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Public demonstration — this is the real farm portal, running read-only on a sample Western NSW farm. Create your own Buy a probe

Compaction

GPS-tagged penetrometer readings. Heatmaps show 300 PSI at the depth you choose

Context, not another soil result Manual compaction readings sit beside the seven soil indicators to add physical soil context. Choose a target depth on the map — red is where the dial exceeds 300 PSI at that depth. They do not change how the probe measures or screens its indicators.
Penetrometer tests 78 78 with GPS
Average peak 248 psi Highest reading on each insertion
Depth to 300 PSI 512 mm 400 mm is a useful minimum for roots
Still open at 400 mm 86% Share of tests that had not exceeded 300 PSI by 400 mm
Latest test 02 Aug 2026 Method and moisture affect comparability

Paddock survey

Choose a depth to model. Red is where the dial exceeds 300 PSI at that depth.

Mapping guide (PDF)

Example profiles

A worked grid for this farm — not a live instrument feed.

Worked example for this paddock. Colour is cone resistance (red exceeds 300 PSI). The line chart uses three insertions from the same grid.

Compaction record

Manual context only — method and moisture affect comparability.

Location Captured Depth To 300 PSI Resistance
Flat grid B1 River Flat · manual penetrometer · GPS -32.19696, 148.03344 02 Aug 2026 55.0 cm Not reached 1,131 kPa · 164 psi
Stockyard grid A1 Old Stockyard · manual penetrometer · GPS -32.17136, 148.07488 02 Aug 2026 55.0 cm Not reached 1,620 kPa · 235 psi
West grid B1 Wirraway West · manual penetrometer · GPS -32.17088, 148.03947 02 Aug 2026 55.0 cm 25.0 cm 2,310 kPa · 335 psi

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Manual compaction test

Add a penetrometer result at a named test location.

The demonstration is read-only. Create an account to add your own insertions.

Use a commercial manual cone penetrometer. Record the depth where the dial first exceeds 300 PSI — that is what the paddock heatmap uses when you have not logged a full depth series. A mapping walkthrough is in the compaction guide (PDF).

Unit 300 psi ≈ 2,070 kPa. Stored as both.