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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2019
Soilmetrix, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Jeffrey G. White, Raleigh, NC (US);
Bradley A. Miller, Ames, IA (US);
Julianne Bielski, Durham, NC (US);
SOILMETRIX, INC., Durham, NC (US);
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Ames, IA (US);
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for agricultural management-zone delineation to be done over broad geographic extents without overly-localized field-specific data. The instant innovation guides precision agricultural sampling and management by delineating enhanced management zones based upon remote sensing and artificial intelligence and combining the two with data derived from an existing countrywide soil survey database. In an embodiment, the instant innovation uses artificial intelligence from multiple sources to provide granular zone detail. Output of the present innovation can be aggregated to produce management zone sizes that have a level of uncertainty compatible with the needs of the customer-farmer and implementable given the capabilities of available equipment.