Closing the Gap Between Orbit and Root
From Root-Zone Physics to Orbital Intelligence — Fully Automated Irrigation and ESG Verification.
TerraTrace combines ultra-low-power subterranean IoT sensing with high-resolution satellite imagery to deliver end-to-end irrigation automation and immutable supply-chain compliance.
The Core Problem & Our Solution
Industrial agriculture faces a critical disconnect between high hardware barriers, delayed satellite indicators, and aggressive sensor breakdown in soil.
Legacy soil profile probes cost $800–$1,500 per unit, making dense deployment economically unviable for large-scale commercial operations and contract farming cooperatives.
Engineered around ultra-low-cost 32-bit RISC-V silicon and solid-state dielectric materials, lowering deployment costs by up to 75% while maintaining laboratory-grade field accuracy.
Orbital NDVI and NDWI spectral indices detect vegetation water stress only after plant cellular breakdown occurs. By the time orbital passes detect wilting, permanent crop yield loss has already begun.
Direct in-situ subterranean sensing continuously measures volumetric water depletion at root depth before crops wilt, enabling automated, pre-emptive closed-loop irrigation actuation.
Cheap direct-current (DC) moisture and conductivity probes suffer galvanic electrolysis, dissolving exposed metal tracks in moist, fertilized, high-salinity agricultural soil within weeks.
Contactless capacitive dielectric sensing measuring volumetric water content without physical electrode contact, paired with microsecond alternating-current (AC) pulsed 316-grade marine stainless steel for soil EC.
The Full-Stack Architecture
From subterranean physics to orbital observation, TerraTrace unifies the sensing hierarchy into an automated closed-loop intelligence stack.
TerraTrace Sub-Surface Probe
Multi-depth VWC, Soil Bulk EC, Soil Temperature
Edge Node (RISC-V + LoRa)
CH32V003 core, solar harvesting, 3–5 km RF link
Gateway / Cloud Ingestion
Multi-tenant MQTT / RESTful ingest pipeline
Enterprise ESG Dashboard
Immutable water audit trails, MAD refills & FMIS APIs
Key Platform Features
Engineered for enterprise estates, cooperatives, and high-compliance agricultural supply chains.
Root-Zone Hysteresis Control
Define exact Field Capacity (upper limit) and Refill Points (lower limit) per crop profile to automate pump cycling. Eliminates over-watering and ensures crops operate strictly within optimal transpiration bands.
Multi-Depth Leaching Alerts
Instant alerts if electrical conductivity (EC) spikes in deep subsoil horizons, immediately flagging nitrate or fertilizer loss and groundwater contamination risks before nutrients escape the root zone.
Fleet Health Telemetry
Real-time operational visibility into edge node battery state-of-charge, ambient solar harvesting yields, and RF packet signal-to-noise ratios (SNR), ensuring uninterrupted autonomous performance.
Multi-Tenant Enterprise Portal
Hierarchical role-based access control tailored for contract farming cooperatives, food processors, agronomists, and estate managers. Segment fields by crop variety, region, or contract grower cohort.
Open API & Webhooks Integration
RESTful and MQTT endpoints for bidirectional data export into third-party Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS) such as John Deere Operations Center, Climate FieldView, and enterprise ERPs.
Technical Specifications
Engineered for continuous field deployment across extreme environmental and climatic conditions.
Tailored Solutions Across the Agricultural Value Chain
Whether optimizing commercial orchard yields, verifying multinational ESG supply chains, or outfitting automated polyhouses.
For Commercial Growers & Estate Managers
“Eliminate guesswork and cut pumping power bills. TerraTrace monitors water directly at the root zone and controls your irrigation valves automatically, ensuring high fruit quality and yield consistency.”
- Automatic pump shutoff at field saturation
- Significant reduction in energy & water pumping overhead
- Protection against drought stress and fruit cracking
For Food Processors & Retail Sourcing
(e.g., Sainsbury's, Unilever)“Verify sustainability without intrusive farm audits.
TerraTrace delivers auditable, ground-truthed data on water
stewardship and fertilizer application across your entire contract
farming network.” - Immutable timestamped logs of responsible irrigation
- Verified proof against fertilizer runoff prior to rain
- Automated Scope 3 sustainability compliance reporting
For Greenhouse & Polyhouse Integrators
“Integrate an industrial-grade, multi-parameter soil monitoring engine into your turn-key automation packages at a fraction of legacy hardware costs.”
- Open REST/MQTT APIs for turn-key system integration
- Low-cost BOM with 32-bit RISC-V edge intelligence
- Ultra-compact form factor for high-density substrate beds
Ready to Deploy Ground-Truth Agricultural Intelligence?
Connect with our agronomy and hardware engineering team to evaluate pilot deployments for your orchards, contract grower networks, or precision irrigation packages.