Damage reporting

Common uses

• Locating and quantifying areas of crop damage

• Identifying the most representative field sites for sampling or testing

• Optimizing crop loss calculations for loss claims

• Building customer trust with increased transparency in claims processing

How it works

In the aftermath of flooding, hail, windstorms, or other covered peril events, damage to crops can vary widely. Soil variability, agronomic practices, and crop genetics contribute to significant differences in yield outcomes between and even within covered fields. Accounting for this variability while abiding by prescribed loss procedures is a challenge for adjusters in the field, especially where road access is limited or taller crops obscure ground-level views.  

Ceres combines remote sensing data from multiple sources–including satellite and high-resolution aerial imagery captured before and after a peril event–to measure and assess crop damage in detail. We provide customizable damage reports that specify the most representative locations for in-field sampling and testing, saving adjustors time in the field while simultaneously enabling a more accurate appraisal. Insured parties benefit, too, with faster processing times and increased visibility into the appraisals process.

Science-backed

Ceres’ rigorous damage reporting methodology leverages machine learning techniques and a proprietary dataset of more than 11 billion individual plant-level measurements. Learn more and explore a real-world example in this in-depth report.