About soil compaction readings

Compaction readings are obtained by measuring soil resistance via penetrations. Every single penetration results in geographic coordinates and an array of values, each indicating the soil resistance (in kPa) at a specific depth (from 0 to 60 cm) at the penetration point.

Data on performed penetrations is transmitted from the penetrometer to the SmartSoil service for further processing. During this processing, the obtained penetrations are combined into a single dataset, thereby creating a test.

For a test to be automatically linked to a field upon creation, it is recommended to add the desired field to the SmartSoil service before transferring penetrations from the penetrometer. If a test is linked to a field and contains three or more penetrations, the SmartSoil service generates a compaction heat map, allowing visual assessment of compaction at each centimeter soil layer.

The method of creating a test from penetrations with field linking is enabled by default. Alternative test creation methods can be selected in the settings.