University of Texas at Dallas bioengineers have developed sensors that monitor multiple soil parameters, including total soil carbon, to provide farmers with accurate, real-time, continuous data to improve soil health and productivity. “This is the equivalent of having a wearable health sensor on your body that tells you in real-time what’s happening. “This is the equivalent of having a wearable health sensor on your body that tells you in real-time what’s happening. SIF wanted to develop a more direct and accurate method for testing soil as a dynamic, living ecosystem. Henry Rowlands, the company’s research and development lead, said this new soil health monitoring technology developed by UTD researchers significantly improves the accuracy and auditability of soil test results.