US 12,488,007 B2
Methods and systems for soil data interpolation
William Kess Berg, Clayton, IN (US); and Jon J. Fridgen, Lancaster, KY (US)
Assigned to ADVANCED AGRILYTICS HOLDINGS, LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed by ADVANCED AGRILYTICS HOLDINGS, LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/425,926.
Application 18/425,926 is a continuation of application No. 16/983,748, filed on Aug. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,886,442.
Prior Publication US 2024/0168961 A1, May 23, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 16/20 (2019.01); A01B 79/00 (2006.01); G06F 16/2457 (2019.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 16/24575 (2019.01) [A01B 79/005 (2013.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for improving interpolation of soil data collected from an agricultural field, comprising:
(a) generating a field geospatial map layer including (1) a variable grid that subdivides the agricultural field, and (2) boundary information for the variable grid;
(b) receiving, from a ground-based mobile agricultural implement, a plurality of soil point data values corresponding to the agricultural field, wherein the plurality of soil point data values are associated with a time series of soil point data values for the agricultural field;
(c) assigning each of the plurality of soil point data values and a respective type of each soil point data value to a respective grid index of the variable grid;
(d) generating, via one or more processors, a plurality of interpolated soil point data values by interpolating the plurality of soil point data values, wherein the interpolating includes avoiding interpolation of one or both of (i) points having incompatible data types, and (ii) points separated by boundaries;
(e) storing the plurality of interpolated soil point data values in one or more spatial data files; and
(f) generating, based on a comparison of the spatial data files and one or more existing spatial data files associated with the time series of soil point data values, one or both of (i) an updated field assessment report for the agricultural field or (ii) an updated agricultural prescription file for the agricultural field.