EarthOptics

Vision

Deliver detailed soil health insights – related to physical, chemical, and biological attributes of soil – reducing the quantity of soil samples and field visits.

Approach

EarthOptics aims to transform soil measurement and analysis approaches to give farmers the most accurate view of soil health, compaction and carbon content. Their sensor suite enables a view into the soil through soil sampling and greatly minimizes the required number of manual samples. The tool can be mounted on a UTV and deploys ground-penetrating radar and electromagnetic induction sensors with no soil contact or speed limitation. Then, their machine learning based mapping applications TillMapper™ and C-Mapper convert that gathered data into a series of maps that provide farmers with unparalleled detail for more accurate, efficient decision-making.

EarthOptics is addressing

• Leap 03 / Reduce environmental impact of agriculture
• Leap 09 / Prevent crop and food loss