Agricultural terrain forming based on soil modeling

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9904747
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14663273

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Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing mass haul optimization for agricultural terrain forming, based at least in part on three-dimensional soil modeling. In some embodiments, a computer system might determine desired soil conditions (including minimum topsoil depth, maximum and minimum slope, etc.) for an agricultural area. The computer system might also identify, based on 3-D topographical surveys and 3-D soil profiles, deficient locations within the agricultural area that do not possess at least the minimum topsoil depth, excess locations that possess greater than the minimum topsoil depth, sloped locations that exceed the maximum slope, and/or flat locations whose slopes are less than the minimum slope. Costs and volumes of topsoil and/or subsurface material may be calculated, and based on such calculations it may be determined how much topsoil and/or subsurface material to relocate or order to achieve the desired topsoil depth and slope at the identified locations.

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PTX TRIMBLE LLC10368 WESTMOOR DRIVE WESTMINSTER CO 80021

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Shuler, Joshua W Fort Collins, US 4 20
van, der Loo Christopher Erie, US 4 25

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