Funded Project
SHAPE – Soil Health Check & Practices
RF Frontend GmbH develops sensor hardware, signal processing and wireless communication modules that power the SHAPE field-lab and soil health monitoring ecosystem in the Interreg Deutschland–Nederland program.
Program
Interreg Deutschland–Nederland
Kick-off
23.07.2024 – Hochschule Rhein-Waal
RF Frontend Role
Hardware • Sensorik • Wireless • Data transmission
Work Packages
AP2 · AP3 · AP4 · AP5
Why SHAPE?
- Soil degradation, rising production costs, climate change
- Transition to climate-smart agriculture; climate neutrality by 2050
- Data-driven soil management and monitoring
From sensor products and field-lab (AP3) to data-based soil assessment (AP4) and actionable recommendations in the SHAPE soil-management system (AP5).
Hardware & Wireless
- Integrated measurement devices & interfaces
- LoRa/ISM radio modules & RF filters
- Reliable field-to-platform data links
Systems & Data
- Comparative method studies
- Data processing & transmission workflows (AP3–AP5)
- Dashboards & export formats
Outcomes
AP3 – Field-Lab
- AI image analysis (soil biology)
- LIP spectroscopy (chemistry)
- Compact novel measurement systems
AP4 – Soil Health
- Concepts, strategies, recommendations
- Monitoring rules & KPIs
AP5 – Management System
- Integrated monitoring stack
- Decision support & documentation
- Simulations for measure planning
AP2 – Knowledge Transfer
- Booklets & handouts
- Workshops and symposia
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