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Digital Innovation

Satellite & GIS Integration for Soil Health

Building spatial data infrastructure to support catchment-level monitoring, satellite-driven insights, and the upcoming NatureOS platform — turning field data into landscape-level intelligence.

Why Digital Innovation Matters

From field data to landscape intelligence

Field-level soil data is valuable, but understanding soil health at landscape and catchment scale requires spatial data infrastructure. TMI is building the GIS and satellite integration framework that connects ground-truth observations with remote sensing data — creating a foundation for the NatureOS platform.

Spatial Data Layers

Catchment-level mapping and satellite data

TMI is building a spatial data infrastructure that connects field observations with remote sensing — layer by layer.

Available

Catchment Boundary Mapping

Digital delineation of hydrological catchment boundaries across TMI operating areas, linking soil health data to watershed-scale processes.

Available

Land Use / Land Cover (LULC)

Satellite-derived land use and land cover classification for restoration monitoring and change detection across project sites.

In Development

Vegetation Health Index (NDVI)

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index layers for tracking vegetation condition, seasonal changes, and restoration progress.

In Development

Soil Moisture Estimation

Satellite-based soil moisture estimation layers to complement ground-truth sensor data and support irrigation planning.

Planned

Erosion Risk Mapping

Spatial erosion risk assessment combining slope, soil type, rainfall intensity, and land cover data to prioritize intervention sites.

Planned

Soil Organic Carbon Estimation

Satellite and model-derived soil organic carbon estimation layers for carbon accounting and restoration impact measurement.

NatureOS Integration

The roadmap to NatureOS

Each milestone builds toward the NatureOS platform — a unified interface for catchment-level soil health monitoring and decision support.

1

Spatial Data Platform

Current

Establishing the core GIS infrastructure for catchment mapping, layer storage, and spatial data management across TMI projects.

2

Satellite Data Pipeline

Current

Building automated ingestion and processing pipelines for satellite imagery — enabling regular更新 of vegetation, moisture, and land cover layers.

3

Ground-Truth Integration

Upcoming

Linking field-collected soil and vegetation data with satellite-derived layers to calibrate and validate remote sensing models.

4

NatureOS Platform Preview

Upcoming

The upcoming NatureOS platform will unify field data, satellite layers, and analytics into a single interface for catchment-level soil health monitoring and decision support.

5

Predictive Analytics Layer

Future

Machine learning models for predicting soil health trends, erosion risk, and restoration outcomes based on spatial and temporal data.

6

Open Data Portal

Future

A public-facing portal for sharing catchment-level soil health data, research outputs, and spatial datasets with partners and the research community.

Capabilities

What this infrastructure enables

Spatial data infrastructure transforms how TMI understands and manages soil health at scale.

Catchment-Level Insights

Understand soil health patterns across entire catchments, not just individual farms.

Satellite-Driven Monitoring

Regular updates from satellite imagery keep spatial layers current without constant field visits.

Landscape-Scale Planning

Spatial data enables restoration planning at the scale where ecological processes actually operate.

Interested in spatial data partnership?

Whether you bring satellite data expertise, GIS infrastructure, or research partnerships, TMI is building the spatial foundation for catchment-level soil health monitoring.