Artist’s rendition of UrtheDaily satellites. Photo: Urthecast

UrtheCast and Land O’Lakes have entered a binding term sheet for the purchase of Geosys Technology Holding, a wholly owned subsidiary of Land O’Lakes, for a purchase price of $20 million. This deal is expected to enhance the relationship between imagery data and geoanalytical solutions.

The closing of the transaction is subject to confirmatory due diligence, entering into definitive agreements, respective board approvals, and other conditions customary for transactions of this nature. Upon the first closing, UrtheCast will take ownership of Geosys’ software for accessing, processing, cataloguing, and retrieving of images. Land O’Lakes, through its WinField United crop inputs and insights business, will retain ownership of all intellectual property connected to its R7Tool and farm-gate applications.

Upon the first closing, UrtheCast will continue to provide Land O’Lakes with all the services currently provided by Geosys but with an expanded utilization of data once the UrtheDaily constellation is fully operational. Services would be provided by UrtheCast pursuant to a 13-year agreement with total potential fees payable to UrtheCast over the term of the agreement in excess of $100 million. The first closing is expected to occur by Nov. 6, and full completion of the transaction is expected to occur in approximately 24 months.