Geocledian GmbH

What Geocledian GmbH does

Geocledian GmbH is a German earth-observation (EO) data analytics company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Landshut, Bayern. The firm builds AgKnowledge, a modular REST-API platform that ingests Sentinel-2 multispectral, Sentinel-1 radar, and Landsat imagery, combined with weather data from Meteoblue and radar processing from Kappazeta, to deliver parcel-level crop monitoring, vegetation-index analytics (NDVI, NDRE, NDWI, SAVI, EVI2, CIRE, NPCRI, BSI), phenology, yield prediction, geometry validation, and EUDR compliance risk scoring. The product portfolio includes core modules (Basic and Professional Monitoring, Data Validation, Crop Performance, Phenology, Cultivated Area, Yield Potential Maps, Harvest Maturity, Weather, Pest & Disease Risk, Radar) and vertical solutions (EUDR Check, Parcel Sustainability Passport, Sustainability Check, Production Monitor, Cotton Farming, Regional Drought Monitoring, Spatial Planning).

The company operates an API-first go-to-market with annual subscription licenses tiered by hectare volume (custom bundles for 100,000+ ha), distributed via self-service REST API with OpenAPI documentation, an OpenAPI/JS SDK, a QGIS plugin (agknow for QGIS), and direct enterprise sales for large accounts. Customer segments span food and textile processors, certification bodies, IT service developers, agricultural advisory services, and government and insurance. Named customers include Seedtrace GmbH, Aid by Trade Foundation, the Lithuanian Agricultural Advisory Service, and TUM Campus Straubing. Strategic partners include PwC Germany (EUDR compliance distribution), MyEasyFarm (ESA Carbon Farming initiative), Kappazeta (radar processing), Meteoblue (weather), and the European Space Agency (GreenerCotton Demonstration project, 2023–2024). Leadership comprises CEO Stefan Scherer, COO Dr. Florian Schlenz, and Tech Lead Johannes Sommer; the company is privately held with five employees and no disclosed external funding.

Name

Geocledian GmbH

Legal name

Geocledian GmbH

Website

https://geocledian.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Geocledian GmbH builds AgKnowledge, a satellite-imagery API platform that delivers parcel-level crop monitoring, sustainability KPIs, and EU Deforestation Regulation compliance tools to food and textile processors, certifiers, IT developers, and agricultural advisors across global supply chains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Satellite Analytics

akta.pro primary industry

Satellite Imagery & Monitoring Platforms (AFAAAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Field Mapping, GIS & Remote Sensing Analytics (AFAAAFAB), Remote Sensing & Imagery Analytics (Satellite, Drone, Aerial) (AFABAMAB), Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM), Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Analytics (Satellite/UAV/LiDAR, Image Processing) (EUAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Satellite crop monitoring
• Agricultural remote sensing
• EUDR compliance solutions
• Precision farming analytics
• Geospatial API services

Headquarters

HQ city

Landshut

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&amp, D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. AgKnowledge Platform Subscription: Annual flat fee subscription license for AgKnowledge platform based on selected bundle and annual volume of hectares. Billing based on polygon registration at initial registration time. Subscription starts from 1st of month and lasts 12 months with optional auto-prolongation.
2. Usage-based Hectare Volume: Volume-based pricing where customers select bundle and annual volume (hectares per year). For volumes above 100,000 ha and Enterprise bundles, direct sales contact required. Individual increases in steps of 1,000 ha available on request.
3. Enterprise Custom Bundles: Custom enterprise bundles for large-scale operations (100,000+ ha) requiring direct sales engagement and individual pricing negotiation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Geocledian provides the AgKnowledge platform, a REST API service that delivers satellite-based agricultural monitoring analytics. The platform integrates Sentinel-2, Sentinel-1 radar, and Landsat data to provide crop monitoring, vegetation indices, EUDR compliance verification, sustainability metrics, and yield prediction. It is sold as an API-first product for integration into ERP and ICT systems of processing industries, IT companies, governments, certification bodies, and farm advisory services.

Product overview

Geocledian GmbH offers AgKnowledge, a comprehensive crop monitoring platform delivered as a modular API product for agricultural monitoring and analytics. The portfolio includes the core AgKnowledge platform providing REST API access to satellite remote sensing data, integrated with specialized modules: Basic Monitoring (entry-level parcel monitoring with NDVI), Professional Monitoring (advanced vegetation indices, reflectance data, change detection), Data Validation (geometry and crop verification), Crop Performance Monitoring (biomass, phenology, yield assessment), and specialized solutions including EUDR Check for deforestation regulation compliance, Sustainability Check for ESG reporting, Parcel Sustainability Passport for carbon farming metrics, Production Monitor dashboards, Cotton Farming API, Harvest Maturity & Scheduling, Weather Data Service, Pest & Disease Risk Management, Radar Products, Regional Drought Monitoring, and Spatial Planning QGIS services. All products are delivered through the AgKnowledge API with optional open-source Vue.js visualization widgets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AgKnowledge: Comprehensive crop monitoring platform as farming API service for ERP and ICT systems created by Geocledian
• EUDR Check
• Parcel Sustainability Passport
• Sustainability Check
• Greener Cotton

Products and services

• AgKnowledge Platform Comprehensive crop monitoring platform delivered as a REST API for ERP and ICT systems. Provides near real-time agricultural insights through satellite remote sensing analytics, including vegetation indices, phenology, yield prediction, and weather data integration.
• EUDR Check Automated EU Deforestation Regulation compliance tool providing parcel-level deforestation risk assessment, geometry validation, regional risk benchmarking, and auditable PDF reports for commodities including soy, palm oil, cattle, wood, cocoa, coffee, and rubber.
• Production Monitor Dashboard providing regional overview of crop status, crop performance, harvest activities, and anomalies for large field portfolios down to field level with phenology monitoring and portfolio-level reporting.
• Sustainability Check Regional risk assessment tool evaluating deforestation risk, protected area violations, and biodiversity compliance. Supports sustainability reporting including ESRS, CSRD, and CSDDD requirements.
• Cotton Farming API-based cotton field monitoring service integrated into external IT systems for field advisory, performance monitoring, pest and disease alerts, weather event warnings, and field-level sustainability KPIs.
• Spatial Planning Services QGIS-focused geodata management services including plugin development, training, security screening, maintenance contracts, and software deployment support for public administration and spatial planning.
• Parcel Sustainability Passport Field-level sustainability metrics package providing carbon farming related KPIs including parcel geometry validation, farming activity markers, sustainability markers, bare soil days detection, protected area proximity, crop rotation analysis, and productivity trends.

Quantifiable outcome

• High spatial resolution satellite imagery at 10m x 10m from Sentinel-2
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major and pilot.

• PwC GermanycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 September 2025Collaboration on PwC's 'Check Your Value Chain' value chain compliance suite. Joint webcast organized by PwC to launch the partnership, integrating Geocledian's EUDR Check into PwC's compliance offerings.
• European Space Agency (ESA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023ESA-supported GreenerCotton Demonstration project (grant 4000143121/23/NL/FGL). The project aims to support sustainable cotton production through application of satellite-based digital agriculture technology, providing comprehensive micro services for data capture, validation, cotton mapping, crop growth monitoring, disease risk assessment, yield estimation and sustainability reporting.
• MyEasyFarmmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with MyEasyFarm, a leading regenerative AgTech startup and B Corp certified company, as part of an ESA initiative to advance Carbon Farming across Europe. Collaboration focuses on combining satellite monitoring with regenerative agriculture practices.
• Bext360pilotStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable Cotton Monitoring pilot in Greece integrating field-level data into Bext360's traceability platform alongside other agricultural inputs for BASF's Certified Sustainable FiberMax (CSF) cotton.
• Reinhart IndiapilotStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrop Assessment Pilot improving and supporting cotton crop and yield assessment in India by providing Production Monitor and yield data analysis. Training field staff on polygon mapping and NDVI-based assessments.
• IntrasyspilotImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAuditing Pilot implementing, testing and auditing new Quality Management procedures in Geocledian's operational environment. Evaluating usability of Geocledian pilot services within downstream cotton market and textile service stakeholder group.
• Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF)pilotStrategic or Co-development PartnerAbTF Pilot supporting implementation of Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) sustainability standard in Tanzania via analysis of remote sensing data. Compiled protected areas of 10 African countries for checking protected areas and biodiversity compliance.
• KappazetacoreTechnology or IntegrationRadar processing partner providing Sentinel-1 radar products including VV/VH Backscatter, VV/VH Coherence, and SBMI (Synthetic Biomass Index) seamlessly integrated into Geocledian's field monitoring API.
• MeteobluecoreTechnology or IntegrationWeather data provider supplying high quality historic, current, and forecast weather data optimized for agricultural applications. Running multi-model approach with constant validation data. Weather data integrated as harmonized time series with EO data.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Planet Labs: Public satellite imagery provider operating the largest commercial fleet of Earth observation satellites; offers agriculture-specific products alongside broader civil and defence imagery. Well-capitalised incumbent that controls upstream data flowing into platforms like AgKnowledge.
• Bayer Climate FieldView: Bayer's precision agriculture platform combining satellite imagery, agronomic data, and input recommendations for global row-crop farmers. Broad incumbent covering the same on-farm crop-monitoring and variable rate use cases that Geocledian addresses via API.

Direct peers

• Sinergise (Sentinel Hub): Operates the Sentinel Hub EO platform, offering a REST API for Sentinel, Landsat, and commercial satellite imagery with analytics ready for agricultural and environmental monitoring. Closest direct competitor to Geocledian's AgKnowledge API model and developer-first positioning.
• Gamaya: Hyperspectral satellite imaging and AI analytics for crop monitoring, yield prediction, and sustainability reporting across specialty and broad-acre crops. Overlaps with Geocledian's NDVI/NDRE/BSI analytics and sustainability use cases.
• OneSoil: Free and paid satellite-based crop monitoring and field analytics platform with global coverage. Competes with Geocledian at the entry-level monitoring tier and is widely distributed among European farmers.
• Taranis: AI-driven precision agriculture platform combining satellite, drone, and aerial imagery with sub-field level crop intelligence for agribusinesses and advisors. Comparable crop monitoring scope and enterprise go-to-market.
• CropX: Precision agriculture platform combining satellite remote sensing, in-field sensors, and AI for irrigation and crop management. Comparable in pairing EO analytics with agronomic decision support.
• EOS Data Analytics: Provides satellite-based crop monitoring, field analytics, and farm management solutions via EOSDA tools covering NDVI, soil moisture, weather, and historical analysis for global agricultural customers. Directly comparable offering portfolio and target customer profile.

Emerging players

• Aerobotics: Aerial (drone and satellite) analytics platform for crop health, pest and disease detection, and yield estimation, focused on tree crops with global reach but regional strength in Africa. Comparable EO analytics product targeting high-value crops.

Regional players

• SatSure: India-based satellite analytics company offering crop monitoring, risk assessment, and agri-finance use cases across South Asia using EO data. Similar remote-sensing-first architecture applied to agriculture with regional concentration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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