How to create a Soil Survey in Land App Mobile

When logged in to Land App mobile access the map that you wish to create a survey in and click on the yellow plus button.

Select Start Survey.

Select the survey type Soil Survey, insert your Survey Name and select Start survey.

Select the draw button.

To add a point you will see the point location on screen which, by dragging the screen, you can position and then select Add point.

When the point has been added you can either re-draw or Assign a use. Re-draw will allow you to reposition the point if needed.

To assign a use, click on Assign and select either Lab sample or In-field sample.

After assigning a use, you can either re-draw or change the assigned use.

By swiping up on the bottom bar where you can add further details such as name, description, select a soil impaction category, number of worms and aggregate stability.

Lab sample Attributes
Soil organic matter for 0-10cm depth (%)

Soil organic matter for 10-30cm depth (%)

Soil organic matter for 30-50cm depth (%)

Bulk density for 0-10cm depth (g/cm³)

Bulk density for 10-30cm depth (g/cm³)

Bulk density for 30-50cm depth (g/cm³)

Soil organic carbon for 0-10cm depth (tonnes/ha)

Soil organic carbon for 10-30cm depth (tonnes/ha)

Soil organic carbon for 30-50cm depth (tonnes/ha)

Phosphorus concentration (mg/l)

Potassium concentration (mg/l)

Magnesium concentration (mg/l)

Phosphorus index

Potassium index

Magnesium index

pH
​
In-field sample Attributes:
Visual inspection of soil structure top

Visual inspection of soil structure bottom

Number of worms

Aggregate stability after 5 minutes

Aggregate stability after 120 minutes

You can then swipe down and continue to add more points by clicking on Draw.

To re-access an existing survey access the map, swipe up on the bottom bar and click on the plans on the device area.

Select the existing survey or you can start a new one.