SKIM is an intuitive remote sensing tool, empowered with artificial intelligence, that provides continuous diagnostics of the entire golf course. Data is refreshed every week and you can review nutrients in the plant tissue, Nitrogen (N), Potassium (K), Phosphorus (P), Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca), Sodium (Na), Zinc (Zn), Manganese (Mn), as well as soil moisture.
Observing and maintaining proper levels of nutrients in the plant tissue is a key component of turf management. Gathering samples manually and sending them to laboratories is however time consuming. Nutrients levels continuously evolve and interpreting them depends on the local context at your golf course. Based on your golf course location, weather, type of grass, soil and standards at which the course needs to be maintained, the fertilization strategy might change.
That’s why accessing data regularly is so important, but as well being able to set what is considered a deficiency or an excess of nutrients (or soil moisture) when visualizing results. Superintendents are the masters of their course, that’s why in SKIM you can adjust norms for your data visualization as often as you need by clicking on the settings gear:
Norms for each indicator have default values. Towards the red, the scale indicates deficiencies and towards the black it indicates an excess of nutrients in the plant tissue. Values are displayed in % for nutrients, in ppm for micronutrients and % for soil moisture. By adjusting min/max values, you can easily define how results will be displayed on the dashboard map and that way adjust the visualization to your needs.
Find out more about the SKIM Turf Management software by going through our demo.
