Privacy & data sources
This page describes how Scout (Site Intelligence) uses third-party services and what location-related information may be sent when you use the application. It supplements your organization’s agreement with AgScout and is not a substitute for legal advice.
Information we store
When you sign in, we store your account identity (from Google or Microsoft), organization membership, parcel access grants, saved properties, and settings in our database hosted on Google Cloud. Field and parcel geometry used in the product comes from licensed or public GIS sources described below.
Third-party services (subprocessors)
The application may send coordinates (latitude/longitude), map bounding boxes, and (for address search) address strings to these providers:
| Provider | Purpose | Data sent |
|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud | Hosting and database | Account and application data you save |
| Google / Microsoft | Sign-in | Identity profile from your IdP |
| NOAA National Weather Service | US weather forecast | Lat/lon |
| Open-Meteo (commercial API) | Forecast and current weather | Lat/lon |
| NASA POWER | Climate reanalysis in weather views | Lat/lon |
| Esri | Satellite basemap | Map tile coordinates |
| CARTO / OpenStreetMap | Map basemap and labels | Map tile coordinates |
| Element84 Earth Search | Sentinel-2 imagery catalog | Search area; Copernicus Sentinel data |
| USDA NRCS | Soils overlay | Map bounding box |
| USGS | Terrain maps | Map bounding box |
| Google Maps Platform | Address geocoding for search (when enabled) | Address strings sent to Geocoding API |
| Google Gemini (optional) | AI text in PDF reports when enabled by your operator | Structured property facts only |
Links: Google Cloud · Open-Meteo terms · NWS disclaimer · NASA POWER · OpenStreetMap
Geocoding
Street-address search may use the Google Maps Geocoding API when your operator configures it (Maps Platform terms). Development servers may use public OpenStreetMap-based geocoding only when explicitly enabled. You can also search by parcel APN or map pin without sending an address to a geocoder.
PDF reports
Exported PDFs may include map imagery, parcel and field boundaries, NDVI summaries, soils, terrain, and optional AI-generated narrative text. NDVI is derived from Sentinel-2 data (modified Copernicus Sentinel data). PDFs are for informational screening only—not legal, appraisal, or investment advice.
Contact
Questions about data use or access: contact your AgScout administrator or your organization’s AgScout account representative.