GroundOwl

GroundOwl by EarthOptics is a multi-modal, contactless soil sensor payload designed to mount to ATVs or tractors to measure soil compaction, carbon content, and texture without penetrating the ground.

Traditional methods of analysing soil compaction require manually plunging a heavy penetrometer into the ground at numerous points across a massive field, a process that is exhausting, slow, and provides highly limited data points. Measuring other soil properties requires similar, labour-intensive physical sampling. The GroundOwl sensor system revolutionizes this process by providing first-of-its-kind contactless technology. Mounted to an ATV, side-by-side, or tractor, the sensor is simply driven over the field. It generates 16 data points per second, measuring soil compaction to a depth of several feet while simultaneously analysing changes in soil texture, conductivity, and nutrient properties.

Why use it?

Deploying a contactless soil sensor allows farmers and agronomists to gather an unprecedented volume of deep soil data quickly and effortlessly. By combining the sensor data with artificial intelligence, the system builds a highly accurate digital twin of the soil in the cloud. This comprehensive analysis maps exactly how the soil varies across the entire field, generating far more data points than any traditional manual method. Furthermore, when combined with compatible tractor and plough configurations, the GroundOwl system actively supports and guides real-time, variable depth tillage, directly improving root growth and crop yield without unnecessary deep ploughing.

Key Features

• Contactless Soil Measurement
  Utilises first-of-its-kind contactless sensing technology to execute deep soil analysis without physically plunging instruments into the earth.

• Analyse Deep Compaction
  Accurately measures and maps critical soil compaction levels down to a depth of several feet while simply being driven over the field.

• Monitor Diverse Soil Properties
  Simultaneously measures and records vital changes in soil texture, carbon content, electrical conductivity, and nutrient properties.

• Build Digital Soil Twins
  Combines rapid sensor data (16 points per second) with artificial intelligence to build a highly accurate digital twin of the soil in the cloud.

• Support Variable Depth Tillage
  Provides the real-time, high-resolution data required to actively support and guide precise variable depth tillage operations.

Who is it for?

This contactless soil sensor is engineered for commercial farmers, precision agronomists, and agricultural soil scientists operating worldwide.

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