Soil Colour Optical Screening Tool

Dakota Technologies offers the SCOST^® (Soil Colour Optical Screening Tool) for determining soil colour, which is one of the most important properties in identifying and classifying soil horizons. The SCOST provides all the benefits of an in-situ optical tool, including no investigation derived waste.

The SCOST is offered as a stand-alone product, or it can fit inside Dakota Technologies’ UVOST and TarGOST  products, allowing the SCOST to utilise existing fiber cables and probes. The unit can be delivered into the ground with nearly all direct-push platforms, including the Geoprobe^®, AMS PowerProbe^®, and cone penetrometer test (CPT) systems.

Logging data densities at more than 12 readings per foot, the SCOST records both RGB and Munsell colour information, as well as the conductivity, push rate and hammer rate to electronic file. When finished with a hole, the unit produces an image that shows soil color versus depth. Besides the SCOST, Dakota Technologies offers a full line of laser-induced fluorescence systems for detecting sub-surface contaminants such as fuels, oils, tars, and creosotes.