility means you receive insights that are directly applicable to your objectives—no overwhelming datasets, no irrelevant figures. The ability to zoom in or out also allows you to benchmark practices at multiple scales, supporting both localized actions and high-level policy or program evaluations. This ensures decision-makers can act on precise, tailored information rather than generalized estimates.

Our solution is built on proven satellite imagery sources, primarily Sentinel-2 data from the European Copernicus program, known for its high resolution and reliability. We combine this data with validated analytical models specifically designed for agricultural soil monitoring. Each step of our processing chain is standardized to ensure consistency across years and regions, enabling fair and objective comparisons.

Independent audits and client feedback confirm the robustness of our approach, giving you confidence in the results. By eliminating the subjectivity of field observations alone, Nimbo provides a solid, evidence-based foundation for environmental assessments, compliance verification, and program reporting. You can rely on our data to stand up to scrutiny from stakeholders, regulators, and certification bodies alike.