A healthy soil is a noisy soil
We all know that soil health is a global issue, influencing crop yields, food security, carbon sequestration and ultimately the health of the whole ecosystem. The current methods for measuring soil health already provide valuable insights, however they can be costly, time-consuming and very few can actually measure the biological activity within the soil.
Thanks to rapid advancements in machine learning technology and the availability of low-cost programmable recorders, ecoacoustics has emerged as a rapidly expanding and powerful tool for surveying and monitoring biodiversity in many habitats.
Introducing our Soil Acoustic Meter
Our Soil Acoustic Meter records the sounds of organisms, including, worms, beetles and ants in the soil. It is used for assessing the acoustic complexity and activity in the soil. It can be used by anyone with an interest in soil health, as a part of a suite of methods to assess soil health in farming, viticulture or conservation. It has already been used as a research tool to compare the biological diversity of soils under different farming methods.
Our Soil Acoustic Quality Index (SAQI) has been developed by our team of experts, led by Dr Carlos Abrahams. Using our world-leading soil-sound database, we have been able to characterise the range of soil soundscapes across a large number of arable & pasture settings.
The Soil Acoustic Meter will be available to purchase from March 2025. An early-adopter Kickstarter programme is now live where you can pre-order a device at a reduced cost which includes unlimited data upload and analysis for the first 12 months.
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Ecoacoustics already being used in the field by:
