EarthSense Innovation Award

EarthSense Wins AURP's 2020 Innovation Award

The Association of University Research Parks (AURP) awarded EarthSense its 2020 Innovation Award. The prize is given each year to a business or nonprofit institution located in a research park or science park or innovation district which has brought forward one or more proprietary products, process or services which represent a substantial technology breakthrough or have the potential for a significant positive impact on the economic, health or welfare status of a broad spectrum of humanity.

EarthSense is creating dramatic new possibilities for crop breeders, plant protection products developers, crop scientists, and field agronomists. EarthSense’s first robot—TerraSentia—improves the quantity, accuracy, cost, and speed of in-field plant trait data collection, especially for under-canopy traits that cannot be obtained from aerial data. The company’s machine vision and machine learning-based analytics seamlessly convert field data to specific, actionable information about plant-traits.

AURP, the Association for University Research Parks, represents more than 700 global university-based institutions, innovation districts, and more. AURP is the premier source of learning, knowledge, and future-oriented research for the greater community of innovation and it’s professionals, providing resources, education, ideas, and advocacy to enhance the power and performance of our AURP membership and global network.