Impossible Sensing Begins Field Testing of Soil Sensor

Impossible Sensing, a St.Louis startup, has officially launched field tests for their second-generation prototype sensor. The testing will take place at Reckamp Farms in Wright City, west of St. Louis.

Impossible Sensing is a space technology company focused on exploring every and all environments – from deep space to deep ocean. To achieve this, they create proprietary sensing technologies that gather data which could be used to mitigate climate change.

“This is the first time this goes to the real world,” said Pablo Sobron, who founded Impossible Sensing. “We tested it in the lab, in the backyard in the city, and now it’s coming to a farm.”

The tests on Thursday consisted of digging a hole a few inches deep and then firing a high-powered laser that can measure the specific soil conditions at around 30 different sites.

It’s different from how farmers typically test their soil by collecting samples every few acres, Sobron said. The level of granularity from his instrument can reveal variations in nutrient levels and soil conditions in the same field and could prove the catalyst to unlocking some of the loftiest goals of precision agriculture, he said.

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