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338,500 | 62,980,858 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,501 | 62,980,861 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,502 | 62,980,879 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,503 | 62,980,863 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,504 | 62,980,862 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,505 | 62,980,884 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,506 | 62,980,889 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,507 | 62,980,866 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,508 | 62,980,883 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,509 | 62,980,832 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,510 | 62,980,873 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,511 | 62,980,855 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,512 | 62,980,887 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,513 | 62,980,882 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,514 | 62,980,851 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,515 | 62,980,894 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,516 | 62,980,670 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,517 | 62,980,895 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,518 | 62,980,793 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,519 | 62,980,836 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,520 | 62,980,818 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,521 | 62,980,909 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,522 | 62,980,900 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,523 | 62,980,891 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,524 | 62,980,885 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,525 | 62,980,896 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,526 | 62,980,919 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,527 | 62,980,804 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,528 | 62,980,924 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,529 | 62,980,890 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,530 | 62,980,776 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,531 | 62,980,911 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,532 | 62,980,931 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,533 | 62,980,880 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,534 | 62,980,877 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,535 | 62,980,870 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,536 | 62,980,824 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,537 | 62,980,901 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,538 | 62,980,942 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,539 | 62,980,923 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,540 | 62,980,945 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,541 | 62,980,934 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,542 | 62,980,927 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,543 | 62,980,926 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,544 | 62,980,921 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,545 | 62,980,913 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,546 | 62,980,952 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,547 | 62,980,867 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,548 | 62,980,957 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,549 | 62,980,732 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,550 | 62,980,908 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,551 | 62,980,907 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,552 | 62,980,899 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,553 | 62,980,955 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,554 | 62,980,974 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,555 | 62,980,918 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,556 | 62,980,932 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,557 | 62,980,897 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,558 | 62,980,937 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,559 | 62,980,941 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,560 | 62,980,946 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,561 | 62,980,935 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,562 | 62,980,965 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,563 | 62,980,968 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,564 | 62,980,966 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,565 | 62,980,972 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,566 | 62,980,976 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,567 | 62,980,864 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,568 | 62,980,914 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,569 | 62,980,997 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,570 | 62,980,856 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,571 | 62,980,950 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,572 | 62,980,943 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,573 | 62,981,005 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,574 | 62,980,904 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,575 | 62,981,017 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,576 | 62,980,956 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,577 | 62,980,990 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,578 | 62,980,992 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,579 | 62,995,973 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,580 | 62,980,940 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,581 | 62,980,991 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,582 | 62,980,860 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,583 | 62,980,999 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,584 | 62,980,998 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,585 | 62,980,996 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,586 | 62,980,978 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,587 | 62,980,929 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,588 | 62,980,986 | 2,918 | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. | 1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | In various embodiments, an analytics system determines nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location. The analytics system determines a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads. The analytics system determines a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location. The analytics system determines a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity. The analytics system determines a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures.1. A system comprising:
a sampling tube for obtaining a soil sample from a geographical location; and one or more processors and a memory, the memory storing computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in the soil sample from the geographical location;
determine, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads;
determine, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location;
determine, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity;
determine a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures; and
transmit the measure of the agronomic attribute for display on a client device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
determine a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores further computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
filter out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 8. A method comprising:
determining nucleic acid sequence reads of genetic material in a soil sample from a geographical location; determining, by processing the nucleic acid sequence reads, a first set of measures of a plurality of gene functions represented in the nucleic acid sequence reads; determining, by processing the plurality of gene functions, a second set of measures of a plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms present in soil at the geographical location; determining, by processing the plurality of metabolic pathways, a third set of measures of a plurality of soil health indicators of the soil at the geographical location, the plurality of soil health indicators including a plurality of levels of granularity; and determining a measure of an agronomic attribute of the soil at the geographical location as a function of the first, second, and third sets of measures. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the second set of measures of the plurality of metabolic pathways of microorganisms comprises:
determining a function of measures of constituent genes from the plurality of gene functions. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the third set of measures of the plurality of soil health indicators comprises:
determining a function of the plurality of metabolic pathways corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence reads. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of gene functions includes one or more of: nitrogen cycling, phosphorous cycling, carbon cycling, or oxygen availability. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the agronomic attribute is nitrogen mineralization and the plurality of metabolic pathways includes at least secreted proteases and urea mineralization. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
determining a recommendation for treatment of the soil at the geographical location using at least the measure of the agronomic attribute. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
filtering out at least one metabolic pathway of the plurality of metabolic pathways. 15. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of levels of granularity includes a level closer to biological attributes and another level closer to agronomic attributes. 16. A method comprising:
receiving metadata describing a soil sample, the metadata indicating one or more types of crops grown in a geographical location having the soil sample; determining nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample; determining, for each nucleic acid sequence read of at least a subset of the nucleic acid sequence reads, functional descriptors of genes represented in the nucleic acid sequence read; determining reference metrics of soil samples from geographical locations in which the one or more types of crops were grown; determining a metric of the soil sample using the functional descriptors and the reference metrics; and transmitting the metric to a client device for display on a user interface. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the metric of the soil sample comprises:
determining a value of a soil health indicator of the soil sample using the functional descriptors; determining a distribution of values of the soil health indicator for the soil samples using the reference metrics; and determining a percentile of the value with respect to the distribution of values. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the functional descriptors comprises:
determining a plurality of functional genes in the soil sample; determining, for each of the plurality of functional genes, a measure of the functional gene in the soil sample; and normalizing the measure to a single copy marker gene abundance. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein determining the nucleic acid sequence reads of the soil sample comprises:
extracting microbial genetic material from the soil sample; generating the nucleic acid sequence reads using the microbial genetic material; and filtering the nucleic acid sequence reads. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the metadata further indicates global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the geographical location, at least one attribute describing treatment of the soil sample, or a soil type of the soil sample. | 2,900 |
338,589 | 16,641,651 | 3,732 | The utility model relates to devices for wrapping feet when wearing shoes. One variant of the device is a band made of fabric having a mid-section and end sections, wherein said mid-section has a width of approximately half the length of the user's foot and a length approximately equal to the circumference of the Metatarsophalangeal joint area of the user's foot. The end sections, that are the lengthwise continuation of the mid-section, can have different shapes and are decoratively tied or otherwise arranged after the shoes are put on. Another variant of the device is a loop made of fabric formed by connecting the ends of a band having a width approximately half the length of the user's foot and a length approximately double the circumference of the Metatarsophalangeal joint area of the user's foot. The utility model provides protection and hygiene when wearing shoes. | 1. A wrap for foot comprising a band sized to be wrapped around the toes and the Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint area of user's foot, wherein said band has a mid-section and end sections, wherein said mid-section has a width of approximately half the length of user's foot and a length of at least the circumference of the Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint area of user's foot. 2. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections have a rectangular shape. 3. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of trapezoids or triangles attached to the mid-section at the bases. 4. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of one or more trapezoids with straight, convex or concave edges attached at their bases. 5. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of one or more intersecting circles or ovals. 6. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of any combination of intersecting or connected rectangles, trapezoids, triangles, circles, or ovals. 7. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the edges of the band are wavy or zigzag. 8. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are identical. 9. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are not identical. 10. (canceled) 11. A method for wrapping one's foot using the wrap for foot of claim 1, whereby the mid-section of the wrap is placed under the front part of the foot, perpendicular to the foot, after which the end sections are crossed at the top of the foot to cover the toes and the Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint area of user's foot, after which the shoe is put on leaving the end sections of the wrap outside the shoe to be then decoratively tied or otherwise arranged. 12. (canceled) | The utility model relates to devices for wrapping feet when wearing shoes. One variant of the device is a band made of fabric having a mid-section and end sections, wherein said mid-section has a width of approximately half the length of the user's foot and a length approximately equal to the circumference of the Metatarsophalangeal joint area of the user's foot. The end sections, that are the lengthwise continuation of the mid-section, can have different shapes and are decoratively tied or otherwise arranged after the shoes are put on. Another variant of the device is a loop made of fabric formed by connecting the ends of a band having a width approximately half the length of the user's foot and a length approximately double the circumference of the Metatarsophalangeal joint area of the user's foot. The utility model provides protection and hygiene when wearing shoes.1. A wrap for foot comprising a band sized to be wrapped around the toes and the Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint area of user's foot, wherein said band has a mid-section and end sections, wherein said mid-section has a width of approximately half the length of user's foot and a length of at least the circumference of the Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint area of user's foot. 2. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections have a rectangular shape. 3. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of trapezoids or triangles attached to the mid-section at the bases. 4. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of one or more trapezoids with straight, convex or concave edges attached at their bases. 5. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of one or more intersecting circles or ovals. 6. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of any combination of intersecting or connected rectangles, trapezoids, triangles, circles, or ovals. 7. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the edges of the band are wavy or zigzag. 8. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are identical. 9. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are not identical. 10. (canceled) 11. A method for wrapping one's foot using the wrap for foot of claim 1, whereby the mid-section of the wrap is placed under the front part of the foot, perpendicular to the foot, after which the end sections are crossed at the top of the foot to cover the toes and the Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint area of user's foot, after which the shoe is put on leaving the end sections of the wrap outside the shoe to be then decoratively tied or otherwise arranged. 12. (canceled) | 3,700 |
338,590 | 62,980,898 | 3,732 | The utility model relates to devices for wrapping feet when wearing shoes. One variant of the device is a band made of fabric having a mid-section and end sections, wherein said mid-section has a width of approximately half the length of the user's foot and a length approximately equal to the circumference of the Metatarsophalangeal joint area of the user's foot. The end sections, that are the lengthwise continuation of the mid-section, can have different shapes and are decoratively tied or otherwise arranged after the shoes are put on. Another variant of the device is a loop made of fabric formed by connecting the ends of a band having a width approximately half the length of the user's foot and a length approximately double the circumference of the Metatarsophalangeal joint area of the user's foot. The utility model provides protection and hygiene when wearing shoes. | 1. A wrap for foot comprising a band sized to be wrapped around the toes and the Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint area of user's foot, wherein said band has a mid-section and end sections, wherein said mid-section has a width of approximately half the length of user's foot and a length of at least the circumference of the Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint area of user's foot. 2. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections have a rectangular shape. 3. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of trapezoids or triangles attached to the mid-section at the bases. 4. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of one or more trapezoids with straight, convex or concave edges attached at their bases. 5. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of one or more intersecting circles or ovals. 6. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of any combination of intersecting or connected rectangles, trapezoids, triangles, circles, or ovals. 7. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the edges of the band are wavy or zigzag. 8. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are identical. 9. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are not identical. 10. (canceled) 11. A method for wrapping one's foot using the wrap for foot of claim 1, whereby the mid-section of the wrap is placed under the front part of the foot, perpendicular to the foot, after which the end sections are crossed at the top of the foot to cover the toes and the Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint area of user's foot, after which the shoe is put on leaving the end sections of the wrap outside the shoe to be then decoratively tied or otherwise arranged. 12. (canceled) | The utility model relates to devices for wrapping feet when wearing shoes. One variant of the device is a band made of fabric having a mid-section and end sections, wherein said mid-section has a width of approximately half the length of the user's foot and a length approximately equal to the circumference of the Metatarsophalangeal joint area of the user's foot. The end sections, that are the lengthwise continuation of the mid-section, can have different shapes and are decoratively tied or otherwise arranged after the shoes are put on. Another variant of the device is a loop made of fabric formed by connecting the ends of a band having a width approximately half the length of the user's foot and a length approximately double the circumference of the Metatarsophalangeal joint area of the user's foot. The utility model provides protection and hygiene when wearing shoes.1. A wrap for foot comprising a band sized to be wrapped around the toes and the Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint area of user's foot, wherein said band has a mid-section and end sections, wherein said mid-section has a width of approximately half the length of user's foot and a length of at least the circumference of the Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint area of user's foot. 2. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections have a rectangular shape. 3. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of trapezoids or triangles attached to the mid-section at the bases. 4. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of one or more trapezoids with straight, convex or concave edges attached at their bases. 5. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of one or more intersecting circles or ovals. 6. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are in the shape of any combination of intersecting or connected rectangles, trapezoids, triangles, circles, or ovals. 7. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the edges of the band are wavy or zigzag. 8. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are identical. 9. A wrap for foot of claim 1, wherein the end sections are not identical. 10. (canceled) 11. A method for wrapping one's foot using the wrap for foot of claim 1, whereby the mid-section of the wrap is placed under the front part of the foot, perpendicular to the foot, after which the end sections are crossed at the top of the foot to cover the toes and the Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint area of user's foot, after which the shoe is put on leaving the end sections of the wrap outside the shoe to be then decoratively tied or otherwise arranged. 12. (canceled) | 3,700 |
338,591 | 16,641,659 | 2,892 | The present invention provides a display panel and a display device including a light-emitting layer and a light extraction layer disposed on a side of the light-emitting layer. A light-exiting surface is disposed on a side of the light extraction layer away from the light-emitting layer. The light-exiting surface includes at least one curved surface and is configured to increase light transmittance of light in the light-exiting surface. When the light-exiting surface includes a plurality of curved surfaces, the plurality of curved surfaces are connected to each other and form a continuous light-exiting surface. | 1. A display panel, comprising:
a light-emitting layer configured to emit light; and a light extraction layer disposed on a side of the light-emitting layer and configured to transmit the light, wherein the light extraction layer comprises:
a light-exiting surface disposed on a side of the light extraction layer away from the light-emitting layer, wherein the light-exiting surface comprises at least one curved surface, and the light is refracted by the light-exiting surface. 2. The display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the light-exiting surface comprises a plurality of curved surfaces, the plurality of curved surfaces are connected to each other and form a continuous light-exiting surface. 3. The display panel as claimed in claim 2, wherein highest points of the plurality of curved surfaces are on a same horizontal plane, and lowest points of the plurality of curved surfaces are on a same horizontal plane. 4. The display panel as claimed in claim 2, wherein shapes of the plurality of curved surfaces are same or different. 5. The display panel as claimed in claim 4, wherein the shapes of the plurality of curved surfaces comprise at least one of an upper hemispherical surface or a lower hemispherical surface. 6. The display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein a shape of a projection of the at least one curved surface on the light extraction layer comprises circular, rhombic, or square. 7. The display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein material of the light extraction layer comprises a nano material. 8. The display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein a thickness of the light extraction layer is not less than 2 nanometers and not greater than 20 nanometers. 9. The display panel as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a protective layer disposed on the side of the light extraction layer away from the light-emitting layer, wherein material of the protective layer comprises lithium fluoride. 10. The display panel as claimed in claim 9, wherein a refractive index of the light extraction layer is greater than a refractive index of the protective layer. 11. A display device, comprising a display panel;
wherein the display panel comprises: a light-emitting layer configured to emit light; and a light extraction layer disposed on a side of the light-emitting layer and configured to transmit the light, wherein the light extraction layer comprises:
a light-exiting surface disposed on a side of the light extraction layer away from the light-emitting layer, wherein the light-exiting surface comprises at least one curved surface, and the light is refracted by the light-exiting surface. 12. The display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein when the light-exiting surface comprises a plurality of curved surfaces, the plurality of curved surfaces are connected to each other and form a continuous light-exiting surface. 13. The display device as claimed in claim 12, wherein highest points of the plurality of curved surfaces are on a same horizontal plane, and lowest points of the plurality of curved surfaces are on a same horizontal plane. 14. The display device as claimed in claim 12, wherein shapes of the plurality of curved surfaces are same or different. 15. The display device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the shapes of the plurality of curved surfaces comprise at least one of an upper hemispherical surface or a lower hemispherical surface. 16. The display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein a shape of a projection of the at least one curved surface on the light extraction layer comprises circular, rhombic, or square. 17. The display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein material of the light extraction layer comprises a nano material. 18. The display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein a thickness of the light extraction layer is not less than 2 nanometers and not greater than 20 nanometers. 19. The display device as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a protective layer disposed on the side of the light extraction layer away from the light-emitting layer, wherein material of the protective layer comprises lithium fluoride. 20. The display device as claimed in claim 19, wherein a refractive index of the light extraction layer is greater than a refractive index of the protective layer. | The present invention provides a display panel and a display device including a light-emitting layer and a light extraction layer disposed on a side of the light-emitting layer. A light-exiting surface is disposed on a side of the light extraction layer away from the light-emitting layer. The light-exiting surface includes at least one curved surface and is configured to increase light transmittance of light in the light-exiting surface. When the light-exiting surface includes a plurality of curved surfaces, the plurality of curved surfaces are connected to each other and form a continuous light-exiting surface.1. A display panel, comprising:
a light-emitting layer configured to emit light; and a light extraction layer disposed on a side of the light-emitting layer and configured to transmit the light, wherein the light extraction layer comprises:
a light-exiting surface disposed on a side of the light extraction layer away from the light-emitting layer, wherein the light-exiting surface comprises at least one curved surface, and the light is refracted by the light-exiting surface. 2. The display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the light-exiting surface comprises a plurality of curved surfaces, the plurality of curved surfaces are connected to each other and form a continuous light-exiting surface. 3. The display panel as claimed in claim 2, wherein highest points of the plurality of curved surfaces are on a same horizontal plane, and lowest points of the plurality of curved surfaces are on a same horizontal plane. 4. The display panel as claimed in claim 2, wherein shapes of the plurality of curved surfaces are same or different. 5. The display panel as claimed in claim 4, wherein the shapes of the plurality of curved surfaces comprise at least one of an upper hemispherical surface or a lower hemispherical surface. 6. The display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein a shape of a projection of the at least one curved surface on the light extraction layer comprises circular, rhombic, or square. 7. The display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein material of the light extraction layer comprises a nano material. 8. The display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein a thickness of the light extraction layer is not less than 2 nanometers and not greater than 20 nanometers. 9. The display panel as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a protective layer disposed on the side of the light extraction layer away from the light-emitting layer, wherein material of the protective layer comprises lithium fluoride. 10. The display panel as claimed in claim 9, wherein a refractive index of the light extraction layer is greater than a refractive index of the protective layer. 11. A display device, comprising a display panel;
wherein the display panel comprises: a light-emitting layer configured to emit light; and a light extraction layer disposed on a side of the light-emitting layer and configured to transmit the light, wherein the light extraction layer comprises:
a light-exiting surface disposed on a side of the light extraction layer away from the light-emitting layer, wherein the light-exiting surface comprises at least one curved surface, and the light is refracted by the light-exiting surface. 12. The display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein when the light-exiting surface comprises a plurality of curved surfaces, the plurality of curved surfaces are connected to each other and form a continuous light-exiting surface. 13. The display device as claimed in claim 12, wherein highest points of the plurality of curved surfaces are on a same horizontal plane, and lowest points of the plurality of curved surfaces are on a same horizontal plane. 14. The display device as claimed in claim 12, wherein shapes of the plurality of curved surfaces are same or different. 15. The display device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the shapes of the plurality of curved surfaces comprise at least one of an upper hemispherical surface or a lower hemispherical surface. 16. The display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein a shape of a projection of the at least one curved surface on the light extraction layer comprises circular, rhombic, or square. 17. The display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein material of the light extraction layer comprises a nano material. 18. The display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein a thickness of the light extraction layer is not less than 2 nanometers and not greater than 20 nanometers. 19. The display device as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a protective layer disposed on the side of the light extraction layer away from the light-emitting layer, wherein material of the protective layer comprises lithium fluoride. 20. The display device as claimed in claim 19, wherein a refractive index of the light extraction layer is greater than a refractive index of the protective layer. | 2,800 |
338,592 | 16,641,647 | 2,892 | An antenna device according to the present invention includes: an inverted F antenna which includes a planar part having a face opposing a grounding surface with a predetermined interval therebetween, a feeding part disposed in a plane forming a predetermined angle with respect to the grounding surface, and a short-circuit part for grounding a portion of the planar part, wherein each of the planar part and the feeding part has a plate shape, and is physically separated from each other; and wherein the planar part and the feeding part are electrically connected each other at a frequency less than or equal to a predetermined frequency. | 1. An antenna device comprising:
An antenna device comprising: an inverted F antenna which includes a planar part having a face opposing a grounding surface with a predetermined interval therebetween, a feeding part disposed in a plane forming a predetermined angle with respect to the grounding surface, and a short-circuit part for grounding a portion of the planar part, wherein each of the planar part and the feeding part has a plate shape, and is physically separated from each other; and wherein the planar part and the feeding part are electrically connected each other at a frequency less than or equal to a predetermined frequency. 2. The antenna device according to claim 1,
wherein the feeding part has a proximity edge in proximity to the planar part, and at least one of other edges of the feeding part is fin-shaped. 3. The antenna device according to claim 2,
wherein the planar part has a rectangular shape, and wherein a length of the proximity edge is equal to or less than a length of an edge of the planar part in proximity to the proximity edge. 4. The antenna device according to claim 3,
wherein a portion of the proximity edge of the feeding part does not face the edge of the planar part in proximity to the portion of the proximity edge. 5. The antenna device according to claim 1,
wherein an electrical length of the planar part is a length which resonates at a frequency in a first frequency band less than the predetermined frequency; and wherein an electrical length of the feeding part is a length which resonates in a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band. 6. The antenna device according to claim 1,
wherein the planar part and the feeding part are electrically connected through a filter which cuts off signals at frequencies exceeding the predetermined frequency. 7. The antenna device according to claim 6,
wherein the antenna device includes two or more filters, and two adjacent filters are disposed at a predetermined interval or more away from each other. 8. The antenna device according to claim 1,
wherein a plurality of the short-circuit parts are disposed in a plane orthogonal to the feeding part or parallel to the feeding part on the planar part, and wherein the inverted F antenna is additionally provided with a first switch circuit which selectively grounds one of the short-circuit parts. 9. The antenna device according to claim 8,
wherein the antenna device includes three or more short-circuit parts provided at different intervals. 10. The antenna device according to claim 1,
wherein the antenna device includes only one short-circuit part provided at a site a predetermined length away from an end near the feeding part on the planar part, and wherein the inverted F antenna is additionally provided with a second switch circuit for selectively putting one of a plurality of paths each having different electrical lengths from the grounding surface in electrical continuity with the short-circuit part. 11. The antenna device according to claim 1,
wherein the antenna device includes two short-circuit parts at sites different lengths away from an end near the feeding part on the planar part, and wherein the inverted F antenna further includes a second switch circuit for selectively putting one of a plurality of paths having different electrical lengths from the grounding surface in electrical continuity with one of the two short-circuit parts, or in electrical continuity with the other of the two short-circuit parts instead of the one of the two short-circuit parts. 12. The antenna device according to claim 5,
wherein the first frequency band is a low-frequency band of LTE divided into a plurality of sub-bands, and wherein the second frequency band is a high-frequency band of LTE. 13. The antenna device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a radio wave-permeable housing having a height of 25 mm from the grounding surface, wherein the inverted F antenna is accommodated in an accommodating space of the housing. 14. An inverted F antenna comprising:
a planar part having a face opposing a grounding surface with a predetermined interval therebetween; a feeding part disposed in a plane forming a predetermined angle with respect to the grounding surface; and a short-circuit part for grounding a portion of the planar part, wherein each of the planar part and the feeding part has a plate shape, and is physically separated from each other; and wherein the planar part and the feeding part are electrically connected each other at a frequency less than or equal to a predetermined frequency. | An antenna device according to the present invention includes: an inverted F antenna which includes a planar part having a face opposing a grounding surface with a predetermined interval therebetween, a feeding part disposed in a plane forming a predetermined angle with respect to the grounding surface, and a short-circuit part for grounding a portion of the planar part, wherein each of the planar part and the feeding part has a plate shape, and is physically separated from each other; and wherein the planar part and the feeding part are electrically connected each other at a frequency less than or equal to a predetermined frequency.1. An antenna device comprising:
An antenna device comprising: an inverted F antenna which includes a planar part having a face opposing a grounding surface with a predetermined interval therebetween, a feeding part disposed in a plane forming a predetermined angle with respect to the grounding surface, and a short-circuit part for grounding a portion of the planar part, wherein each of the planar part and the feeding part has a plate shape, and is physically separated from each other; and wherein the planar part and the feeding part are electrically connected each other at a frequency less than or equal to a predetermined frequency. 2. The antenna device according to claim 1,
wherein the feeding part has a proximity edge in proximity to the planar part, and at least one of other edges of the feeding part is fin-shaped. 3. The antenna device according to claim 2,
wherein the planar part has a rectangular shape, and wherein a length of the proximity edge is equal to or less than a length of an edge of the planar part in proximity to the proximity edge. 4. The antenna device according to claim 3,
wherein a portion of the proximity edge of the feeding part does not face the edge of the planar part in proximity to the portion of the proximity edge. 5. The antenna device according to claim 1,
wherein an electrical length of the planar part is a length which resonates at a frequency in a first frequency band less than the predetermined frequency; and wherein an electrical length of the feeding part is a length which resonates in a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band. 6. The antenna device according to claim 1,
wherein the planar part and the feeding part are electrically connected through a filter which cuts off signals at frequencies exceeding the predetermined frequency. 7. The antenna device according to claim 6,
wherein the antenna device includes two or more filters, and two adjacent filters are disposed at a predetermined interval or more away from each other. 8. The antenna device according to claim 1,
wherein a plurality of the short-circuit parts are disposed in a plane orthogonal to the feeding part or parallel to the feeding part on the planar part, and wherein the inverted F antenna is additionally provided with a first switch circuit which selectively grounds one of the short-circuit parts. 9. The antenna device according to claim 8,
wherein the antenna device includes three or more short-circuit parts provided at different intervals. 10. The antenna device according to claim 1,
wherein the antenna device includes only one short-circuit part provided at a site a predetermined length away from an end near the feeding part on the planar part, and wherein the inverted F antenna is additionally provided with a second switch circuit for selectively putting one of a plurality of paths each having different electrical lengths from the grounding surface in electrical continuity with the short-circuit part. 11. The antenna device according to claim 1,
wherein the antenna device includes two short-circuit parts at sites different lengths away from an end near the feeding part on the planar part, and wherein the inverted F antenna further includes a second switch circuit for selectively putting one of a plurality of paths having different electrical lengths from the grounding surface in electrical continuity with one of the two short-circuit parts, or in electrical continuity with the other of the two short-circuit parts instead of the one of the two short-circuit parts. 12. The antenna device according to claim 5,
wherein the first frequency band is a low-frequency band of LTE divided into a plurality of sub-bands, and wherein the second frequency band is a high-frequency band of LTE. 13. The antenna device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a radio wave-permeable housing having a height of 25 mm from the grounding surface, wherein the inverted F antenna is accommodated in an accommodating space of the housing. 14. An inverted F antenna comprising:
a planar part having a face opposing a grounding surface with a predetermined interval therebetween; a feeding part disposed in a plane forming a predetermined angle with respect to the grounding surface; and a short-circuit part for grounding a portion of the planar part, wherein each of the planar part and the feeding part has a plate shape, and is physically separated from each other; and wherein the planar part and the feeding part are electrically connected each other at a frequency less than or equal to a predetermined frequency. | 2,800 |
338,593 | 16,641,649 | 2,892 | The present technology relates to an image processing device and a method that allow the accuracy of motion compensation to be increased. | 1. An image processing device comprising
a prediction unit that derives, by first block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and derives a motion vector of a portion of subblocks by using second block matching different from the first block matching, the subblocks being included in the block. 2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first block matching and the second block matching include template matching or bilateral matching, the template matching being based on an image including the block and the reference image, the bilateral matching being based on the reference images different from each other in time. 3. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein the prediction unit determines, on a basis of a position of the subblock in the block, whether to derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the first block matching or derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the second block matching. 4. The image processing device according to claim 3, wherein the prediction unit derives the motion vector of the subblock by the template matching in a case where the position of the subblock in the block is a leftmost or uppermost portion of the block. 5. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein the prediction unit determines, on a basis of whether or not the subblock is adjacent to a decoded block, whether to derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the first block matching or derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the second block matching. 6. The image processing device according to claim 5, wherein the prediction unit derives the motion vector of the subblock by the template matching in a case where the subblock is adjacent to the decoded block. 7. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein, in a case where the template matching is performed as the first block matching to derive the motion vector of the block, the prediction unit divides the block into the subblocks larger in size than in a case where the motion vector of the block is derived by the bilateral matching. 8. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided into the subblocks, or increases or decreases a number of divisions of the block for dividing the block into the subblocks, in accordance with POC distance, the POC distance indicating a time interval between images used for the first block matching for deriving the motion vector of the block. 9. The image processing device according to claim 8, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance and size of the block. 10. The image processing device according to claim 8, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance, size of the block, and the first block matching used to derive the motion vector of the block. 11. An image processing method comprising, by an image processing device,
deriving, by first block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and deriving a motion vector of a portion of subblocks by using second block matching different from the first block matching, the subblocks being included in the block. 12. An image processing device comprising
a prediction unit that derives, by block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and prohibits the block from being divided into subblocks, or increases or decreases a number of divisions of the block for dividing the block into subblocks, in accordance with POC distance, the POC distance indicating a time interval between images used for the block matching. 13. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance and size of the block. 14. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance, size of the block, and the block matching used to derive the motion vector of the block. 15. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein the block matching includes template matching or bilateral matching, the template matching being based on an image including the block and the reference image, the bilateral matching being based on the reference images different from each other in time. 16. An image processing method comprising, by an image processing device,
deriving, by block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and prohibiting the block from being divided into subblocks, or increasing or decreasing a number of divisions of the block for dividing the block into subblocks, in accordance with POC distance, the POC distance indicating a time interval between images used for the block matching. | The present technology relates to an image processing device and a method that allow the accuracy of motion compensation to be increased.1. An image processing device comprising
a prediction unit that derives, by first block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and derives a motion vector of a portion of subblocks by using second block matching different from the first block matching, the subblocks being included in the block. 2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first block matching and the second block matching include template matching or bilateral matching, the template matching being based on an image including the block and the reference image, the bilateral matching being based on the reference images different from each other in time. 3. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein the prediction unit determines, on a basis of a position of the subblock in the block, whether to derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the first block matching or derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the second block matching. 4. The image processing device according to claim 3, wherein the prediction unit derives the motion vector of the subblock by the template matching in a case where the position of the subblock in the block is a leftmost or uppermost portion of the block. 5. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein the prediction unit determines, on a basis of whether or not the subblock is adjacent to a decoded block, whether to derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the first block matching or derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the second block matching. 6. The image processing device according to claim 5, wherein the prediction unit derives the motion vector of the subblock by the template matching in a case where the subblock is adjacent to the decoded block. 7. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein, in a case where the template matching is performed as the first block matching to derive the motion vector of the block, the prediction unit divides the block into the subblocks larger in size than in a case where the motion vector of the block is derived by the bilateral matching. 8. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided into the subblocks, or increases or decreases a number of divisions of the block for dividing the block into the subblocks, in accordance with POC distance, the POC distance indicating a time interval between images used for the first block matching for deriving the motion vector of the block. 9. The image processing device according to claim 8, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance and size of the block. 10. The image processing device according to claim 8, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance, size of the block, and the first block matching used to derive the motion vector of the block. 11. An image processing method comprising, by an image processing device,
deriving, by first block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and deriving a motion vector of a portion of subblocks by using second block matching different from the first block matching, the subblocks being included in the block. 12. An image processing device comprising
a prediction unit that derives, by block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and prohibits the block from being divided into subblocks, or increases or decreases a number of divisions of the block for dividing the block into subblocks, in accordance with POC distance, the POC distance indicating a time interval between images used for the block matching. 13. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance and size of the block. 14. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance, size of the block, and the block matching used to derive the motion vector of the block. 15. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein the block matching includes template matching or bilateral matching, the template matching being based on an image including the block and the reference image, the bilateral matching being based on the reference images different from each other in time. 16. An image processing method comprising, by an image processing device,
deriving, by block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and prohibiting the block from being divided into subblocks, or increasing or decreasing a number of divisions of the block for dividing the block into subblocks, in accordance with POC distance, the POC distance indicating a time interval between images used for the block matching. | 2,800 |
338,594 | 62,980,916 | 2,892 | The present technology relates to an image processing device and a method that allow the accuracy of motion compensation to be increased. | 1. An image processing device comprising
a prediction unit that derives, by first block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and derives a motion vector of a portion of subblocks by using second block matching different from the first block matching, the subblocks being included in the block. 2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first block matching and the second block matching include template matching or bilateral matching, the template matching being based on an image including the block and the reference image, the bilateral matching being based on the reference images different from each other in time. 3. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein the prediction unit determines, on a basis of a position of the subblock in the block, whether to derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the first block matching or derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the second block matching. 4. The image processing device according to claim 3, wherein the prediction unit derives the motion vector of the subblock by the template matching in a case where the position of the subblock in the block is a leftmost or uppermost portion of the block. 5. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein the prediction unit determines, on a basis of whether or not the subblock is adjacent to a decoded block, whether to derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the first block matching or derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the second block matching. 6. The image processing device according to claim 5, wherein the prediction unit derives the motion vector of the subblock by the template matching in a case where the subblock is adjacent to the decoded block. 7. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein, in a case where the template matching is performed as the first block matching to derive the motion vector of the block, the prediction unit divides the block into the subblocks larger in size than in a case where the motion vector of the block is derived by the bilateral matching. 8. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided into the subblocks, or increases or decreases a number of divisions of the block for dividing the block into the subblocks, in accordance with POC distance, the POC distance indicating a time interval between images used for the first block matching for deriving the motion vector of the block. 9. The image processing device according to claim 8, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance and size of the block. 10. The image processing device according to claim 8, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance, size of the block, and the first block matching used to derive the motion vector of the block. 11. An image processing method comprising, by an image processing device,
deriving, by first block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and deriving a motion vector of a portion of subblocks by using second block matching different from the first block matching, the subblocks being included in the block. 12. An image processing device comprising
a prediction unit that derives, by block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and prohibits the block from being divided into subblocks, or increases or decreases a number of divisions of the block for dividing the block into subblocks, in accordance with POC distance, the POC distance indicating a time interval between images used for the block matching. 13. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance and size of the block. 14. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance, size of the block, and the block matching used to derive the motion vector of the block. 15. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein the block matching includes template matching or bilateral matching, the template matching being based on an image including the block and the reference image, the bilateral matching being based on the reference images different from each other in time. 16. An image processing method comprising, by an image processing device,
deriving, by block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and prohibiting the block from being divided into subblocks, or increasing or decreasing a number of divisions of the block for dividing the block into subblocks, in accordance with POC distance, the POC distance indicating a time interval between images used for the block matching. | The present technology relates to an image processing device and a method that allow the accuracy of motion compensation to be increased.1. An image processing device comprising
a prediction unit that derives, by first block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and derives a motion vector of a portion of subblocks by using second block matching different from the first block matching, the subblocks being included in the block. 2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first block matching and the second block matching include template matching or bilateral matching, the template matching being based on an image including the block and the reference image, the bilateral matching being based on the reference images different from each other in time. 3. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein the prediction unit determines, on a basis of a position of the subblock in the block, whether to derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the first block matching or derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the second block matching. 4. The image processing device according to claim 3, wherein the prediction unit derives the motion vector of the subblock by the template matching in a case where the position of the subblock in the block is a leftmost or uppermost portion of the block. 5. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein the prediction unit determines, on a basis of whether or not the subblock is adjacent to a decoded block, whether to derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the first block matching or derive the motion vector of the subblock by using the second block matching. 6. The image processing device according to claim 5, wherein the prediction unit derives the motion vector of the subblock by the template matching in a case where the subblock is adjacent to the decoded block. 7. The image processing device according to claim 2, wherein, in a case where the template matching is performed as the first block matching to derive the motion vector of the block, the prediction unit divides the block into the subblocks larger in size than in a case where the motion vector of the block is derived by the bilateral matching. 8. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided into the subblocks, or increases or decreases a number of divisions of the block for dividing the block into the subblocks, in accordance with POC distance, the POC distance indicating a time interval between images used for the first block matching for deriving the motion vector of the block. 9. The image processing device according to claim 8, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance and size of the block. 10. The image processing device according to claim 8, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance, size of the block, and the first block matching used to derive the motion vector of the block. 11. An image processing method comprising, by an image processing device,
deriving, by first block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and deriving a motion vector of a portion of subblocks by using second block matching different from the first block matching, the subblocks being included in the block. 12. An image processing device comprising
a prediction unit that derives, by block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and prohibits the block from being divided into subblocks, or increases or decreases a number of divisions of the block for dividing the block into subblocks, in accordance with POC distance, the POC distance indicating a time interval between images used for the block matching. 13. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance and size of the block. 14. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein the prediction unit prohibits the block from being divided, or increases or decreases the number of divisions, in accordance with the POC distance, size of the block, and the block matching used to derive the motion vector of the block. 15. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein the block matching includes template matching or bilateral matching, the template matching being based on an image including the block and the reference image, the bilateral matching being based on the reference images different from each other in time. 16. An image processing method comprising, by an image processing device,
deriving, by block matching using a reference image, a motion vector of a block to be processed, and prohibiting the block from being divided into subblocks, or increasing or decreasing a number of divisions of the block for dividing the block into subblocks, in accordance with POC distance, the POC distance indicating a time interval between images used for the block matching. | 2,800 |
338,595 | 16,641,667 | 2,892 | The present disclosure provides a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The display panel includes a substrate layer, a first block wall, a first inorganic layer, and an organic layer, wherein the substrate layer includes a display area and a non-display area; the first block wall is disposed in the non-display area of the substrate layer and surrounds the display area. a surface of the first block wall includes a hydrophobic layer; the first inorganic layer covers the substrate layer and exposes the first block wall; the organic layer is disposed on the first inorganic layer and located in the display area. | 1. A display panel, comprising:
a substrate layer including a display area and a non-display area; a first block wall disposed in the non-display area of the substrate layer and surrounding the display area, wherein a surface of the first block wall includes a hydrophobic layer; a first inorganic layer covering the substrate layer and exposing the first block wall; and an organic layer disposed on the first inorganic layer and located in the display area. 2. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein a material of the first block wall is an organic material. 3. The display panel according to claim 2, wherein a material of the hydrophobic layer includes one of a fluorine-containing alkyl vinyl diol, a fluorine-containing alkyl vinyl diol, a fluorine-containing acyl halide, or a fluoroalkyl methacrylate. 4. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the first block wall reacts with fluorine gas through free radical reaction to form the hydrophobic layer. 5. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the hydrophobic layer is formed by chemical vapor deposition. 6. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the first block wall is flush with the organic layer. 7. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the display panel further includes a second block wall located between the substrate layer and the first inorganic layer, and the second block wall is arranged around the first block wall. 8. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein a material of the second block wall is an organic material. 9. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the display panel further includes a second inorganic layer covering the first inorganic layer, the first block wall, and the organic layer. 10. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the substrate layer includes a substrate, a flexible substrate, and an organic light emitting structure which are sequentially disposed on the substrate. 11. A manufacturing method of a display panel, comprising steps of:
providing a substrate layer, wherein the substrate layer includes a display area and a non-display area; forming a first block wall on the substrate layer surrounding the display area, and performing a hydrophobic treatment on the first block wall; forming a first inorganic layer on the substrate layer that exposes the first block wall; and forming an organic layer on the first inorganic layer, wherein the organic layer is located in the display area. 12. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 11, wherein a material of the first block wall is an organic material. 13. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 12, wherein a material of the hydrophobic layer includes one of a fluorine-containing alkyl vinyl diol, a fluorine-containing alkyl vinyl diol, a fluorine-containing acyl halide, or a fluoroalkyl methacrylate. 14. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 11, wherein the first block wall reacts with fluorine gas through free radical reaction to form the hydrophobic layer. 15. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 11, wherein the hydrophobic layer is formed by chemical vapor deposition. 16. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 11, wherein the first block wall is flush with the organic layer. 17. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 11, wherein the display panel further includes a second block wall located between the substrate layer and the first inorganic layer, and the second block wall is arranged around the first block wall. 18. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 17, wherein a material of the second block wall is an organic material. 19. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 11, wherein the display panel further includes a second inorganic layer covering the first inorganic layer, the first block wall, and the organic layer. 20. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 10, wherein the substrate layer includes a substrate, a flexible substrate, and an organic light emitting structure which are sequentially disposed on the substrate. | The present disclosure provides a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The display panel includes a substrate layer, a first block wall, a first inorganic layer, and an organic layer, wherein the substrate layer includes a display area and a non-display area; the first block wall is disposed in the non-display area of the substrate layer and surrounds the display area. a surface of the first block wall includes a hydrophobic layer; the first inorganic layer covers the substrate layer and exposes the first block wall; the organic layer is disposed on the first inorganic layer and located in the display area.1. A display panel, comprising:
a substrate layer including a display area and a non-display area; a first block wall disposed in the non-display area of the substrate layer and surrounding the display area, wherein a surface of the first block wall includes a hydrophobic layer; a first inorganic layer covering the substrate layer and exposing the first block wall; and an organic layer disposed on the first inorganic layer and located in the display area. 2. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein a material of the first block wall is an organic material. 3. The display panel according to claim 2, wherein a material of the hydrophobic layer includes one of a fluorine-containing alkyl vinyl diol, a fluorine-containing alkyl vinyl diol, a fluorine-containing acyl halide, or a fluoroalkyl methacrylate. 4. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the first block wall reacts with fluorine gas through free radical reaction to form the hydrophobic layer. 5. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the hydrophobic layer is formed by chemical vapor deposition. 6. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the first block wall is flush with the organic layer. 7. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the display panel further includes a second block wall located between the substrate layer and the first inorganic layer, and the second block wall is arranged around the first block wall. 8. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein a material of the second block wall is an organic material. 9. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the display panel further includes a second inorganic layer covering the first inorganic layer, the first block wall, and the organic layer. 10. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the substrate layer includes a substrate, a flexible substrate, and an organic light emitting structure which are sequentially disposed on the substrate. 11. A manufacturing method of a display panel, comprising steps of:
providing a substrate layer, wherein the substrate layer includes a display area and a non-display area; forming a first block wall on the substrate layer surrounding the display area, and performing a hydrophobic treatment on the first block wall; forming a first inorganic layer on the substrate layer that exposes the first block wall; and forming an organic layer on the first inorganic layer, wherein the organic layer is located in the display area. 12. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 11, wherein a material of the first block wall is an organic material. 13. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 12, wherein a material of the hydrophobic layer includes one of a fluorine-containing alkyl vinyl diol, a fluorine-containing alkyl vinyl diol, a fluorine-containing acyl halide, or a fluoroalkyl methacrylate. 14. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 11, wherein the first block wall reacts with fluorine gas through free radical reaction to form the hydrophobic layer. 15. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 11, wherein the hydrophobic layer is formed by chemical vapor deposition. 16. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 11, wherein the first block wall is flush with the organic layer. 17. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 11, wherein the display panel further includes a second block wall located between the substrate layer and the first inorganic layer, and the second block wall is arranged around the first block wall. 18. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 17, wherein a material of the second block wall is an organic material. 19. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 11, wherein the display panel further includes a second inorganic layer covering the first inorganic layer, the first block wall, and the organic layer. 20. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 10, wherein the substrate layer includes a substrate, a flexible substrate, and an organic light emitting structure which are sequentially disposed on the substrate. | 2,800 |
338,596 | 16,641,658 | 3,753 | Method for circulating fuel in a filling line (2) of a tank of an aircraft. The method according to the invention involves automatically and mechanically varying the cross-section for passage of the fuel until the fuel reaches a threshold maximum speed. A valve (1) connected to a filling line (2) of an aircraft fuel tank, for implementing said method. According to the invention, it comprises a device (7) for restricting the cross-section for passage of the fluid, capable, when the fuel circulates in the line (2), of automatically varying the cross-section for passage of the fuel, until the speed of the fuel reaches a threshold maximum value. | 1. A method for fuel flow in a filling pipe (2) for an aircraft tank, characterized in that it consists of automatically and mechanically varying the fuel passage section until the fuel reaches a maximum speed threshold. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the fuel passage section varies automatically depending on a pressure difference between two points in the pipe (2). 3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the passage section is automatically restricted when the fuel flow speed is zero. 4. The valve (1) connected to a filling pipe (2) for an aircraft fuel tank for the implementation of the method according to claim 1 characterized in that it comprises a device for restriction (7) of the fuel passage section, able, when fuel flows in the pipe (2), to automatically vary the section for fuel passage until the fuel speed reaches a maximum threshold value. 5. The valve (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that the restriction device (7) is subject to means of actuation (8) of the restriction device (7) depending on a pressure difference between two points in the pipe (2). 6. The valve (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the means for actuation (8) comprise a master cylinder (9) comprising a piston (10) mounted slidably between a first chamber (11) and a second chamber (12) of variable volumes, where the first (11) and second (12) chambers are each connected to pipe (2) pressure at least at one point and where the piston (10) is mechanically connected to the restriction device (7) such that the sliding of the piston (10) leads to actuation (8) of the restriction device (7). 7. The valve (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the piston (10) is subject to an elastic restoring member (15) which tends to move the piston (10) in a direction corresponding to a maximum or minimum opening of the restriction device (7). 8. The valve (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the first (11) and second (12) chambers of the master cylinder (9) are connected to pipe (2) pressure via a Prandtl tube (19). 9. The valve (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the pipe (2) has a Venturi tube (3) and the first (11) and second (12) chambers of the piston are respectively connected to the pressure at a widened area (4) and at a narrowed area (5) of the Venturi tube (3). 10. The valve (1) according to claim 9, characterized in that the first chamber (11) of the master cylinder (9) is connected directly and hydraulically to the pipe (2), and the second chamber (12) is connected hydraulically to a secondary cylinder (22) comprising a piston (23) mounted slidably between a first chamber (24) and a second chamber (25) of variable volumes, the first chamber (24) of the secondary cylinder (22) comprises an elastic restoring member (28) which tends to push the piston (23) back towards the second chamber (25) and is connected directly and hydraulically to the narrowed area (5) of the Venturi tube (3), the second chamber (25) of the secondary cylinder (22) is connected directly and hydraulically to a widened area (4) of the Venturi tube (3), the second chamber (12) of the master cylinder (9) is, according to the sliding of the piston (23), hydraulically connected either with the first chamber (24) of the secondary cylinder (22), or partially with the second chamber (25) of the secondary cylinder (22). 11. The valve (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that the restriction device (7) is an adjustable diaphragm (17). | Method for circulating fuel in a filling line (2) of a tank of an aircraft. The method according to the invention involves automatically and mechanically varying the cross-section for passage of the fuel until the fuel reaches a threshold maximum speed. A valve (1) connected to a filling line (2) of an aircraft fuel tank, for implementing said method. According to the invention, it comprises a device (7) for restricting the cross-section for passage of the fluid, capable, when the fuel circulates in the line (2), of automatically varying the cross-section for passage of the fuel, until the speed of the fuel reaches a threshold maximum value.1. A method for fuel flow in a filling pipe (2) for an aircraft tank, characterized in that it consists of automatically and mechanically varying the fuel passage section until the fuel reaches a maximum speed threshold. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the fuel passage section varies automatically depending on a pressure difference between two points in the pipe (2). 3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the passage section is automatically restricted when the fuel flow speed is zero. 4. The valve (1) connected to a filling pipe (2) for an aircraft fuel tank for the implementation of the method according to claim 1 characterized in that it comprises a device for restriction (7) of the fuel passage section, able, when fuel flows in the pipe (2), to automatically vary the section for fuel passage until the fuel speed reaches a maximum threshold value. 5. The valve (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that the restriction device (7) is subject to means of actuation (8) of the restriction device (7) depending on a pressure difference between two points in the pipe (2). 6. The valve (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the means for actuation (8) comprise a master cylinder (9) comprising a piston (10) mounted slidably between a first chamber (11) and a second chamber (12) of variable volumes, where the first (11) and second (12) chambers are each connected to pipe (2) pressure at least at one point and where the piston (10) is mechanically connected to the restriction device (7) such that the sliding of the piston (10) leads to actuation (8) of the restriction device (7). 7. The valve (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the piston (10) is subject to an elastic restoring member (15) which tends to move the piston (10) in a direction corresponding to a maximum or minimum opening of the restriction device (7). 8. The valve (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the first (11) and second (12) chambers of the master cylinder (9) are connected to pipe (2) pressure via a Prandtl tube (19). 9. The valve (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the pipe (2) has a Venturi tube (3) and the first (11) and second (12) chambers of the piston are respectively connected to the pressure at a widened area (4) and at a narrowed area (5) of the Venturi tube (3). 10. The valve (1) according to claim 9, characterized in that the first chamber (11) of the master cylinder (9) is connected directly and hydraulically to the pipe (2), and the second chamber (12) is connected hydraulically to a secondary cylinder (22) comprising a piston (23) mounted slidably between a first chamber (24) and a second chamber (25) of variable volumes, the first chamber (24) of the secondary cylinder (22) comprises an elastic restoring member (28) which tends to push the piston (23) back towards the second chamber (25) and is connected directly and hydraulically to the narrowed area (5) of the Venturi tube (3), the second chamber (25) of the secondary cylinder (22) is connected directly and hydraulically to a widened area (4) of the Venturi tube (3), the second chamber (12) of the master cylinder (9) is, according to the sliding of the piston (23), hydraulically connected either with the first chamber (24) of the secondary cylinder (22), or partially with the second chamber (25) of the secondary cylinder (22). 11. The valve (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that the restriction device (7) is an adjustable diaphragm (17). | 3,700 |
338,597 | 16,636,451 | 3,753 | The present disclosure provides a shoe structure including a sole, an upper, and an auxiliary element. The sole has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface has a light source module. The upper has a light guide element. One end of the light guide element is disposed corresponding to the light source of the light source module. The light guide element has at least one bending point. The auxiliary element is disposed corresponding to the bending point. | 1. A shoe structure, comprising:
a sole having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface having a light source module; an upper having at least one light guide element, a first end of the at least one light guide element disposed corresponding to at least one light source of the light source module, and the at least one light guide element having at least one bending point; and at least one auxiliary element disposed corresponding to the least one bending point. 2. The shoe structure according to claim 1, wherein the at least one light guide element is selected from plastic fibers. 3. The shoe structure according to claim 1, wherein the at least one auxiliary element has a pattern, and the pattern is at least partially light-transparent. 4. The shoe structure according to claim 3, wherein the pattern is projected out by a light traveling through the bending point. 5. The shoe structure according to claim 4, wherein a projection angle of the pattern is adjusted by adjusting the auxiliary element. 6. The shoe structure according to claim 1, wherein the at least one light guide element further includes a cover disposed on two sides of the bending point. | The present disclosure provides a shoe structure including a sole, an upper, and an auxiliary element. The sole has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface has a light source module. The upper has a light guide element. One end of the light guide element is disposed corresponding to the light source of the light source module. The light guide element has at least one bending point. The auxiliary element is disposed corresponding to the bending point.1. A shoe structure, comprising:
a sole having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface having a light source module; an upper having at least one light guide element, a first end of the at least one light guide element disposed corresponding to at least one light source of the light source module, and the at least one light guide element having at least one bending point; and at least one auxiliary element disposed corresponding to the least one bending point. 2. The shoe structure according to claim 1, wherein the at least one light guide element is selected from plastic fibers. 3. The shoe structure according to claim 1, wherein the at least one auxiliary element has a pattern, and the pattern is at least partially light-transparent. 4. The shoe structure according to claim 3, wherein the pattern is projected out by a light traveling through the bending point. 5. The shoe structure according to claim 4, wherein a projection angle of the pattern is adjusted by adjusting the auxiliary element. 6. The shoe structure according to claim 1, wherein the at least one light guide element further includes a cover disposed on two sides of the bending point. | 3,700 |
338,598 | 16,641,519 | 3,753 | The present disclosure relates to an electric tool and a power supply method for an electric tool. The electric tool includes: a housing; a motor, accommodated in the housing; battery pack mounting portions, at least two battery packs being detachably mounted in the battery pack mounting portions,; a main switch, being in an open state or a closed state according to an operation of a user, when the main switch is in a closed state, the battery packs are capable of supplying power to the motor, and when the main switch is in an open state, the battery packs stop supplying power to the motor; and a control assembly, detecting a state of the main switch, when the main switch is in an open state, the control assembly controls transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of the at least two battery packs. | 1. An electric tool, comprising:
a housing; a motor, accommodated in the housing; battery pack mounting portions, at least two battery packs being detachably mounted in the battery pack mounting portions, wherein each of the battery packs comprises a battery pack housing and a plurality of cells disposed in the battery pack housing; a main switch, being in an open state or a closed state according to an operation of a user, wherein when the main switch is in a closed state, the battery packs are capable of supplying power to the motor, and when the main switch is in an open state, the battery packs stop supplying power to the motor; and a control assembly, detecting a state of the main switch, wherein when the main switch is in an open state, the control assembly controls transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of the at least two battery packs. 2. The electric tool according to claim 1, further comprising a switching switch connected to the battery pack mounting portions, wherein the control assembly controls the switching switch to switch between a first state and a second state, and when the main switch is in an open state, the control assembly controls the switching switch to switch to the first state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in parallel to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage;
wherein when the main switch is in a closed state, the control assembly controls the switching switch to switch to the second state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in series to supply power to the motor. 3. (canceled) 4. The electric tool according to claim 1, further comprising a balancing transformer and a balancing switch, wherein the balancing transformer is a multi-winding same-core transformer, the at least two battery packs are separately connected to a winding of the same-core transformer through two balancing switches, and when the main switch is in an open state , the control assembly controls the two balancing switch connected to the low-voltage battery pack to close, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in series to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage through the balancing transformer;
wherein when the main switch is in a closed state, the control assembly controls two balancing switch connected to the low-voltage battery pack to close, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in series to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage through the balancing transformer. 5. (canceled) 6. The electric tool according to claim 2, wherein the main switch comprises the switching switch, the main switch is a single-pole multi-throw switch formed by linkage of a first switch, a second switch, and a third switch, the first switch is electrically connected to the battery packs and the motor, the second switch and the third switch are separately located between the at least two battery packs, and when the first switch is in an open state according to an operation of the user, the linked second switch and third switch are separately in the first state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in parallel to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage. 7. The electric tool according to claim 6, further comprising a fourth switch, wherein one end of the fourth switch is connected to the second switch of the single-pole multi-throw switch, the other end is connected to the first switch of the single-pole multi-throw switch and negative electrodes of one of the battery packs, and when the main switch is in an open state, and the control assembly controls the fourth switch to close when the parameters of at least two battery packs meet a preset condition, and controls the at least two battery packs to be connected in parallel to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage. 8. The electric tool according to claim 2, further the switching switch comprising at least two switching switches separately connected between the at least two battery packs, wherein the control assembly controls states of the at least two switching switches, and when the main switch is in an open state, the control assembly controls the switching switch to be in the first state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in parallel to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage. 9. The electric tool according to claim 8, wherein the at least two battery packs comprise a first battery pack and a second battery pack, the at least two switching switch comprises a first switching switch and a second switching switch, the control assembly comprises a bidirectional power supply, and the bidirectional power supply comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal, the first input terminal is electrically connected to a positive electrode of the first battery pack by the first switching switch, the first output terminal is electrically connected to a negative electrode of the first battery pack, the second input terminal is electrically connected to a positive electrode of the second battery pack, the second output terminal is electrically connected to a negative electrode of the second battery pack by the second switching switch, and when the main switch is open, the control assembly controls the first switching switch and the second switching switch to be separately in the first state, so that the bidirectional power supply controls a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage by using a preset charging current
wherein when the main switch is in a closed state, the control assembly controls the first switching switch and the second switching switch to be separately in the second state, and the at least two battery packs are connected in series to supply power to the motor. 10. (canceled) 11. The electric tool according to claim 1, further comprising a parameter measurement module, wherein the parameter measurement module is electrically connected to the control assembly, the control assembly obtains state parameters, detected by the parameter measurement module, of the battery packs, and determines whether the parameters of the battery packs meet a preset condition, and when the state parameters of the battery packs meet the preset condition, the control assembly controls transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of the at least two battery packs;
wherein when the battery packs do not meet a parallel connection mutual charging condition, the control assembly controls the at least two battery packs to be connected in series to each other or to be not electrically connected. 12. (canceled) 13. The electric tool according to claim 11, wherein the preset condition comprises at least one of the following:
determining, based on the state parameters, that temperatures of the battery packs are within a first temperature interval in which mutual charging can be performed; or determining, based on the state parameters, that a voltage difference between the battery packs is within a first voltage difference interval in which mutual charging can be performed. 14. The electric tool according to claim 11, further comprising a self-locking control assembly, wherein one end of the self-locking control assembly is connected to the battery packs, the other end is separately connected to the main switch and the control assembly, the self-locking control assembly comprises a capacitor assembly and a MOS transistor, a first end of the capacitor assembly is separately connected to the battery packs, the main switch, and the MOS transistor, and a second end of the capacitor is connected to the control assembly, when the battery packs are mounted into the battery pack mounting portions, the capacitor assembly is charged, and the MOS transistor is turned on, so that the battery packs provide power to the control assembly, and when the state parameters of the battery packs do not meet the preset condition, the control assembly controls the MOS transistor to open, so that the self-locking control assembly is open, to enable the control assembly to enter a static low power consumption mode. 15. A power supply method for an electric tool, the electric tool comprise battery pack mounting portions, at least two battery packs being detachably mounted in the battery pack mounting portions, a main switch, being in an open state or a closed state according to an operation of a user, the method comprising the following steps:
determining a state of a main switch; and controlling, when the main switch is in an open state, transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of at least two battery packs. 16. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 15, the electric tool further comprising a switching switch connected to the battery pack mounting portions, the control assembly controls the switching switch to switch between a first state and a second state, wherein the step of controlling, when the main switch is in an open state, transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of at least two battery packs further comprises:
controlling, when the main switch is in an open state, the switching switch to switch to a first state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in parallel to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage; controlling, when the main switch is in a closed state, the switching switch to switch to a second state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in series to supply power to a motor. 17. (canceled) 18. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 15, the electric tool further comprising a balancing transformer and a balancing switch, the balancing transformer is a multi-winding same-core transformer, the at least two battery packs are separately connected to a winding of the same-core transformer through two balancing switches, wherein the step of controlling, when the main switch is in an open state, transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of at least two battery packs further comprises:
controlling, when the main switch is in an open state, two balancing switch connected to the low-voltage battery pack to close, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in series to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage through a balancing transformer; controlling, when the main switch is in a closed state, two balancing switch connected to the low-voltage battery pack to close, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in series to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage through the balancing transformer. 19. (canceled) 20. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 15, before the step of the controlling, by a control assembly when the main switch is in an open state, transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of at least two battery packs, further comprising the following steps:
obtaining state parameters of the battery packs; determining, according to the state parameters of the battery packs, whether the battery packs meet a preset condition; and controlling, by the control assembly when the parameters of the battery packs meet the preset condition, transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of the at least two battery packs; controlling, by the control assembly when the battery packs do not meet the preset condition, the at least two battery packs to be connected in series to each other or to be not electrically connected. 21. (canceled) 22. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 16, wherein the step of controlling, when the main switch is in an open state, a switching switch to switch to a first state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in parallel to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage further comprises:
controlling, by a control assembly when the main switch is in an open state, the at least two switching switches to switch to the first state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in parallel to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage by using a preset charging current. 23. (canceled) 24. (canceled) 25. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 20, wherein a preset condition comprises at least one of the following:
determining, based on state parameters, that temperatures of the battery packs are within a first temperature interval in which mutual charging can be performed; or determining, based on state parameters, that a voltage difference between the battery packs is within a first voltage difference interval in which mutual charging can be performed. 26. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 20, further comprising: performing, after the step of controlling, by the control assembly when the parameters of the battery packs meet the preset condition, transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of the at least two battery packs, the following steps:
obtaining charging state parameters of the battery packs in a current charging state; and determining, according to the charging state parameters of the battery packs, whether the battery packs meet a mutual charging end condition; and controlling, when the battery packs meet the mutual charging end condition, the switching switch to be in a second state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in series to supply power to the motor. 27. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 26, wherein the mutual charging end condition comprises at least one of the following:
determining, based on the charging state parameters, that temperatures of the battery packs are not in a first temperature interval in which mutual charging can be performed; determining, based on the charging state parameters, that a voltage difference between the battery packs is within a voltage threshold of power balancing between the battery packs; or determining, based on the charging state parameters, that a single battery voltage in the battery packs is not in a safe voltage interval. 28. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 26, further comprising:
performing, after the step of determining, according to the charging state parameters of the battery packs, whether the battery packs meet a mutual charging end condition, the following step:
controlling, when the battery packs meet the mutual charging end condition, the control assembly to enter a static low power consumption mode. | The present disclosure relates to an electric tool and a power supply method for an electric tool. The electric tool includes: a housing; a motor, accommodated in the housing; battery pack mounting portions, at least two battery packs being detachably mounted in the battery pack mounting portions,; a main switch, being in an open state or a closed state according to an operation of a user, when the main switch is in a closed state, the battery packs are capable of supplying power to the motor, and when the main switch is in an open state, the battery packs stop supplying power to the motor; and a control assembly, detecting a state of the main switch, when the main switch is in an open state, the control assembly controls transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of the at least two battery packs.1. An electric tool, comprising:
a housing; a motor, accommodated in the housing; battery pack mounting portions, at least two battery packs being detachably mounted in the battery pack mounting portions, wherein each of the battery packs comprises a battery pack housing and a plurality of cells disposed in the battery pack housing; a main switch, being in an open state or a closed state according to an operation of a user, wherein when the main switch is in a closed state, the battery packs are capable of supplying power to the motor, and when the main switch is in an open state, the battery packs stop supplying power to the motor; and a control assembly, detecting a state of the main switch, wherein when the main switch is in an open state, the control assembly controls transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of the at least two battery packs. 2. The electric tool according to claim 1, further comprising a switching switch connected to the battery pack mounting portions, wherein the control assembly controls the switching switch to switch between a first state and a second state, and when the main switch is in an open state, the control assembly controls the switching switch to switch to the first state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in parallel to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage;
wherein when the main switch is in a closed state, the control assembly controls the switching switch to switch to the second state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in series to supply power to the motor. 3. (canceled) 4. The electric tool according to claim 1, further comprising a balancing transformer and a balancing switch, wherein the balancing transformer is a multi-winding same-core transformer, the at least two battery packs are separately connected to a winding of the same-core transformer through two balancing switches, and when the main switch is in an open state , the control assembly controls the two balancing switch connected to the low-voltage battery pack to close, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in series to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage through the balancing transformer;
wherein when the main switch is in a closed state, the control assembly controls two balancing switch connected to the low-voltage battery pack to close, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in series to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage through the balancing transformer. 5. (canceled) 6. The electric tool according to claim 2, wherein the main switch comprises the switching switch, the main switch is a single-pole multi-throw switch formed by linkage of a first switch, a second switch, and a third switch, the first switch is electrically connected to the battery packs and the motor, the second switch and the third switch are separately located between the at least two battery packs, and when the first switch is in an open state according to an operation of the user, the linked second switch and third switch are separately in the first state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in parallel to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage. 7. The electric tool according to claim 6, further comprising a fourth switch, wherein one end of the fourth switch is connected to the second switch of the single-pole multi-throw switch, the other end is connected to the first switch of the single-pole multi-throw switch and negative electrodes of one of the battery packs, and when the main switch is in an open state, and the control assembly controls the fourth switch to close when the parameters of at least two battery packs meet a preset condition, and controls the at least two battery packs to be connected in parallel to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage. 8. The electric tool according to claim 2, further the switching switch comprising at least two switching switches separately connected between the at least two battery packs, wherein the control assembly controls states of the at least two switching switches, and when the main switch is in an open state, the control assembly controls the switching switch to be in the first state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in parallel to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage. 9. The electric tool according to claim 8, wherein the at least two battery packs comprise a first battery pack and a second battery pack, the at least two switching switch comprises a first switching switch and a second switching switch, the control assembly comprises a bidirectional power supply, and the bidirectional power supply comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal, the first input terminal is electrically connected to a positive electrode of the first battery pack by the first switching switch, the first output terminal is electrically connected to a negative electrode of the first battery pack, the second input terminal is electrically connected to a positive electrode of the second battery pack, the second output terminal is electrically connected to a negative electrode of the second battery pack by the second switching switch, and when the main switch is open, the control assembly controls the first switching switch and the second switching switch to be separately in the first state, so that the bidirectional power supply controls a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage by using a preset charging current
wherein when the main switch is in a closed state, the control assembly controls the first switching switch and the second switching switch to be separately in the second state, and the at least two battery packs are connected in series to supply power to the motor. 10. (canceled) 11. The electric tool according to claim 1, further comprising a parameter measurement module, wherein the parameter measurement module is electrically connected to the control assembly, the control assembly obtains state parameters, detected by the parameter measurement module, of the battery packs, and determines whether the parameters of the battery packs meet a preset condition, and when the state parameters of the battery packs meet the preset condition, the control assembly controls transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of the at least two battery packs;
wherein when the battery packs do not meet a parallel connection mutual charging condition, the control assembly controls the at least two battery packs to be connected in series to each other or to be not electrically connected. 12. (canceled) 13. The electric tool according to claim 11, wherein the preset condition comprises at least one of the following:
determining, based on the state parameters, that temperatures of the battery packs are within a first temperature interval in which mutual charging can be performed; or determining, based on the state parameters, that a voltage difference between the battery packs is within a first voltage difference interval in which mutual charging can be performed. 14. The electric tool according to claim 11, further comprising a self-locking control assembly, wherein one end of the self-locking control assembly is connected to the battery packs, the other end is separately connected to the main switch and the control assembly, the self-locking control assembly comprises a capacitor assembly and a MOS transistor, a first end of the capacitor assembly is separately connected to the battery packs, the main switch, and the MOS transistor, and a second end of the capacitor is connected to the control assembly, when the battery packs are mounted into the battery pack mounting portions, the capacitor assembly is charged, and the MOS transistor is turned on, so that the battery packs provide power to the control assembly, and when the state parameters of the battery packs do not meet the preset condition, the control assembly controls the MOS transistor to open, so that the self-locking control assembly is open, to enable the control assembly to enter a static low power consumption mode. 15. A power supply method for an electric tool, the electric tool comprise battery pack mounting portions, at least two battery packs being detachably mounted in the battery pack mounting portions, a main switch, being in an open state or a closed state according to an operation of a user, the method comprising the following steps:
determining a state of a main switch; and controlling, when the main switch is in an open state, transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of at least two battery packs. 16. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 15, the electric tool further comprising a switching switch connected to the battery pack mounting portions, the control assembly controls the switching switch to switch between a first state and a second state, wherein the step of controlling, when the main switch is in an open state, transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of at least two battery packs further comprises:
controlling, when the main switch is in an open state, the switching switch to switch to a first state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in parallel to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage; controlling, when the main switch is in a closed state, the switching switch to switch to a second state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in series to supply power to a motor. 17. (canceled) 18. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 15, the electric tool further comprising a balancing transformer and a balancing switch, the balancing transformer is a multi-winding same-core transformer, the at least two battery packs are separately connected to a winding of the same-core transformer through two balancing switches, wherein the step of controlling, when the main switch is in an open state, transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of at least two battery packs further comprises:
controlling, when the main switch is in an open state, two balancing switch connected to the low-voltage battery pack to close, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in series to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage through a balancing transformer; controlling, when the main switch is in a closed state, two balancing switch connected to the low-voltage battery pack to close, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in series to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage through the balancing transformer. 19. (canceled) 20. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 15, before the step of the controlling, by a control assembly when the main switch is in an open state, transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of at least two battery packs, further comprising the following steps:
obtaining state parameters of the battery packs; determining, according to the state parameters of the battery packs, whether the battery packs meet a preset condition; and controlling, by the control assembly when the parameters of the battery packs meet the preset condition, transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of the at least two battery packs; controlling, by the control assembly when the battery packs do not meet the preset condition, the at least two battery packs to be connected in series to each other or to be not electrically connected. 21. (canceled) 22. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 16, wherein the step of controlling, when the main switch is in an open state, a switching switch to switch to a first state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in parallel to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage further comprises:
controlling, by a control assembly when the main switch is in an open state, the at least two switching switches to switch to the first state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in parallel to enable a battery pack with a high voltage to charge a battery pack with a low voltage by using a preset charging current. 23. (canceled) 24. (canceled) 25. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 20, wherein a preset condition comprises at least one of the following:
determining, based on state parameters, that temperatures of the battery packs are within a first temperature interval in which mutual charging can be performed; or determining, based on state parameters, that a voltage difference between the battery packs is within a first voltage difference interval in which mutual charging can be performed. 26. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 20, further comprising: performing, after the step of controlling, by the control assembly when the parameters of the battery packs meet the preset condition, transfer of electric energy of a battery pack with a high voltage to a battery pack with a low voltage of the at least two battery packs, the following steps:
obtaining charging state parameters of the battery packs in a current charging state; and determining, according to the charging state parameters of the battery packs, whether the battery packs meet a mutual charging end condition; and controlling, when the battery packs meet the mutual charging end condition, the switching switch to be in a second state, so that the at least two battery packs are connected in series to supply power to the motor. 27. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 26, wherein the mutual charging end condition comprises at least one of the following:
determining, based on the charging state parameters, that temperatures of the battery packs are not in a first temperature interval in which mutual charging can be performed; determining, based on the charging state parameters, that a voltage difference between the battery packs is within a voltage threshold of power balancing between the battery packs; or determining, based on the charging state parameters, that a single battery voltage in the battery packs is not in a safe voltage interval. 28. The power supply method for an electric tool according to claim 26, further comprising:
performing, after the step of determining, according to the charging state parameters of the battery packs, whether the battery packs meet a mutual charging end condition, the following step:
controlling, when the battery packs meet the mutual charging end condition, the control assembly to enter a static low power consumption mode. | 3,700 |
338,599 | 16,641,663 | 2,626 | A manufacturing method of an array substrate and the array substrate are provided. The method comprises: forming an active layer on a substrate; forming an insulation layer on the active layer; forming a first metal layer on the insulation layer; forming an interlayer dielectric layer and a pixel electrode layer on the first metal layer by a same mask; forming a second metal layer on the interlayer dielectric layer, wherein the second metal layer comprises a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a touch signal line; and forming a patterned protective layer and a patterned common electrode layer on the second metal layer. | 1. A manufacturing method of an array substrate, comprising following steps:
providing a substrate; forming a patterned active layer on the substrate; forming an insulation layer on the active layer; forming a patterned first metal layer on the insulation layer; forming a patterned interlayer dielectric layer and a patterned pixel electrode layer on the first metal layer by a same mask, wherein the patterned pixel electrode layer comprises a pixel electrode; forming a patterned second metal layer on the interlayer dielectric layer, wherein the patterned second metal layer comprises a drain electrode and a touch signal line, and the drain electrode is electrically connected to the pixel electrode; forming a patterned protective layer and a patterned common electrode layer on the second metal layer by a same mask, wherein the patterned common electrode layer comprises a touch electrode, and the touch electrode is electrically connected to the touch signal line; wherein forming the patterned interlayer dielectric layer and the patterned pixel electrode layer on the first metal layer by the same mask comprises following steps: forming an interlayer dielectric layer, a pixel electrode layer, and a first photoresist layer on the first metal layer in sequence; using a first half-tone mask to expose the first photoresist layer, and then developing the first photoresist layer to make a part of the first photoresist layer corresponding to a source/drain electrode area of the active layer form a first through-hole, and make a part of the first photoresist layer corresponding to a part of a touch signal line to be formed in the second metal layer form a first recessed part, wherein the first through-hole of the first photoresist layer corresponding to the source electrode area of the active layer is connected to the first recessed part; etching the pixel electrode layer and the interlayer dielectric layer to expose the source/drain electrode area of the active layer to the first through-hole; ashing the first photoresist layer to remove a part of the first photoresist layer corresponding to the first recessed part; etching the pixel electrode layer to remove a part of the pixel electrode layer corresponding to the first recessed part; and removing the first photoresist layer. 2. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the first half-tone mask comprises a first light-transmission part and a second light-transmission part, a transmittance of the first light-transmission part is greater than a transmittance of the second light-transmission part, the transmittance of the first light-transmission part is 100%, the first light-transmission part corresponds to the source/drain electrode area of the active layer, and the second light-transmission part corresponds to the part of the touch signal line to be formed in the second metal layer. 3. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 1, wherein forming the patterned protective layer and the patterned common electrode layer on the second metal layer by the same mask comprises following steps:
forming a protective layer and a second photoresist layer on the second metal layer in sequence; using a second half-tone mask to expose the second photoresist layer and then developing the second photoresist layer to make a part of the second photoresist layer corresponding to the touch signal line form a second through-hole, and make a part of the second photoresist layer corresponding to a part of a common electrode and a touch electrode to be formed in the common electrode layer form a second recessed part, wherein the second through-hole of the second photoresist layer corresponding to the touch signal line is connected to the second recessed part; etching the protective layer to expose the touch signal line to the second through-hole; ashing the second photoresist layer to remove a part of the second photoresist layer corresponding to the second recessed part, and defining remaining second photoresist layer to form a plurality of third recessed parts exposing the protective layer; ashing the second photoresist layer and the protective layer to extend the third recessed parts to the protective layer; forming a common electrode layer on the second photoresist layer, wherein a part of the common electrode layer is formed on the second photoresist layer and another part of the common electrode layer is formed on the protective layer; and removing the second photoresist layer. 4. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 3, wherein the second half-tone mask comprises a third light-transmission part and a fourth light-transmission part, a transmittance of the third light-transmission part is greater than a transmittance of the fourth light-transmission part, the transmittance of the third light-transmission part is 100%, the third light-transmission part corresponds to the touch signal line, and the fourth light-transmission part corresponds to the part of the common electrode and the touch electrode to be formed in the common electrode layer. 5. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the patterned first metal layer is formed by a self-aligned doping process. 6. A manufacturing method of an array substrate, comprising following steps:
providing a substrate; forming a patterned active layer on the substrate; forming an insulation layer on the active layer; forming a patterned first metal layer on the insulation layer; forming a patterned interlayer dielectric layer and a patterned pixel electrode layer on the first metal layer by a same mask, wherein the patterned pixel electrode layer comprises a pixel electrode; and forming a patterned second metal layer on the interlayer dielectric layer, wherein the patterned second metal layer comprises a drain electrode and a touch signal line, and the drain electrode is electrically connected to the pixel electrode; forming a patterned protective layer and a patterned common electrode layer on the second metal layer, wherein the patterned common electrode layer comprises a touch electrode, and the touch electrode is electrically connected to the touch signal line. 7. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 6, wherein forming the patterned interlayer dielectric layer and the patterned pixel electrode layer on the first metal layer by the same mask comprises following steps:
forming an interlayer dielectric layer, a pixel electrode layer, and a first photoresist layer on the first metal layer in sequence; using a first half-tone mask to expose the first photoresist layer and then developing the first photoresist layer to make a part of the first photoresist layer corresponding to a source/drain electrode area of the active layer form a first through-hole, and make a part of the first photoresist layer corresponding to a part of a touch signal line to be formed in the second metal layer form a first recessed part, wherein the first through-hole of the first photoresist layer corresponding to the source electrode area of the active layer is connected to the first recessed part; etching the pixel electrode layer and the interlayer dielectric layer to expose the source/drain electrode area of the active layer to the first through-hole; ashing the first photoresist layer to remove a part of the first photoresist layer corresponding to the first recessed part; etching the pixel electrode layer to remove a part of the pixel electrode layer corresponding to the first recessed part; and removing the first photoresist layer. 8. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 7, wherein the first half-tone mask comprises a first light-transmission part and a second light-transmission part, a transmittance of the first light-transmission part is greater than a transmittance of the second light-transmission part, the transmittance of the first light-transmission part is 100%, the first light-transmission part corresponds to the source/drain electrode area of the active layer, and the second light-transmission part corresponds to the part of the touch signal line to be formed in the second metal layer. 9. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 6, wherein the patterned protective layer and the patterned common electrode layer are formed on the second metal layer by a same mask. 10. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 9, wherein forming the patterned protective layer and the patterned common electrode layer on the second metal layer by the same mask comprises following steps:
forming a protective layer and a second photoresist layer on the second metal layer in sequence; using a second half-tone mask to expose the second photoresist layer and then developing the second photoresist layer to make a part of the second photoresist layer corresponding to the touch signal line form a second through-hole, and make a part of the second photoresist layer corresponding to a part of a common electrode and a touch electrode to be formed in the common electrode layer form a second recessed part, wherein the second through-hole of the second photoresist layer corresponding to the touch signal line is connected to the second recessed part; etching the protective layer to expose the touch signal line to the second through-hole; ashing the second photoresist layer to remove a part of the second photoresist layer corresponding to the second recessed part, and defining the remaining second photoresist layer to form a plurality of third recessed parts exposing the protective layer; ashing the second photoresist layer and the protective layer to extend the third recessed parts to the protective layer; forming a common electrode layer on the second photoresist layer, wherein a part of the common electrode layer is formed on the second photoresist layer and another part of the common electrode layer is formed on the protective layer; and removing the second photoresist layer. 11. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 10, wherein the second half-tone mask comprises a third light-transmission part and a fourth light-transmission part, a transmittance of the third light-transmission part is greater than a transmittance of the fourth light-transmission part, the transmittance of the third light-transmission part is 100%, the third light-transmission part corresponds to the touch signal line, and the fourth light-transmission part corresponds to the part of the common electrode and the touch electrode to be formed in the common electrode layer. 12. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 6, wherein the patterned first metal layer is formed by a self-aligned doping process. 13. An array substrate, comprising a substrate and an active layer, an insulation layer, a first metal layer, an interlayer dielectric layer, a pixel electrode layer, a second metal layer, a protective layer, and a common electrode layer disposed on the substrate in sequence;
wherein the second metal layer comprises a drain electrode and a touch signal line, the pixel electrode layer comprises a pixel electrode, the common electrode layer comprises a touch electrode, the drain electrode is electrically connected to the pixel electrode, and the touch signal line is electrically connected to the touch electrode. 14. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein the touch signal line and the pixel electrode layer are disposed on a same layer. 15. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein the drain electrode is stacked on the pixel electrode layer. | A manufacturing method of an array substrate and the array substrate are provided. The method comprises: forming an active layer on a substrate; forming an insulation layer on the active layer; forming a first metal layer on the insulation layer; forming an interlayer dielectric layer and a pixel electrode layer on the first metal layer by a same mask; forming a second metal layer on the interlayer dielectric layer, wherein the second metal layer comprises a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a touch signal line; and forming a patterned protective layer and a patterned common electrode layer on the second metal layer.1. A manufacturing method of an array substrate, comprising following steps:
providing a substrate; forming a patterned active layer on the substrate; forming an insulation layer on the active layer; forming a patterned first metal layer on the insulation layer; forming a patterned interlayer dielectric layer and a patterned pixel electrode layer on the first metal layer by a same mask, wherein the patterned pixel electrode layer comprises a pixel electrode; forming a patterned second metal layer on the interlayer dielectric layer, wherein the patterned second metal layer comprises a drain electrode and a touch signal line, and the drain electrode is electrically connected to the pixel electrode; forming a patterned protective layer and a patterned common electrode layer on the second metal layer by a same mask, wherein the patterned common electrode layer comprises a touch electrode, and the touch electrode is electrically connected to the touch signal line; wherein forming the patterned interlayer dielectric layer and the patterned pixel electrode layer on the first metal layer by the same mask comprises following steps: forming an interlayer dielectric layer, a pixel electrode layer, and a first photoresist layer on the first metal layer in sequence; using a first half-tone mask to expose the first photoresist layer, and then developing the first photoresist layer to make a part of the first photoresist layer corresponding to a source/drain electrode area of the active layer form a first through-hole, and make a part of the first photoresist layer corresponding to a part of a touch signal line to be formed in the second metal layer form a first recessed part, wherein the first through-hole of the first photoresist layer corresponding to the source electrode area of the active layer is connected to the first recessed part; etching the pixel electrode layer and the interlayer dielectric layer to expose the source/drain electrode area of the active layer to the first through-hole; ashing the first photoresist layer to remove a part of the first photoresist layer corresponding to the first recessed part; etching the pixel electrode layer to remove a part of the pixel electrode layer corresponding to the first recessed part; and removing the first photoresist layer. 2. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the first half-tone mask comprises a first light-transmission part and a second light-transmission part, a transmittance of the first light-transmission part is greater than a transmittance of the second light-transmission part, the transmittance of the first light-transmission part is 100%, the first light-transmission part corresponds to the source/drain electrode area of the active layer, and the second light-transmission part corresponds to the part of the touch signal line to be formed in the second metal layer. 3. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 1, wherein forming the patterned protective layer and the patterned common electrode layer on the second metal layer by the same mask comprises following steps:
forming a protective layer and a second photoresist layer on the second metal layer in sequence; using a second half-tone mask to expose the second photoresist layer and then developing the second photoresist layer to make a part of the second photoresist layer corresponding to the touch signal line form a second through-hole, and make a part of the second photoresist layer corresponding to a part of a common electrode and a touch electrode to be formed in the common electrode layer form a second recessed part, wherein the second through-hole of the second photoresist layer corresponding to the touch signal line is connected to the second recessed part; etching the protective layer to expose the touch signal line to the second through-hole; ashing the second photoresist layer to remove a part of the second photoresist layer corresponding to the second recessed part, and defining remaining second photoresist layer to form a plurality of third recessed parts exposing the protective layer; ashing the second photoresist layer and the protective layer to extend the third recessed parts to the protective layer; forming a common electrode layer on the second photoresist layer, wherein a part of the common electrode layer is formed on the second photoresist layer and another part of the common electrode layer is formed on the protective layer; and removing the second photoresist layer. 4. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 3, wherein the second half-tone mask comprises a third light-transmission part and a fourth light-transmission part, a transmittance of the third light-transmission part is greater than a transmittance of the fourth light-transmission part, the transmittance of the third light-transmission part is 100%, the third light-transmission part corresponds to the touch signal line, and the fourth light-transmission part corresponds to the part of the common electrode and the touch electrode to be formed in the common electrode layer. 5. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the patterned first metal layer is formed by a self-aligned doping process. 6. A manufacturing method of an array substrate, comprising following steps:
providing a substrate; forming a patterned active layer on the substrate; forming an insulation layer on the active layer; forming a patterned first metal layer on the insulation layer; forming a patterned interlayer dielectric layer and a patterned pixel electrode layer on the first metal layer by a same mask, wherein the patterned pixel electrode layer comprises a pixel electrode; and forming a patterned second metal layer on the interlayer dielectric layer, wherein the patterned second metal layer comprises a drain electrode and a touch signal line, and the drain electrode is electrically connected to the pixel electrode; forming a patterned protective layer and a patterned common electrode layer on the second metal layer, wherein the patterned common electrode layer comprises a touch electrode, and the touch electrode is electrically connected to the touch signal line. 7. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 6, wherein forming the patterned interlayer dielectric layer and the patterned pixel electrode layer on the first metal layer by the same mask comprises following steps:
forming an interlayer dielectric layer, a pixel electrode layer, and a first photoresist layer on the first metal layer in sequence; using a first half-tone mask to expose the first photoresist layer and then developing the first photoresist layer to make a part of the first photoresist layer corresponding to a source/drain electrode area of the active layer form a first through-hole, and make a part of the first photoresist layer corresponding to a part of a touch signal line to be formed in the second metal layer form a first recessed part, wherein the first through-hole of the first photoresist layer corresponding to the source electrode area of the active layer is connected to the first recessed part; etching the pixel electrode layer and the interlayer dielectric layer to expose the source/drain electrode area of the active layer to the first through-hole; ashing the first photoresist layer to remove a part of the first photoresist layer corresponding to the first recessed part; etching the pixel electrode layer to remove a part of the pixel electrode layer corresponding to the first recessed part; and removing the first photoresist layer. 8. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 7, wherein the first half-tone mask comprises a first light-transmission part and a second light-transmission part, a transmittance of the first light-transmission part is greater than a transmittance of the second light-transmission part, the transmittance of the first light-transmission part is 100%, the first light-transmission part corresponds to the source/drain electrode area of the active layer, and the second light-transmission part corresponds to the part of the touch signal line to be formed in the second metal layer. 9. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 6, wherein the patterned protective layer and the patterned common electrode layer are formed on the second metal layer by a same mask. 10. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 9, wherein forming the patterned protective layer and the patterned common electrode layer on the second metal layer by the same mask comprises following steps:
forming a protective layer and a second photoresist layer on the second metal layer in sequence; using a second half-tone mask to expose the second photoresist layer and then developing the second photoresist layer to make a part of the second photoresist layer corresponding to the touch signal line form a second through-hole, and make a part of the second photoresist layer corresponding to a part of a common electrode and a touch electrode to be formed in the common electrode layer form a second recessed part, wherein the second through-hole of the second photoresist layer corresponding to the touch signal line is connected to the second recessed part; etching the protective layer to expose the touch signal line to the second through-hole; ashing the second photoresist layer to remove a part of the second photoresist layer corresponding to the second recessed part, and defining the remaining second photoresist layer to form a plurality of third recessed parts exposing the protective layer; ashing the second photoresist layer and the protective layer to extend the third recessed parts to the protective layer; forming a common electrode layer on the second photoresist layer, wherein a part of the common electrode layer is formed on the second photoresist layer and another part of the common electrode layer is formed on the protective layer; and removing the second photoresist layer. 11. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 10, wherein the second half-tone mask comprises a third light-transmission part and a fourth light-transmission part, a transmittance of the third light-transmission part is greater than a transmittance of the fourth light-transmission part, the transmittance of the third light-transmission part is 100%, the third light-transmission part corresponds to the touch signal line, and the fourth light-transmission part corresponds to the part of the common electrode and the touch electrode to be formed in the common electrode layer. 12. The manufacturing method of the array substrate according to claim 6, wherein the patterned first metal layer is formed by a self-aligned doping process. 13. An array substrate, comprising a substrate and an active layer, an insulation layer, a first metal layer, an interlayer dielectric layer, a pixel electrode layer, a second metal layer, a protective layer, and a common electrode layer disposed on the substrate in sequence;
wherein the second metal layer comprises a drain electrode and a touch signal line, the pixel electrode layer comprises a pixel electrode, the common electrode layer comprises a touch electrode, the drain electrode is electrically connected to the pixel electrode, and the touch signal line is electrically connected to the touch electrode. 14. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein the touch signal line and the pixel electrode layer are disposed on a same layer. 15. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein the drain electrode is stacked on the pixel electrode layer. | 2,600 |
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