What’s in a SoilData field node
Printable biology sensing plus supporting context — so commercial teams can see whether living soil is actually responding where product was applied.
SoilData.ai™ turns continuous field signals into treated vs control verification packs. This page is the sensor depth. For the commercial verification offer, see Home or Contact.
Two signals at the node
Each SoilData field node pairs two signals: a printable biology sensor that tracks microbial activity and organic-matter decomposition, and a low-cost moisture sensor. Together they show whether living soil is active and how wet the soil is — not a claim of guaranteed water savings.
Printable PHBV biology sensor
The biology strip is a printable polymer–carbon sensor. Soil microbes interact with the material; that interaction becomes an electrical signal tied to microbial activity and organic-matter decomposition at the node. It is designed for continuous field use — relative activity at the node, not a lab assay of the whole field.
- Continuous living-soil activity signal at the node
- Built for treated vs untreated field windows
- Relative activity — not bulk-field biology everywhere
Moisture as context, not the product
A low-cost moisture sensor rides alongside the biology strip so you can see moisture and living-soil activity in one place. Soft OK: use that context to inform irrigation decisions you already make. Do not treat the biology strip itself as a moisture product, and do not claim quantified water savings or irrigation control.
Clear limits
- Not a soil chemistry lab panel (NPK/pH catalog)
- Not a live Earth-2 farm forecast (Team-Soil AI project is a separate research collaboration — first steps only)
- Not product efficacy, yield, or registration claims
- Charts and curves from pilots are practice verification evidence — not a substitute for registration trials
From node to verification pack
SoilData.ai™ aligns living-soil activity with weather and field context so you can share treated vs control curves with your channel. Hardware detail stays here; the commercial path is a verification pilot.
Science foundation with CU Boulder BEEM Lab (Greg Whiting). Named in NVIDIA’s Team-Soil AI project on Earth-2 / Earth2Studio — first step only; not a live Earth-2 farm forecast yet.
Illustrative charts are examples — not product efficacy, yield, or registration claims. The sensor reports relative activity at the node.