EarthOptics, a pioneer in soil data and measurement, has reached a significant milestone, mapping over five million acres of farmland and rangeland across its agronomic and sustainability business lines. This achievement underscores EarthOptics’ position as the global leader in soil intelligence, driving a transformative shift in agriculture.
The company’s rapid expansion is reshaping agricultural practices, from enhancing input efficiency to advancing sustainability measurement. EarthOptics’ extensive footprint spans the continental United States and multiple continents, fueling the largest soil metagenomic dataset ever assembled. This dataset provides unparalleled insights into the biological, chemical, and physical properties of soil, enabling data-driven decisions that optimize agricultural outcomes.
Lars Dyrud, CEO of EarthOptics, emphasized the company’s vision to revolutionize soil management. “Surpassing five million acres is not just a growth milestone,” Dyrud stated. “It signifies that the future of agriculture hinges on deeper, smarter, and scalable soil insights. EarthOptics is leading this charge with unmatched scale, speed, and accuracy.”
EarthOptics’ integrated platform combines ground-truth physical samples with its GroundOwl™ multimodal sensor and advanced AI models. This innovative approach generates high-resolution, actionable insights for growers, agronomists, carbon market operators, and input providers. By collecting thousands of soil samples weekly, EarthOptics supports fertility planning, tillage, crop planning, carbon credits, and biological interventions. The company’s technologies reduce customer costs by minimizing sampling requirements and unlocking new value from the soil, whether through improved yields or verified carbon sequestration.
The expansive biological soil database created by EarthOptics positions the company at the forefront of predictive agronomy, input optimization, and sustainable land management. This dataset is already being leveraged to facilitate the early detection of pests, pathogens, and nutrient deficiencies through AI-based modeling. As EarthOptics continues to scale, its technologies are poised to drive significant advancements in agricultural productivity and sustainability, benefiting stakeholders across the globe.