About us
eLEAF works on projects that matter

Our Story
Back in the late ‘90’s the first algorithm was developed that is able to compute biomass production and evapotranspiration products using satellite imagery. Not only was this an academic break-through in the remote sensing domain, it also is the fundament on which eLEAF was founded in 2000. In those first years, we were the first to operationalize the initial algorithms with a clear purpose: To support our clients in creating a more sustainable and climate resilient future of crop production and water management. We have come a long way since then, but our purpose never changed. Our algorithms evolved, and our processing infrastructure continuously improved to adhere to the latest industry standards. Our service offering expanded into precision agriculture, crop index insurance and yield forecasting, and we contribute to no less that 6 of the 17 United Nations SDG objectives.
Today we can proudly say that we are one of the few companies able to process satellite data on a global scale. Our decades of experience, build on a solid foundation of continued research, but mostly the dedication of our team has resulted in solutions that helping crop growers to mitigate climate risk and improve their yield, support water authorities to manage water resources in a sustainable way, and has secured the income of smallholder farmers by offering index-based crop insurance at scale. We work with partners ranging from institutions like the FAO and national governments, to water authorities, insurance companies and individual producers on the ground. Together with them, we are working towards a more climate resilient future.

eLEAF works on projects that matter.
Our data and applications support clients worldwide to use water sustainably, increase food production and protect farmers worldwide against climate shocks. We pioneer in operational satellite based solutions, and continuously improve our algorithms to make sure we keep offering cutting-edge and relevant products.
Provide insight into crop production levels, the associated water use and water resources availability.
eLEAF’s mission is to be the global reference for operational and reliable high quality data.
Our Mission
eLEAF’s mission is to be the global reference for operational and reliable high-quality data and services for sustainable crop production, equitable water use, and a climate resilient agricultural sector.
Our data can optimise food production and crop water use efficiency, identify food security threats and safeguard fair allocation of available water resources. This is where eLEAF makes a difference.
Our Vision
Meet our team
eLEAF consists of a versatile group of individuals of (currently) 10 different nationalities, with MSc or PhD degrees in the various relevant disciplines of our work.


Our partners
eLEAF provides satellite-based data and services for the agricultural, water management and crop index insurance domains. Our product offering is targeted at the entire agri-business value chain ranging from farmers to food processors as well as non-profit organizations, public institutions and governments.












Our latest news

Lessons Learnt at World Bank event
How to mainstream and operationalize Earth Observation-based information in the international development sector? eLEAF contributed to this ESA funded initiative leading the EO4SD Agriculture and Rural

Accelerating eLEAF
Itility Group and AIC investing in growth On May 12th, the Itility Group (https://itility.nl), a software and data service provider in manufacturing, energy, and agritech, and

New paper on irrigation mapping by Joost Brombacher et al
Now published in Agricultural Water Management: A novel evapotranspiration based irrigation quantification method using the hydrological similar pixels algorithm. Joost Brombacher: “We are proud to