SoilMATTic

Arduino-Based Automated Soil Nutrient and pH Level

Analyzer using Digital Image Processing and Artificial
Neural Network
Ricardo ALASCO, Eden Alyzza DOMDOMA, Karl Angelo DORIA, Kathleen
Mae RICAFRANCA, Yashmine Erika SAITO, Nilo ARAGO, Ryan REYES,
Edgar GALIDO
ABSTRACT
In this study, SoilMATTic was developed for faster and accurate
soil analysis compared with conventional method to guide farmers
on crop suitability and increase farm productivity and crop yeild.
The Arduino-based prototype automated the whole process of
macronutrient and pH analysis of soil from soil testing procedures
up to fertilizer recommendation.
It uses digital image processing techniques to efficiently identify:

1. NITROGEN
2. PHOSPHORUS
3. POTASSIUM
4. pH Level of Philippine Farmlands.

The system is composed of five stages namely:

-automated soil testing, image acquisition, image processing,
training system, and reccomendation.
Data stored 356 captured
images where
70% - training
15% - testing
15% - validation
Results of this study showed 96.67% accuracy in soil
macronutrient, pH level and fertilizer
recommendation using image processing for :
INBRED CORN COCONUT
TOBACCO INBRED RICE
SUGARCANE ABACA
PINEAPPLE COFFEE
MANGO BANANA
CROP PRODUCTION AND SUITABILITY
TRADITIONAL WAY CONVENTIONAL WAY
(ORGANIC)
Aims to produce Uses synthetic
number of crops chemicals and
without the use fertilizers to
of synthetic maximize set of
chemicals crops.
fertilizers
METHODS Test Tubes with Soil Sample

Automated Soil Testing Box Functions

Initial pH Testing and Initial Nutrient Testing
FInal pH Testing and Final Nutrient Testing
Shake Function
Assessment
Controlled Light

SoilMATTic (Graphical User Interface)

MATLAB Functions
Image Enhancement
Image Segmentation
Feature Extraction
Neural Network

Generation of Fertilizer Recommendation (Hardcopy)

RESULTS

Results of Marcronutrients and pH Level Identification

RESULTS
Fifteen (15) different soil samples were collected for
evaluation of the prototype. The samples were manually
tested and compared to the STK (soil test kit) color chart.

From the figure above, the results of the SoilMATTic was

100% consistent with the conventional soil testing procedure
on the determination of nitrogen, phosphorus, and
potassium while 86.86% was achieved on pH level. This
means out of 15 samples, the same macronutrient analysis
was produced by both methods and 13 out of 15 on pH level.
SOILMATTIC
WHO ARE THE BENEFICIARIES?
The target beneficiaries of this project are commercialized to:

Departments of Local Government

FARMERS Units
Agriculture
 ANK YOU
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1. Jericho Martin Franco
2. Khen Dado
3. Jemimah Climaco
4. Jomel Manalastas
5. John Loyd Masipag
6. Julius Magayon