GIIF implementing partners use a variety of data providers for historical and settlement weather and other index data, including: 1) Ground weather stations set up by the implementing partners, and some owned by governments 2) Satellite technology 3) Ministries of Agriculture meteorological departments for area yield data 4) R ichter scale for seismic activity Limited ground weather data and infrastructure motivated GIIF’s implementing partners to seek partnerships with remote sensing scientists and technical specialists with special skills in satellite data processing and product design. Most