Happi100 Scout

It measures vital soil oxygen levels, giving professionals unprecedented insights into root health.

Hydra100 Scout

It operates underground without maintenance. It measures data for three critical soil parameters: moisture, salinity and temperature.

Happi100 – How it Works

Oxygen sensor: The Happi100 employs a galvanic cell sensor that functions like a battery, measuring both oxygen concentration and ambient temperature. This capability allows for temperature compensation, resulting in a precise relationship between oxygen levels and signal output.

Signal processing: The amplified signal is converted to digital format and sent to the Soil Scout Hub, where the oxygen percentage is calculated based on the known standard of 20.9% at sea level.

Durability: Designed to withstand moisture, Happi100 can even measure oxygen levels when submerged. Happi100 is robust and maintenance-free, maintaining the standard set by all Soil Scout sensor products.

Dimensions (L x W x H)
129 X 88 X 55mm (5.1” x 3.5” x 2.2”)

Sensors
Temperature – 3-prong integrated, Capacitive (moisture content), Galvanic cell-type oxygen

Oxygen range
0 to 21%

Oxygen accuracy
+ 1% across range when calibrated in ambient air.

Life expentancy
Five years in ambient air (up to ten years when buried).

Prevent root hypoxia: When soil oxygen levels start decreasing, you can plan and perform the needed maintenance to prevent plant root death

Avoid over irrigation: A clear picture of your soil oxygen dynamics during rain or irrigation events will help avoid accidental over saturation

Improves drainage insights: When you can clearly identify poorly draining areas, you can focus your efforts on interventions like aeration to improve overall soil health

Support precision aeration: Instead of aerating entire courses or pitches, focus on areas where oxygen levels are slow to rebound to healthy thresholds

Increase nutrient uptake: healthy sub soil oxygen levels are critical for the plant’s ability to absorb the nutrients needed to grow

Optimise water usage: By monitoring both soil oxygen and moisture, irrigation can be fine-tuned to ensure plant root zones receive the precise amount of water needed to avoid drying out or becoming flooded throughout every stage of growth

Adapt to in-field variation: Oxygen and moisture levels vary across properties and within fields due to different soil conditions and characteristics. Tailored irrigation and aeration is therefore needed to support optimal growth on every square metre of land

Promote faster recovery: Well-drained areas can recover oxygen levels within 1 day, while poor drainage can take up to 7 days. Monitoring ensures timely, precise interventions for faster recovery

Maximise playability: Selective aeration keeps a larger percentage of your playing surfaces open for longer, reducing closures and labour costs while increasing play time

The challenge
Our current perception of turf management is that major aeration is needed to prevent soil compaction and maintain healthy roots. As an example, turf professionals typically need to aerate 25% of their playing surfaces annually to maintain optimal conditions.

Traditionally, this means large-scale, disruptive aeration, often leading to closures and unhappy players. In addition the speed of processes like drainage can significantly vary across any sporting location, making it difficult to plan timely and appropriate interventions

The solution
The Happi100 soil oxygen sensor enables turf professionals to take a targeted approach to aeration and maintenance. By delivering real-time data on soil oxygen, moisture, and temperature levels, turf professionals can identify where drainage and aeration issues are most acute and where oxygen levels take longer to recover. This allows for:

Selective aeration: Instead of aerating an entire playing surface, it is now possible to focus on areas where oxygen recovery is slower, minimising disruptions to play.
Efficient drainage interventions: As healthy areas need minimal intervention, this frees up time for more restorative work on problem areas, lifting the overall resilience and quality of the entire venue.

The benefits

Maximise playtime: Keep more of the playing surface open by avoiding unnecessary closures for maintenance

Reduce costs: Targeted maintenance saves on aeration machinery, labour, and fuel costs, leading to lower operational expenses.

Improve surface conditions: Healthier roots, supported by optimised oxygen levels, result in more resilient playing surfaces that stay green and lush for longer

Boost revenue: Just one extra 4-ball per day can generate around £1000 in extra revenue

Data monitoring benefits

• Support root health and optimise agronomy practices.
• Increase yield quality and turf playability by mitigating hypoxia.
• Fine-tune irrigation, avoiding the risks of overwatering and resource waste.
• Plan work more accurately to maximise equipment and labour efficiency.