Soil Carbon Measurement Connected to Annual Monitoring and Verifiable Data
Green’s Gaia CARBO II System combines direct soil measurement, digital data management, georeferenced sampling, and repeatable annual monitoring into one integrated approach.
Instead of relying only on estimates or theoretical models, CARBO II starts with real soil samples and actual measurements, creating a traceable record that can be repeated over time to monitor changes in soil carbon.
Carbon projects need more than estimates.
They need evidence.
Understanding how much carbon exists in soil is only part of the challenge.
Carbon projects also need to understand where measurements were taken, when they were taken, how conditions change over time, and whether results can be reproduced and documented.
At each point, sampling is carried out at three different soil depths , so that the analysis is not limited to the surface layer but creates a more representative image of the soil profile.
Green’s Gaia developed the CARBO II System to connect soil measurement with structured monitoring.
The system brings together:
Measurement → Location → Soil Profile → Software → Mapping → Annual Comparison
This creates a practical foundation for building measurable and traceable soil carbon datasets.
One system. Three ways to use it.
Choose the level of involvement that fits your organization — from having Green’s Gaia perform the measurements to building your own in-house CARBO II capability.
Green’s Gaia
Measures for You
Professional soil carbon measurement without operating the technology yourself.
Green’s Gaia can manage the measurement process for your land or project, including the sampling plan, field measurements, georeferenced data collection, and processing of results.
Ideal for organizations that need reliable soil carbon data without purchasing equipment or developing an internal measurement operation.
Operate Your Own CARBO II System
Build your own soil carbon measurement capability.
Organizations can acquire the CARBO II system and use the technology within their own operations.
The system combines CARBO II hardware with Green’s Gaia software and measurement methodology, enabling your team to perform repeatable measurements, organize field data, and develop your own soil carbon monitoring infrastructure.
Establish Annual Carbon Monitoring
Turn individual measurements into a long-term record
of change.
Green’s Gaia can establish a baseline and repeat measurements over time using consistent locations, soil depths, and methodology.
This creates a comparable year-by-year record designed to show how the measured soil carbon stock changes over time — providing a stronger data foundation for monitoring and MRV processes.
From a soil sample to structured carbon data.
CARBO II is designed to make soil carbonate measurement fast, repeatable, and practical for field-scale monitoring programs.
A soil sample is analyzed with CARBO II, and the measurement can then become part of a wider digital record containing its location, sampling depth, date, and relevant project information.
Instead of isolated laboratory results, measurements can become part of a structured dataset connected to the land itself.
Key Capabilities:
How it helps
CARBO II helps organizations move from individual soil measurements toward a systematic carbon monitoring infrastructure.
Measure real soil samples
Build a baseline for an agricultural plot or project area
Connect measurements to specific geographical locations
Monitor different depths within the soil profile
Map the spatial distribution of results
Repeat measurements using the same monitoring structure
Compare results between different years
Build a traceable history of measured carbon data
Annual MRV
Measure today. Return tomorrow. Track the change.
A single carbon measurement provides a snapshot. Repeated measurements create evidence.
Green’s Gaia can establish a Baseline — Year 0 and systematically repeat measurements over subsequent years using defined monitoring locations and a consistent sampling approach.
Baseline → Year 1 → Year 2 → Year 3 → Year 4 → …
The objective is not simply to calculate the carbon stock at one moment in time. It is to monitor how that measured carbon stock changes.
This creates a continuous data history connecting:
Location → Soil Depth → Measurement → Carbon Stock → Annual Change
Carbo II FAQ
Measure the soil. Map the carbon. Track the change.
Green’s Gaia CARBO II connects real soil measurement with digital monitoring, helping landowners, agricultural businesses, researchers, and carbon project developers build stronger evidence about what is happening beneath the land.
From the first baseline to annual monitoring, the system creates a clearer connection between soil, place, time, and measured change.