• DATA
  • METRICS
  • TRENDS
  • HUMAN

How to analyze vegetation health with your AI

Connect Sentinel Hub to your AI client to turn raw satellite data into actionable plant health metrics.

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Short answer

How can I monitor plant health using my AI?

Your AI searches the Sentinel Hub catalog for specific satellite imagery, generates an NDVI evalscript to calculate vegetation indices, and pulls statistical aggregations to track changes. You get precise density and health data without manual image processing.

The results of your analysis.

What you get from the data.

Once the connection is live, your AI handles the heavy lifting of data retrieval and math.

DATA

Satellite imagery access

The AI finds the exact satellite passes you need based on your location and timeframes. It pulls the raw spectral bands required for analysis.

METRICS

NDVI calculation

The AI creates and runs an evalscript to calculate the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index. This gives you a clear map of plant vigor.

TRENDS

Statistical summaries

Your agent aggregates the pixel data into meaningful stats like mean or max NDVI. This makes it easy to spot trends over weeks or months.

HUMAN

Expert interpretation

The AI provides the numbers and maps, but you decide if the health decline requires immediate field intervention or irrigation changes.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI moves from finding the right images to calculating the specific health metrics you asked for.

  1. Locate imagery

    The AI searches the satellite catalog to find the right coordinates and time windows for your area of interest.

    catalog_search

  2. Generate index

    To measure plant health, the AI builds a custom script that calculates the NDVI value for every pixel in the image.

    generate_ndvi_evalscript

  3. Extract stats

    The AI pulls the calculated values and runs statistical functions to give you a summary of the vegetation density.

    get_statistics

  4. Report findings

    The AI presents the final health scores and statistical trends directly in your chat interface.

    get_statistics

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the analysis immediately.

Starting points

Swap out the bracketed locations and dates for your specific field or farm.

Sentinel Hub Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_xyVUwa3x77fWINQTr8feR7dKZks5UVMkLVCjWXd2/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Sentinel Hub capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sentinel-hub-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_xyVUwa3x77fWINQTr8feR7dKZks5UVMkLVCjWXd2/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Search Sentinel Hub for satellite imagery over [Location] from [Date] to [Date].

  • Calculate the NDVI for the vegetation in [Location] using the latest available imagery.

  • Get the statistical mean and max NDVI for my field in [Location] to check plant density.

  • Compare the vegetation health in [Location] between [Month 1] and [Month 2] using NDVI stats.

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Connect Sentinel Hub once, then ask.

Just click the link to connect. Your credentials stay encrypted and secure, and you can start asking questions in your preferred AI client right away.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI download the raw satellite images to my hard drive?

    No. The AI processes the data through the tools to provide statistics and indices, but it does not perform file downloads to your local machine.

  • 02

    Can the AI change my Sentinel Hub account settings?

    No. The AI can only read data and run calculations. It cannot modify your account, billing, or subscription settings.

  • 03

    Does the AI calculate NDVI automatically?

    Yes, if you ask for vegetation health or NDVI, the AI uses the evalscript tool to perform that calculation for you.

  • 04

    Can the AI identify specific plant species?

    No. The AI uses spectral indices like NDVI to measure health and density, but it cannot identify specific species from this satellite data.

  • 05

    How does the AI find the right area to look at?

    It uses the catalog search tool to find imagery that matches the coordinates or location you provide in your prompt.

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