Solutions:
- ProtoTech Solutions developed an application that provided farmers with optimal landform designs to achieve water management objectives with minimal earth-moving activities.
- The tool used GPS devices to capture the existing topography of the farm as 3D point clouds.
- The application then:
- Created a topographical model based on the captured point clouds.
- Requested user input on water management needs.
- Generated an optimal landform design as the final output.
- The new design could be shared with users through the cloud, facilitating easy collaboration. By using this application, farmers no longer had to wait 2-3 years for topsoil recovery. Within a year, the optimized design allowed for effective water drainage with minimal earthwork required for sustainable topsoil management.