GroundOwl™
First-of-its-kind contactless soil sensor technology
The GroundOwl measurement sensor system is a multi-modal, contactless sensing payload that mounts to an ATV, side-by-side, or tractor. It is the backbone innovation powering the SoilMapper platform, measuring soil compaction to a depth of several feet, while also measuring changes in soil texture, carbon content, conductivity and nutrient properties. GroundOwl supports real-time variable depth tillage when combined with compatible tractor and plow configurations.
How GroundOwl™ works
The GroundOwl payload, mounted to an ATV, side-by-side or tractor, is driven over a field. The sensors, combined with new artificial intelligence (AI), build a digital twin of the soil in the cloud. The technology measures how soil varies, producing 16 data points per second and generating more data points in a field than a grower has experienced with any other method of soil analysis.
EarthOptics verifies accuracy in the field by taking a small number of dense physical soil samples. After GroundOwl sweeps the field with its sensors, the data is then transferred to AI, which produces a hyper-accurate, high-resolution map on all soil attributes. AI gets smarter over time so fewer physical samples are required to achieve a high level of accuracy.
Combining physical soil samples with the results from GroundOwl sensor data, EarthOptics delivers high resolution maps with the most accurate total measurements on the market today.
GroundOwl™ Sensor Technology
Measures soil compaction to a depth of several feet, while also measuring changes in soil texture, carbon content, conductivity and nutrient properties.
Automated Cone Penetrometer
ADCP compaction testing package combining digital and physical capabilities for soil sampling and measurement.
SoilCollector™ Software
Custom platform for managing projects from initiation and stratification through field collection.
Leading the industry with ultra high-resolution soil insights
Traditional Crop
Management
40 Data Points
per 100 acres at 2.5 acre
grid sampling
EarthOptics Next-Gen
Soil Management
4000 Data Points
per 100 acres at 2.5 acre
grid sampling
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