1. KappaZeta grows agricultural expertise
We’re excited to announce that agronomist Teet Liiv has joined KappaZeta as Agriculture Domain Lead. Over his career, Teet has gained extensive insight into the agriculture sector as an adviser, product specialist and sales consultant. He is most interested in figuring out how financially sustainable agriculture and ecological agriculture fit together, while also preserving a diverse natural environment.
Agriculture has been at the heart of KappaZeta since the establishment of the company in 2015, inspired by the need to monitor mowing activities for agricultural subsidy checks. Since then, KappaZeta has provided agricultural monitoring services for agricultural agencies and has completed several R&D projects for detecting agricultural practices and events from satellite images.
With advice and guidance from the new domain lead, we have a comprehensive understanding of agricultural processes, the complex relationship between all players in the field of plant production, and improved knowledge about user needs. We’re looking forward to steering our agricultural services in the right direction with Teet’s leadership!
2. Detecting clear-cutting in Estonian forests
KappaZeta completed a pilot project for the Estonian Environment Agency to monitor forest clear-cutting. As a result of a fast-paced pilot project commissioned by the agency, our machine learning model achieved 90% accuracy in identifying clear-cutting events on the plots that are at least 0.5 hectares large. The Environment Agency was pleased with the results and plans to prototype a service for forest clear-cut detection in near future.
Just as the Agricultural Registers and Information Board has been pioneering technological innovations for agriculture, the Estonian Environmental Agency has taken a significant step forward for forestry in Estonia. We are thrilled to contribute to the agency’s effort in enhancing the reliability, quality, accessibility, and transparency of forest data.
Read a more detailed press release by the Estonian Environment Agency here (in Estonian).
