{"product_id":"light-user-sam-plus-12-months-data-analysis-subscription","title":"Soil Acoustic Meter + Light User Data Analysis Subscription (12 months)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat's included? \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 x Soil Acoustic Meter (SAM)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 x detachable probe \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 month access to data analysis portal \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes around 20 recordings per month (1.5 hours) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eListen to soil health \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Soil Acoustic Meter (SAM) records the sounds of invertebrates moving and making noise within topsoil. By measuring the amount and diversity of the sound made by worms, beetles, ants and other organisms, the biological health of the soil can be assessed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis package includes your SAM and one year's subscription to the data analysis and reporting portal. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake your own recordings and upload them to receive a benchmarked Soil Acoustic Quality Index (SAQI) score. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I use my SAM? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTest to compare between; regenerative and traditional farming methods, before and after treatments, pre- and post-harvest. The SAM will help you track improvements, identify the best performing areas, and focus on where you might consider land management changes to improve your soil health. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are an agronomist, farmer, land or estate manager, food producer, winegrower, or managing a rewilding or agro-forestry project, soil health will be important to you. You are probably already measuring soil organic carbon, pH, bulk density and any number of other metrics on a regular basis and submitting these lab results to a toolkit or portal. You may even be digging worm pits to count earthworms. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoil Acoustics is an innovative field-based method to monitor the biological health of soil. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Ecoacoustics? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoil health is a global issue, influencing crop yields, food security, carbon sequestration and ultimately the health of the whole ecosystem. With advancements in machine learning technology and the availability of low-cost programmable recorders, ecoacoustics has emerged as a powerful tool for surveying and monitoring biodiversity in many habitats, now including soil. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerms of sale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen purchasing your SAM and subscription, we ask you to choose the subscription level that's most applicable to your business. Usage that regularly exceeds these levels will result in an increase to your subscription. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelivery costs will be calculated at checkout and non-UK customers will be charged local taxes on delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.soilacoustics.com\/policies\/terms-of-service\"\u003eterms of service\u003c\/a\u003e can be found here including details of use of the equipment, data management and intellectual property. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soil Acoustics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51579208532304,"sku":"","price":1010.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0887\/4151\/1504\/files\/Light_User_SAM_Subscription.png?v=1772563726","url":"https:\/\/shop.soilacoustics.com\/products\/light-user-sam-plus-12-months-data-analysis-subscription","provider":"Soil Acoustics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}