A new approach: breathing soil sensors.
What if the ground beneath our feet could help us see what is happening above and below it?
The ground can tell us more than we ask of it.
We’re exploring a new generation of digitally interconnected, self-powered soil sensors with the potential to transform how we monitor and protect our natural environment.
Five critical areas of application
Breathing Soil Sensors are being developed for these environments.
Farms
Monitor soil conditions and support smarter irrigation, nutrient management, and precision agriculture.
Forests
Help identify underground environmental changes and support earlier wildfire detection and forest protection.
Floodplains
Monitor soil saturation, track changing ground conditions, and help identify potential flooding before water reaches the surface.
Mountain slopes
Monitor changing soil conditions that may provide early indications of landslide and slope instability risks.
Borders & remote land
Detect ground disturbances and movement to support perimeter monitoring and security applications.
What makes this approach different?
Instead of waiting for problems to become visible, we have an opportunity to understand what is happening beneath the surface.
- Buried underground, out of sight and protected from the elements
- Designed to be self-powered by the soil, without conventional battery replacement
- Digitally interconnected sensor nodes
- Projected 40-year node life
- Potential applications without relying on cameras or conventional smoke-detection technology
Imagine a network of intelligent sensors continuously monitoring the ground across farms, forests, utility corridors, floodplains, mountain ranges, and remote borders.
The future of environmental monitoring may begin underground.
Let’s rethink what the ground can tell us.
We are interested in connecting with:
- Utilities
- Forestry organizations
- Agricultural companies
- Government agencies
- Wildfire mitigation professionals
- Potential pilot partners
Start a conversation.
Tell us about your land, network, or monitoring challenge, and we’ll explore whether a pilot makes sense.