IP Library Granted Patent US 12,664,480
Granted Patent B2
US 12,664,480 · App. 18/642,724 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Methods and systems for sub-field soil nutrient management

Inventors: Jon J. Fridgen (Lancaster, KY); William Kess Berg (Clayton, IN); Aaron W. Gault (Greensburg, IN)
Assignee: ADVANCED AGRILYTICS HOLDINGS, LLC
G06N20/00A01C21/005A01C21/007A01G7/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,664,480
App. No.
18/642,724
Filed
Apr 22, 2024
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3671
USPC
706/12
Abstract

A computing system includes a processor and a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to: determine a geographic field boundary, obtain topographic data, generate a digital elevation model including derivative data, determine critical level data and generate soil nutrients recommendations data. A method includes determining a geographic field boundary, obtaining topographic data, generating a digital elevation model including derivative data, determining critical level data; and generating the soil nutrients recommendations data. obtaining, by one or more processors, topographic data within an area of land. A non-transitory computer readable medium includes program instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause a computer to determine a geographic field boundary, obtain topographic data, generate a digital elevation model including derivative data, determine critical level data and generate soil nutrients recommendations data.

Claims (51)

1 . A computing system for generating improved soil nutrients recommendations data, the computing system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to:

determine a geographic field boundary of a field;

obtain topographic data corresponding to the geographic field boundary;

generate, based on the topographic data, a digital elevation model including derivative data corresponding to slope data, soil wetness index data, and catchment area data;

determine, based on the derivative data, a moisture status that describes where water is moving within the geographic field boundary on a hexagrid-by-hexagrid basis;

determine, based on the derivative data, critical level data based on the moisture status, wherein the critical level data comprises a plurality of spatial critical levels each corresponding to a respective hexagrid within the geographic field boundary; and

generate, based on the critical level data, the soil nutrients recommendations data comprising application rates per hexagrid.

2 . The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the soil nutrients recommendations data corresponds to one or more of: (i) a fertilizer, (ii) a plant density, or (iii) a planting location.

3 . The computing system of claim 1 , the memory having stored thereon instructions that when executed, cause the computing system to:

obtain plant data for one or more plants to be grown within the geographic field boundary; and

determine the critical level data based on the plant data for the one or more plants.

4 . The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the soil nutrients recommendations data is generated using a Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendation model.

5 . The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the topographic data is (i) obtained via one or more of LiDAR data sources or RTK data sources and (ii) represented as hexagrids.

6 . The computing system of claim 1 , the memory having stored thereon instructions that when executed, cause the computing system to:

determine the critical level data using a machine learning model that receives the derivative data as input and predicts water movement within the geographic field boundary.

7 . The computing system of claim 1 , the memory having stored thereon instructions that when executed, cause the computing system to:

generate a report including at least one identification of an area of the field based on the critical level data.

8 . A computer-implemented method for generating soil nutrients recommendations data, comprising:

determining, via one or more processors, a geographic field boundary of a field;

obtaining, via one or more processors, topographic data corresponding to the geographic field boundary;

generating, based on the topographic data, a digital elevation model including derivative data corresponding to slope data, soil wetness index data, and catchment area data;

determining, based on the derivative data, a moisture status that describes where water is moving within the geographic field boundary on a hexagrid-by-hexagrid basis;

determining, based on the derivative data, critical level data based on the moisture status, wherein the critical level data comprises a plurality of spatial critical levels each corresponding to a respective hexagrid within the geographic field boundary; and

generating, based on the critical level data, the soil nutrients recommendations data comprising application rates per hexagrid.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the soil nutrients recommendations data corresponds to one or more of: (i) a fertilizer, (ii) a plant density, or (iii) a planting location.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:

obtaining, by the one or more processors, plant data for one or more plants to be grown within the geographic field boundary; and

determining the critical level data based on the plant data for the one or more plants.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the soil nutrients recommendations data is generated using a Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendation model.

12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the topographic data is (i) obtained via one or more of LiDAR data sources or RTK data sources and (ii) represented as hexagrids.

13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining the critical level data using a machine learning model that receives the derivative data as input and predicts water movement within the geographic field boundary.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising generating a report including at least one identification of an area of the field based on the critical level data.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause a computer to:

determine a geographic field boundary of a field;

obtain topographic data corresponding to the geographic field boundary;

generate, based on the topographic data, a digital elevation model including derivative data corresponding to slope data, soil wetness index data, and catchment area data;

determine, based on the derivative data, a moisture status that describes where water is moving within the geographic field boundary on a hexagrid-by-hexagrid basis;

determine, based on the derivative data, critical level data based on the moisture status, wherein the critical level data comprises a plurality of spatial critical levels each corresponding to a respective hexagrid within the geographic field boundary; and

generate, based on the critical level data, soil nutrients recommendations data comprising application rates per hexagrid.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the soil nutrients recommendations data corresponds to one or more of: (i) a fertilizer, (ii) a plant density, or (iii) a planting location.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , including further instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a computer to:

obtain plant data for one or more plants to be grown within the geographic field boundary; and

determine the critical level data based on the plant data for the one or more plants.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the topographic data is (i) obtained via one or more of LiDAR data sources or RTK data sources and (ii) represented as hexagrids.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , including further instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a computer to:

determine the critical level data using a machine learning model that receives the derivative data as input and predicts water movement within the geographic field boundary.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , including further instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a computer to:

generate a report including at least one identification of an area of the field based on the critical level data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2024
From: FRIDGEN, JON J.; BERG, WILLIAM KESS; GAULT, AARON W.
To: ADVANCED AGRILYTICS HOLDINGS, LLC
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 18136186 · Apr 18, 2023
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